March 9, 2009

EASTON, Pa. - After two straight losses, the Lafayette men's tennis team got back on track on Saturday with a 6-1 win over Fordham, improving its record to 3-2.

The Leopards claimed five of the six singles matches once Eric Wiley got things rolling with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Dallas Harting. After winning his first set 6-4, Justin Haar blanked Kevin Maloney in the second set for the victory.

Matt McGranaghan and Haar lost a hard fought doubles match, 8-7, to Austin Shoup and Dallas Harting, but the Leopards rebounded with two wins from doubles pairs Doug Gallagher and Kyle MacLelland (8-3) and James Murphy and Andrew Morris (8-4).

Lafayette heads out for a four-match road trip beginning at Winston-Salem State on March 16 at 3 p.m.

Results
1. Austin Shoup def. Matt McGranaghan, 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5)
2. Eric Wiley def. Dallas Harting, 6-4, 6-3
3. Doug Gallagher def. Brandon Abbatiello, 6-3, 7-5
4. Justin Haar def. Kevin Maloney, 6-4, 6-0
5. James Murphy def. Peter Slucky, 6-2, 6-3
6. Steven Benezra def. Eli Plangger, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
1. Shoup/Harting def. McGranaghan/Haar, 8-7 (3)
2. Gallagher/Kyle MacLelland def. Nick Kelly/Ken Fukumoto, 8-3
3. Murphy/Andrew Morris def. Andriy Kulak/Slucky, 8-4