April 6, 2004

EASTON, Pa. (www.lafayette.edu) - Lafayette's men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to Bucknell in a Patriot League match at Sullivan Courts on Tuesday.

Freshman Andrew Mott (Corpus Christi, Texas/Mary Carroll) and sophomore Brett Warren (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) collected the Leopards' team points with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively. Mott was a 6-4, 6-1 winner over Nick Denefrio, while Warren claimed a 6-2, 7-6(4) win over Gerald DiChiara.

Lafayette's only other win of the day was at third doubles, where Peter Titus (Brightwaters, N.Y./Bay Shore) and John Zazzu (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) teamed for a 9-8(5) win over DiChiara and Aaron Saperstein.

Titus saw his five-match singles winning streak come to an end with a 6-2, 7-6(4) loss at No. 3 singles.

Lafayette (9-5 overall, 0-2 Patriot League) is back in action on Thursday, visiting Drexel for a non-league match at 2 p.m.

RESULTS

Singles
1. Andrew Mott (L) d. Nick Denefrio, 6-4, 6-1
2. Brett Warren (L) d. Gerald DiChiara, 6-2, 7-6(4)
3. Asher Salam (B) d. Peter Titus, 6-2, 7-6(4)
4. Joe Menezes (B) d. John Zazzu, 6-2, 6-2
5. Matt Pikus (B) d. Craig Helstowski, 6-1, 6-4
6. Aaron Saperstein (B) d. Devin Murphy, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
1. Denefrio/Pikus (B) d. Warren/Helstowski, 8-2
2. Salam/Menezes (B) d. Mott/Murphy, 8-6
3. Titus/Zazzu (L) d. Dichiara/Saperstein, 9-8(5)