Men's Tennis | September 14, 2016

PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle men's tennis team defeated University of the Sciences, 4-3, to start the 2016 season with a victory. Tomas Christian won the clinching match at #5 singles, fighting back after dropping the first set 7-6 to win the next two sets, 6-0, 6-2.

The Explorers picked up the doubles point to begin the match. Francesco Mowrey and Brian Balico won 6-3 over Jake Sosonkin and Nathan Nguyen at #1, while Christian and Mark Robinson beat Rakesh Chamala and Sahas Chadragiri, 6-3 at #2.

In singles, Mowrey won in straight sets at #1, 7-5, 6-0 over Sosonkin and Patrick Pascual won at #4 over Chamala, 7-6 (1), 6-1.

La Salle remains at home to host Northern Kentucky on September 30 at 3 PM. 

La Salle 4, USciences 3
Doubles
1. Mowrey/Balico (LAS) def. Sosonkin/Nguyen (USP), 6-3
2. Christian/Robinson (LAS) def. Chamala/Chandragiri(USP), 6-3
3. Novak/McLeod (USP) def. Pascual/DiOrio (LAS), 6-3

Singles
1. Mowrey (LAS) def. Sosonkin (USP), 7-5, 6-0
2. Nguyen (USP) def. Balico (LAS), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Novak (USP) def. DiOrio (LAS), 6-2, 7-5
4. Pascual (LAS) def. Chamala (USP), 7-6 (1), 6-1
5. Christian (LAS) def. McLeod (USP), 6-7 (5), 6-0, 6-2
6. Chandragiri (USP) def. Ward (LAS), 6-2, 2-6, 6-2