Men's Golf | February 22, 2016

WESTON, Fla. - Graduate student Tonny Aizpun won both his matches in convincing fashion as La Salle opened play on Monday at the inaugural Atlantic 10 Match Play at Weston Hills Country Club. The Explorers lost to George Mason, 4.5-1.5, and defeated St. Bonaventure, 4-2.

George Mason 4.5, La Salle 1.5
In the morning round, Aizpun won 5&3 over Mason's Mark Folkwein. Freshman Andrew Reynolds was one down after 16 holes and sunk a 20-footer for birdie on 17 to tie the match against Eric Edwards. Neither player could win 18 as the two players halved the match. Junior P.J. Acierno, sophomore Brandon Raihl and freshmen Nick Geiman and Nick Gruber all lost 4&2.

Trevor Tremps beat P.J. Acierno, 4&2
Tonny Aizpun beat Mark Folkwein, 5&3
Ellis Messian beat Joe Markmann, 4&2
Kyle Hart beat Nick Geiman, 4&2
Andrew Reynolds and Eric Edwards, halved
Brock Kovach beat Brandon Raihl, 4&2
 
La Salle 4, St. Bonaventure 2
Aizpun was again dominant in the afternoon, capturing a 6&5 win over St. Bonaventure's Brent Morgan. Acierno also had a strong performance, winning 5&3 over Pat Milkovich, while Reynolds won 1-up over Patrick Sheerer. Geiman and Markmann both halved their matches. Markmann was down three with six to play and came back to tie his match. 

P.J. Acierno beat Pat Milkovich, 5&3
Tonny Aizpun beat Brent Morgan, 6&5
Joe Markmann and Josh Stauffer, halved
Nick Geiman and Cory Long, halved
Andrew Reynolds beat Patrick Sheerer, 1-up
Darren Simons beat Brandon Raihl, 2&1
 
Play concludes on Tuesday morning with a match against George Washington.