March 30, 2009

EASTON, Pa. - The Lafayette men's tennis team struggled against Quinnipiac on Friday, losing 7-0 to the Bobcats.

Steven Benezra put together Lafayette's strongest performance among the singles matches. He dropped both of his sets to James Kwei, 6-4, in the fourth singles.

Doug Gallagher and Kyle MacLelland lost a hard fought match in the No. 2 doubles, 8-6, against John Hughes and Joe Nuara.

The Leopards postponed their match at La Salle on Sunday due to inclement weather. A makeup date has not been decided yet, but Lafayette will continue play Monday against Wagner at 3 p.m. at home.

Results
Singles
1. John Hughes def. Eric Wiley, 6-1, 6-4
2. Brian Mikkelson def. Doug Gallagher, 6-0, 6-0
3. Garrett Lane def. Justin Haar 6-3, 6-1
4. James Kwei def. Steven Benezra 6-4, 6-4
5. Tom Curran def. Lee Kojanis 6-1, 6-1
6. Zach Tuckman def. James Murphy, 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
1. Mikkelson/Kwei def. Haar/Kojanis 8-3
2. Hughes/Joe Nuara def. Gallagher/Kyle MacLelland 8-6
3. Lane/Curran def. Murphy/Andrew Morris 8-4