Men's Tennis | March 17, 2018

BALTIMORE, Md. - Junior Francesco Mowrey picked up his second consecutive victory at the No. 1 singles position and freshman Rogelio Gonzalez matched his teammate with a singles win of his own on Saturday afternoon against Loyola (Md.).

Ultimately, the La Salle University men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to the Greyhounds in the final contest of a busy week that saw the Explorers play five times over a seven-day stretch.

Mowrey soundly defeated Brian Hoffarthy, 6-2, 6-0, to move to 6-6 on the season at No. 1 singles. Gonzalez downed Reid Burch in two closely contested sets, 6-3 and 6-4.

Sophomore Patrick Pascual had an opportunity to gain a third point for La Salle, as he won the first set of his match at No. 5, 6-3. But Matt Fitzmaurice won the second and third to help the Greyhounds to victory.

La Salle will have a week off before tangling with Lehigh in a road matchup on Sunday, March 25.

Loyola (Md.) 5, La Salle 2
Doubles
1. Jones/Fitzmaurice (LOY) def. Francesco Mowrey/Tomas Chtistian (LAS), 6-2
2. Burch/Blessing (LOY) def. Rogelio Gonzalez/Connor Merrill (LAS), 6-2
3. Hoffarth/Gower (LOY) def. Colin Lucius/Patrick Pascual (LAS), 6-1

Singles
1. Francesco Mowrey (LAS) def. Hoffarth (LOY), 6-2, 6-0
2. Jones (LOY) def. Connor Merrill (LAS), 6-1, 6-1
3. Rogelio Gonzalez (LAS) def. Burch (LOY), 6-3, 6-4
4. Gower (LOY) def. Tomas Christian (LAS), 6-2, 6-1
5. Fitzmaurice (LOY) def. Patrick Pascual (LAS), 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
6. Shanker (LOY) def. Colin Lucius (LAS), 6-0, 6-2