Men's Tennis | March 14, 2021

VILLANOVA, Pa. - Senior Rogelio Gonzalez picked up his first singles victory of the season at No. 1, however the La Salle men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Villanova on Sunday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The host Wildcats swept the doubles point, before the Explorers came storming back to start singles action.
• The first set of each of the four top singles spots went in favor of a La Salle player, with Gonzalez leading the way as he dominated Alex Kim, 6-0.
• Classmates Connor Merrill (No. 2) and Colin Lucius (No. 4) won their first sets, while junior Nassim Fenjiro did the same at No. 3.
• Villanova won at No. 5 and No. 6 in straight sets, as did Gonzalez to put the score at 3-1 in favor of the home team.
• The Wildcats bounced back at positions two through four, earning three-set wins in each.

UP NEXT

• La Salle opens Atlantic 10 competition on Saturday, March 20 at George Mason, and will continue its road trip a day later against Loyola (Md.).

RESULTS
Villanova 6, La Salle 1
Doubles
1) Alex Kim/Justin Suarez (VIL) def. Rogelio Gonzalez/Connor Merrill (LAS), 6-3
2) Eitan Khromchenko/Anthony Prokurat (VIL) defeated Nassim Fenjiro/Colin Lucius 7-6 (3)
3) Josh Robinson/Matt Jones (VIL) defeated Brandon Caban/Dylan Tull (LAS), 6-2

Singles
1) Rogelio Gonzalez (LAS) def. Alex Kim (VIL), 6-0, 6-3
2) Josh Robinson (VIL) def. Connor Merrill (LAS), 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-0
3) Eitan Khromchenko (VIL) def. Nassim Fenjiro (LAS), 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
4) Daniel Cheng (VIL) def. Colin Lucius (LAS), 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
5) Anthony Prokurat (VIL) def. Dylan Tull (LAS), 6-2, 6-1
6) Ryan Nguyen (VIL) def. Brandon Caban 6-2, 6-3