EASTON, Pa.- The Lafayette tennis teams hosted Fairfield this Saturday, with opening serve going up around 1 p.m. at Winning Touch. The Leopards were defeated in both matches, as the final score for the men was 1-6 and a narrow 3-4 for the women.

"Both teams played very well for our first match of the season," said head coach Ralph Van Ormer. "It was close; the women almost pulled out the win."

Victorious matches for the Leopards included:

Women's Singles
McCormack d. Plumtree, 7-5, 6-3
Sparhawk d. March, 3-6, 6-2, 10-6
Siegel d. Kalman, 6-2, 6-3
 
Men's Singles
Wolfe d. Hodges, 7-5, 6-7, 10-5(1)
 
Men's Doubles
Ganchi/Esslinger d. Mitsovic/O'Brien, 7/8-6/6

The Leopards travel to St. Francis College Brooklyn tomorrow for a 7 p.m. start.