Sept. 27, 2000

EASTON, Pa. (www.lafayette.edu) - The Lafayette men's tennis team earned its first victory this fall with a 5-2 win over Monmouth Wednesday at the Northampton Country Club.

The Leopards (1-1) saw five of its six singles matches end in victory as the teams met in a match postponed from Tuesday due to rain. Sophomore H'Cone Thompson (Washington, D.C./DeMatha) earned his first singles victory of the season at the No. 1 seed, easily defeating Monmouth's Chad Long, 6-1, 6-2.

The men's team has a bit of a break until its next match Oct. 12 versus La Salle.

Singles Results

#1 H'Cone Thompson (LC) def. Chad Long (MU) 6-1, 6-2

#2 Dan Seward (LC) def. Callack (MU) 7-5, 7-5

#3 Ryan Collins (LC) def. Nick Dargene (MU) 7-6 (9), 6-2

#4 Mike Levey (LC) def. Andrew Katz (MU) 6-2, 6-2

#5 Jason Connolly (MU) def. Mike Durette (LC) 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)

#6 Devin Murphy (LC) def. Mike Kreig (MU) 8-2*

*pro-set played due to darkness

Doubles Results

#1 Long/Callack (MU) def. Seward/Thompson (LC) 8-3

#2 Collins/Durette (LC) def. Dargene/Katz (MU) 8-3

#3 Levey/Murphy (LC) def. Connolly/Humphreys (MU) 8-4