Men's Tennis | April 20, 2018

PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle University men's tennis team put up a strong showing against Atlantic 10 opponent Duquesne, falling to the Dukes by a 6-1 margin that was much closer than the final score indicates.

To begin the match, Duquesne took an early lead in the doubles point battle with a 6-0 victory at No. 3. Both the No. 1 and No. 2 matches were hotly contested, coming down to the wire on side-by-side courts.

The duo of freshmen Connor Merrill and Rogelio Gonzalez fell by a 7-5 margin, just before their teammates at No. 1, Francesco Mowrey and Tomas Christian, edged out their opponents to give the Dukes a 1-0 lead.

In singles, Mowrey was the lone victor for the Explorers, defeating Adam Blasinsky, 6-7, 6-3, 7-5. However, Gonzalez and sophomore Patrick Pascual both took a set off their opponents at No. 3 and No. 5, respectively.

Gonzalez earned a 6-1 win in the second set before falling, 6-4, in the third, while Pascual took an early one-set lead with a 6-0 win before dropping the second and third.

Duquesne 6, La Salle 1
Doubles

1. Francesco Mowrey/Tomas Christian (LAS) def. Andrew Ong/Chris Corrao (DUQ) 7-6

2. Adam Blasinsky/Drew Akins (DUQ) def. Connor Merrill/Rogelio Gonzalez (LAS) 7-5

3. Tim Kane/Jared Isaacs (DUQ) def. Patrick Pascual/Colin Lucius (LAS) 6-0

Singles

1. Francesco Mowrey (LAS) def. Adam Blasinsky (DUQ) 6-7, 6-3, 7-5

2. Chris Corrao (DUQ) def. Connor Merrill (LAS) 6-2, 7-5

3. Drew Akins (DUQ) def. Rogelio Gonzales (LAS) 6-3, 1-6, 6-4

4. Jared Isaacs (DUQ) def. Tomas Christian (LAS) 6-4, 6-1

5. Dominic Lea (DUQ) def. Patrick Pascual (LAS) 0-6, 6-4, 6-1

6. Andrew Ong (DUQ) def. Colin Lucius (LAS) 6-3, 6-2