SCHENECTADY, N.Y.- Nineteen student athletes on the Lafayette men's and women's tennis squad participated in the Siena Invitational at the Siena Tennis Center this past weekend.
 
"Both teams are working hard and the results are showing," said Head Coach Ralph Van Ormer. "They competed very well this weekend."
 
The event ran Friday through Saturday with the opening serve going up at 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., respectively. Participating on the women's side was host Siena, Seton Hall, Rider, Niagara, Colgate, St. Francis Brooklyn, and Lafayette. On the men's side, the teams were host Siena, RPI, Niagara, Lafayette, St. Francis Brooklyn, Rider, and LIU. Victorious matches for the Leopards included:
 
Men's Singles
Wolfe, L, d. Lachmanen, Rider, 8-1
Esslinger, L, d. D'Anna, LIU, w/o
Coleman, L, d. Barnett, Siena, 8-3
 
Women's Singles
McCormack, L, d. Thuilot, Rider, 8-5
McCormack, L, d. Eklund, Col, 8-5
Boeckman, L, d. Koster, Rider 8-5
Boeckman, L, d. Elkhalifi, SHU, 8-5
Boeckman, L, d. Brown, Siena, 8-4
Lesnick, L, d. Oppenheim, Rider, 8-3
Campbell, L, d. Rajesh, SFC, 8-2
Siegel, L, d. Sullivan, Col.
Siegel, L, d. Gautier, Siena, 8-3
Siegel, L, d. Gamble, Nia, 8-3
Siegel, L, d. Moen, SHU, 8-7(0) – Flight C winner
Sparhawk, L, d. Humiston, Nia, 8-6
Denardo, L, d. Shea, Nia, 8-2
Denardo, L, d. Laub, Col, 8-5
 
Men's Doubles
Coleman/Esslinger, L, d. Ganeshan/Fuentes, Rider, 6-0
 
Women's Doubles
McCormack/Campbell, L, d. Koster/Garcia, Rider, 7-6(2)
Lesnick/Boeckman, L, d. Gonzalez/Velasco, Nia, 6-1
Lesnick/Boeckman, L, d. Garofoli/Thuilot, Rider, 6-4
 
The women's squad will take part in the Stetson Invitational on Sept. 24 in Delran, Fla. and both teams will be in action on Oct. 9 versus Rider.