April 10, 2014

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - The Lafayette men's tennis team swept Rider 7-0 on Wednesday afternoon in non-conference action.

Brandon Goldstein ousted Rollie Malfitano in the No. 1 singles match 6-1, 6-0, while Brian Pinkard downed Chanton Phan 6-2, 6-3 at second singles. The No. 3 singles competition saw Brian Stefanowicz take down Nick Lubold 6-3, 6-2. At fourth singles, Jake Lazer dropped Adam Levi 6-1, 6-0 and Chris Matturri overtook Sean Sweeney 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 singles. T.J. Morgan upended Edwin Chogllo in straight sets to claim the individual victory at the No. 6 position.

In doubles action, Goldstein and Stefanowicz knocked off Malfitano and Lubold 8-0. Pinkard and Lazer defeated Phan and Levi 8-2 and Matturri and Morgan fought off Sweeney and Matt Begley 8-1.

Lafayette 7, Rider 0

Singles:
Brandon Goldstein (Laf.) def. Rollie Malfitano (Rider) 6-1, 6-0
Brian Pinkard (Laf) def. Chanton Phan (Rider) 6-2, 6-3
Brian Stefanowicz (Laf) def. Nick Lubold (Rider) 6-3, 6-2
Jake Lazer (Laf) def. Adam Levi (Rider) 6-1, 6-0
Chris Matturri (Laf) def. Sean Sweeney (Rider) 6-1, 6-1
T.J. Morgan (Laf) def. Edwin Chogllo (Rider) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:
Brandon Goldstein/Brian Stefanowicz (Laf) def. Rollie Malfitano/Nick Lubold (Rider) 8-0
Brian Pinkard/Jake Lazer (Laf) def. Chapton Phan/Adam Levi (Rider) 8-2
Chris Matturri/T.J. Morgan (Laf) def. Sean Sweeney/Edwin Chogllo (Rider) 8-1

The Maroon and White finish the regular season with three straight home contests against Patriot League foes, starting with Bucknell on Sunday at 10 a.m.