March 23, 2001

EASTON, Pa. (www.lafayette.edu) - Five out of six singles matches were won by Lafayette as the men's tennis team cruised by Franklin & Marshall, 6-1, on Friday at Sullivan Courts.

Lafayette (3-4) picked up singles wins from freshman H'Cone Thompson (Washington, D.C./DeMatha), sophomore Ryan Collins (Whitehouse Station, N.J./Hunterdon Central Regional), junior Mike Levey (Pin Brook, N.J./Montville), freshman Mike Durette (Avon, Conn./Suffield Academy) and freshman Devin Murphy (Buxton, Md./Boys Latin School) en route to the victory. The Leopards also swept the doubles matches against the visiting Diplomats.

Franklin & Marshall (1-4) picked up its lone point from junior Stephen Emkey's 6-3, 3-6 (7) win over Dan Seward (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West).

The Leopards begin their spring Patriot League slate in Hamilton, N.Y., on Saturday vs. Colgate.

Singles Results
#1 H'Cone Thompson (LC) def. Rami Abdel-Misih (F&M) 6-0, 6-1
#2 Steven Emkey (F&M) def. Dan Seward (LC) 6-3, 3-6 (7)
#3 Ryan Collins (LC) def. Manav Patnaki (F&M) 6-0, 6-1
#4 Mike Levey (LC) def. Nitin Kumar (F&M) 6-2, 6-1
#5 Mike Durette (LC) def. Matthew Thornhill (F&M) 6-0, 1-0*
#6 Devin Murphy (LC) def. Blair Glenscorse (F&M) 6-3, 6-1

*Thornhill retired

Doubles Results
#1 Seward/Thompson (LC) def. Abdel-Misih/Emkey (F&M) 8-5
#2 Collins/Durette (LC) def. Patnaik/Kumar (F&M) 8-6
#3 Levey/Murphy (LC) def. Thornhill/Glenscorse (F&M) 8-2