WEST POINT, N.Y.- The Lafayette men's and women's tennis programs competed against league foes Colgate, Army and Holy Cross in a three-day weekend beginning on March 24. Both teams picked up a victory against the Crusaders.
"We competed in every match this weekend," said head coach
Ralph Van Ormer. "I am especially proud of how well we played against Army. Doubles seem to be the key to some of our success this season as we continue to battle into April. The teams are looking forward to this week's home matches on Wednesday and Sunday, as well as the opportunity to play at the U.S. Open courts."
Victorious matches for the Leopards included:
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Men's Singles
Ganchi DNF Eden (Army), 3-6, 4-4
Magnusson DNF Bodarula (Army), 4-6, 1-1
Wolfe DNF Sebastian (Army), 6-7 (7-5), 1-1
Ganchi def. Clerk (Holy Cross), 6-3, 6-1
McKenzie def. O'Flynn (Holy Cross), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Wolfe def. Kelleher (Holy Cross), 6-1, 6-4
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Men's Doubles
McKenzie/Esslinger DNF Haikal/Sebastian (Army), 3-5
Gelber/Wolfe DNF Roberts/Zhang (Army), 4-3
Ganchi/Magnusson def. O'Flynn/Clerk (Holy Cross), 6-2
McKenzie/Esslinger DNF Kelleher/Nelson (Holy Cross), 5-3
Wisdom/Lovallo def. Ling/Bizzessi (Holy Cross), 6-3
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Women's Singles
Boeckman DNF Sy (Army), 6-4, 0-1
Sparhawk DNF Ahn (Army), 6-3, 2-1
DeNardo DNF Lourerio (Army), 7-5, 3-0 Â Â
Merkel DNF Nagarkatti (Holy Cross), 6-4, 2-5
Boeckman DNF Zilora (Holy Cross), 6-2, 5-2
Sparhawk def. Rahman (Holy Cross), 6-1, 6-2
Perdomo def. Fredey (Holy Cross), 6-3, 6-1
DeNardo DNF Hamm (Holy Cross), 4-6, 4-3
Campbell def. Kallais (Holy Cross), 6-2, 6-1
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Women's Doubles
Merkel/Perdomo DNF Jackson/Drobatova (Army), 5-0
Merkel/Perdomo def. Zilora/Nagarkatti (Holy Cross), 6-1
Sparhawk/Boeckman def. Rahman/Carlson (Holy Cross), 6-2
DeNardo/Campbell DNF Riordan/Hamm (Holy Cross), 3-5
Merkel/Perdomo def. Galia/Levenson (Colgate), 6-3
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The men's team will host St. Joseph's on Wednesday, prior to both programs traveling to St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday.
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