Sept. 17, 2003

TOWSON, Md. (www.lafayette.edu) - Lafayette's men's tennis team opened the 2003-04 season with a 7-0 win at Towson on Wednesday.

Brett Warren (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland), Andrew Mott (Corpus Christi, Texas/Mary Carroll) and Devin Murphy (Buxton, Md./Boys Latin School) picked up straight-set wins at first, second and sixth singles, respectively.

John Zazzu (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) and Craig Helstowski (Shrewsbury, Mass./Saint John) were three-set winners at third and fourth singles, while Peter Titus (Brightwaters, N.Y./Bay Shore) earned the win at fifth singles when his opponent retired in the second set.

Warren and Helstowski were 8-6 winners at first doubles, while Mott and Jeremy Fehrs (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) teamed for an 8-6 win at second doubles.

Lafayette returns to action this weekend, playing in the ECAC Championships in Mercer Park, N.J. on Saturday and Sunday.

SINGLES:
1. Brett Warren (L) d. Chris Roland, 6-3, 6-1
2. Andrew Mott (L) d. Ittai Dvir, 6-2, 6-3
3. John Zazzu (L) d. Doug Ferguson, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. Craig Helstowski (L) d. Todd Nagel, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
5. Peter Titus (L) d. Joel Young, 4-6, 6-6 (1-1 def.)
6. Devin Murphy (L) d. Mike Edison, 6-2, 6-3

DOUBLES:
1. Warren/Helstowski (L) d. Navin Khan/Edison, 8-6
2. Jeremy Fehrs/Mott (L) d. Roland/Nagel, 8-6
3. Ferguson/Dvir (T) d. Titus/Murphy, 9-7