CLINTON, N.J.- The Lafayette men's tennis squad faced off with Wagner on Saturday, prior to recording the first victory of the 2023 season against Union the following day. The Leopards fell to the Seahawks 5-2 and defeated the Dutchmen by a 4-3 final.

"It was a good match today for the men, who earned their first win of the season," said head coach Ralph Van Ormer. "Nash Lovallo had a big super breaker to decide the Union match. We will continue to work hard at practice and get ready for competitive patriot league and spring break matches."

Victorious matches for the Leopards included:

Singles - Wagner
McKenzie d. Arazza, 6-3, 6-3
Wolfe d. Sai Venkatramana, 6-3, 6-1

Singles - Union
Ganchi d. Binopoulos, 6-4, 4-6, 1(10)-0(4)
Lovallo d. Schunk, 6-1, 3-6, 1(17)-0(15)
Gelber d. McGuire, 6-4, 6-2

Doubles - Union
Ganchi/Magnusson d. Binopoulos/Jacobs, 6-2
McKenzie/Esslinger d. O'Brien/Pruski, 6-4
Lovallo/Wolfe d. Gregory/McAtee, 6-2
 
Lafayette opens Patriot League play on Friday at Colgate. Opening serve is slated for 5 p.m. in Hamilton, N.Y.