Men's Tennis | March 29, 2019
NEWARK, Del. - The La Salle University men's tennis team earned an early 1-0 lead thanks to a victory of the doubles point, but saw Delaware bounce back with six victories in singles action to take a 6-1 victory over the Explorers on Friday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Senior Francesco Mowrey and freshman Nassim Fenjiro dominated the top doubles team of Delaware, picking up a 6-1 win to set the tone in doubles action.
- At the No. 2 position, sophomores Rogelio Gonzalez and Connor Merrill clinched the point for the Explorers with a 6-3 triumph.
- Singles was a different story, however, as the Blue Hens took five of the six matches in straight sets.
- Gonzalez was the lone individual to force a third set, jumping out to an early one-set lead before falling to Blaise Casselbury, 5-7, 6-2, 10-8.
UP NEXT
- La Salle gets right back to the courts on Saturday, March 30, with a home match against Loyola (Md.), beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Delaware 6, La Salle 1
March 29 | Newark, Del.
Doubles
1.
Francesco Mowrey/
Nassim Fenjiro (LAS) def. Wilkinson/Molina (UD), 6-1
2.
Rogelio Gonzalez/
Connor Merrill (LAS) def. Nagle/Jones (UD), 6-3
3. Casselbury/Lankes (UD) def.
Colin Lucius/
Andrija Bozovic (LAS), 6-3
Singles
1. Wilkinson (UD) def. Mowrey (LAS), 6-1, 6-1
2. Molina (UD) def. Merrill (LAS), 6-1, 6-2
3. Casselbury (UD) def. Gonzalez (LAS), 5-7, 6-2, 10-8
4. Nagle (UD) def. Fenjiro (LAS), 6-3, 6-2
5. Benyowitz (UD) def.
Patrick Pascual (LAS), 6-2, 6-4
6. Lankes (UD) def. Lucius (LAS), 6-4, 6-3
