April 25, 2000

NEWARK, Del. - Lafayette men's tennis team (10-5) dropped just one singles match, and that was in a three-set tiebreaker, en route to a 5-1 win over host Delaware today.

Arturo Pereira (Caracas, Venezuala) went to three sets with the Blue Hens' Jesse Leopold before falling, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 11-9. The last set was played as a 10-point tiebreaker due to time constraints.

Ryan Collins (Whitehouse Station, N.J./Hunterdon) continued his stellar play, routing his opponent in two sets, 6-3, 6-1. H'Cone Thompson (Washington, D.C./DeMatha) pulled out a 7-5 win in the first set, and took advantage of his tired opponent by taking the second set, 6-2.

Final Match Results

Singles

#1 H'Cone Thompson (LC) def. Sean Kelly 7-5, 6-2

#2 Dan Seward (LC) def. Lee Kemerot 6-3, 6-2

#3 Adrien Smith-Mansky (LC) def. David Mauber 7-6 (8-6), 6-4

#4 Jesse Leopold (DEL) def. Arturo Pereira 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 11-9

#5 Ryan Collins (LC) def Pat Seitz 6-3, 6-1

#6 Chris Ginley (LC) def. Matt Cloutier 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

#3 Collins/Colin Feehan (LC) def. Seitz/Mark Binnon 8-5