April 17, 2009

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EASTON, Pa. - The Lafayette men's tennis team finished its regular season on a high note, shutting down West Chester in a 7-0 victory at home on Thursday.

Teams Eric Wiley and Lee Kojanis and James Murphy and Andrew Morris both cruised to 8-2 victories in doubles competition. Justin Haar and James Sparacio locked up the sweep with an 8-1 win.

In No. 1 singles, Haar kicked off the competition with 6-3, 6-2 sets for the win. The rest of the Leopards followed suit, and Murphy, Kyle MacLelland and Morris each kept their opponents in love for one of their sets.

The Leopards head to West Point, N.Y., today to face Army at noon in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament. Lafayette is seeded sixth and the Black Knights are seeded third.

Lafayette 7, West Chester 0
Doubles
1. Wiley/Kojanis def. Rightnoor/Thomas, 8-2
2. Murphy/Morris def. Howanski, Day, 8-2
3. Haar/Sparacio def. Ensor/Ensor, 8-1
Singles
1. Justin Haar def. Jeff Rightnoor, 6-3, 6-2
2. Doug Gallagher def. Matt Thomas, 6-1, 6-4
3. James Murphy def. John Howanski, 6-2, 6-0
4. Kyle MacLelland def. Alan Day, 6-4, 6-0
5. Andrew Morris def. Mike Ensor, 6-0, 6-1
6. James Sparacio def. Bill Ensor 8-0