Oct. 18, 2000

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (www.lafayette.edu) - The Lafayette men's tennis team wrapped up its fall competition on Wednesday with a 4-3 loss at St. Peter's. The Leopards finish their fall season with a record of 2-2 heading to the Patriot League Flighted Tournament at Lehigh this weekend.

Ryan Collins (Whitehouse Station, N.J./Hunterdon Central Regional) finished his individual fall season undefeated at the No. 3 seed with a 6-3, 6-1 win over St. Peter's Frank Strangeman. Freshman Mike Durette (Avon, Conn./Suffield Academy), playing the No. 5 seed, also earned an individual singles victory for Lafayette.

The Leopards head to Lehigh on Saturday and Sunday for the Patriot League Flighted Championship.

Singles Results
#1 Alex Taunean (SC) def. H'Cone Thompson (LC) 6-2, 6-3
#2 Paul Teddy (SC) def. Dan Seward (LC) 6-3, 6-1
#3 Ryan Collins (LC) def. Frank Strangeman (SC) 6-3, 6-1
#4 Slobodon Djukic (SC) def. Mike Levey (LC) 6-2, 6-3
#5 Mike Durette (LC) def. Benjamin Nandy (SC) 6-4, 6-4
#6 Pablo Maristany (SC) def. Devin Murphy (LC) 6-0, 6-0*
* indicates tie-breaker

Doubles Results
#1 Taunean/Strangeman (SC) def. Seward/Thompson (LC) 8-2
#2 Collins/Durette (LC) def. Teddy/Maristany (SC) 8-5
#3 Nandy/Djukic (SC) def. Levey/Murphy (LC) 8-1