Men's Tennis | March 14, 2018

OLEAN, N.Y. - Led by a pair of victories from junior Francesco Mowrey and freshman Rogelio Gonzalez, the La Salle University men's tennis team downed Atlantic 10 foe St. Bonaventure, 5-2, on Tuesday afternoon. The win over a conference opponent was the first for the Explorers since the 2011 season.

Mowrey picked up his fifth singles win of the year with a straight-set, 6-1, 6-4 disposing of former Second Team All-Atlantic 10 selection Victor Blanco at the top singles spot. The Bethlehem, Pa. product also teamed with senior Tomas Christian to pull out a tie-break win at the No. 1 doubles position over Blanco and Hector Martinez, 7-6 (4).

The win at doubles helped the Explorers secure the doubles point, as did Gonzalez and his teammate Connor Merrill. The freshman duo defeated Indra Patwardhan and Darrel Harxhi, 6-4. Gonzalez squared off against Patwardhan at No. 3 singles and had his way, defeating the junior from India, 6-1, 6-1.

Also earning points for La Salle were sophomore Patrick Pascual and freshman Colin Lucius. Pascual won 6-4, 6-2 at the No. 5 position over Harxhi, while Lucius earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Mitchell McGuirt.

The Explorers (2-8) will tangle with Youngstown State on Thursday, March 15 in a non-conference road match.

La Salle 5, St. Bonaventure 2
Doubles
1. Francesco Mowrey/Tomas Christian (LAS) def. Blanco/Martinez (SBU), 7-6 (4)
2. Rogelio Gonzalez/Connor Merrill (LAS) def. Patwardhan/Harxhi (SBU), 6-4
3. Garcia/Zovko (SBU) def. Patrick Pascual/Colin Lucius (LAS), 6-0

Singles
1. Francesco Mowrey (LAS) def. Blanco (SBU), 6-1, 6-4
2. Martinez (SBU) def. Tomas Christian (LAS), 6-1, 6-3
3. Rogelio Gonzalez (LAS) def. Patwardhan (SBU), 6-1, 6-1
4. Zovko (SBU) def. Connor Merrill (LAS), 6-2, 6-1
5. Patrick Pascual (LAS) def. Harxhi (SBU), 6-4, 6-2
6. Colin Lucius (LAS) def. McGuirt (SBU), 6-2, 6-2