Men's Tennis | January 21, 2017

PHILADELPHIA - Sophomore Francesco Mowrey picked up a win at the top singles spot and also earned a doubles victory, but La Salle men's tennis dropped a 5-1 decision to Drexel on Saturday afternoon.

Mowrey earned a straight-set, 6-1, 6-4, triumph over Drexel's top singles player Hamza Laleej. In doubles action, junior Tomas Christian paired with Mowrey to pick up a 6-3 win over Laleej and Youssef Lahlou. The Explorers nearly won the doubles point but were denied in a close match at the No. 3 spot that saw the pairing of junior Joe DiOrio and freshman Braden Ward fall by a 7-5 score.

In singles action, Christian put up a fight against Lahlou at the No. 4 spot, taking the second set by a 6-3 margin before falling in the third set super-tiebreak, 10-5. 

La Salle has a quick turnaround for its next match on Sunday, Jan. 22 as it takes on Lafayette in a road match beginning at 12:00 p.m.

Doubles
1. Francesco Mowrey/Tomas Christian (LAS) def. Laleej/Lahlou (DREX), 6-3
2. Orhon/Ashok (DREX) def. Mark Robinson/Brian Balico (LAS), 6-1
3. Lakshmanan/Zenonos (DREX) def. Joe DiOrio/Braden Ward (LAS), 7-5

Singles
1. Mowrey (LAS) def. Laleej (DREX), 6-1, 6-4
2. Orhon (DREX) def. Balico (LAS), 6-0, 6-2
3. Lashkmanan (DREX) def. DiOrio (LAS), 6-1, 6-1
4. Lahlou (DREX) def. Christian (LAS), 6-4, 3-6, 10-5
5. Patrick Pascual (LAS) vs. Lahlou (DREX), DNP
6. Ginsburg (DREX) def. Robinson (LAS), 6-3, 2-0