Men's Tennis | April 2, 2015

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.- The La Salle men's tennis team fell 7-0 to Hofstra on Wednesday afternoon.
 
Hofstra grabbed the double point thanks to an 8-3 win at doubles one by Wills/Vulinovich over DeSean Fennell and Brian Ballico and a straight 8-0 win at doubles two as Richman/Hendler beat Dale Fetterman and Mark Robinson.
 
In singles competition Thomas MacLeod put up a fight at singles five. He won the first set 3-6 before Leonard Pires of Hofstra came back and took the second set 7-5. The third set went 10-8 in favor of Hofstra.
 
DeSean Fennell fell 6-2, 7-5 in singles one to Beau Wills. Ari Richman of Hofstra beat Brian Balico 6-0, 6-4 at singles two. Singles three saw Dale Fetterman fall 6-1, 6-1 to Vulinovich. Mark Robinson fell 6-3, 6-2 in singles four.
 
The Explorers return to action on Saturday as they host George Mason at Belfield Courts beginning at 2 p.m.

Doubles
1) Beau Wills/Niko Vulinovich (Hofstra) def. DeSean Fennell/Brian Ballico (La Salle), 8-3
2) Ari Richman/Ricky Hendler (Hofstra) def. Dale Fetterman/Mark Robinson (La Salle), 8-0
3) Leonard Pires/Stuart MacLeod (Hofstra) won by default
 
Singles
1) Wills (Hofstra) def. Fennell (La Salle), 6-2, 7-5
2) Richman (Hofstra) def. Ballico (La Salle), 6-0, 6-4
3) Vulinovich (Hofstra) def. Fetterman (La Salle), 6-1, 6-1
4) Hendler (Hofstra) def. Robinson (La Salle), 6-3, 6-2
5) Pires (Hofstra) def. Thomas MacLeod (La Salle), 3-6, 7-5, 10-8
6) Stuart MacLeod (Hofstra) win by default