The LaSalle University Men's Tennis team captured two of the three doubles matches, earning the doubles points, and three singles matches to squeeze past the University of the Sciences yesterday, 4-3.

The Explorers captured both the #1 and #2 doubles and #3, #5 and #6 singles to earn the win. In doubles competition, USP's only win was at #3 doubles. Ryan Pell (So., West York Area HS/York, PA) and Daniel Lewycky (Sr, Oratory Prep HS/Warren, NJ) defeated Eric Glick and Scott Karwowski 8-6.

Tyler Weisel (Fr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, PA) and Roberto Franco (Jr., Abraham Lincoln HS (Lima, Peru)/Smithtown, NY) dropped their #1 doubles match to Marco Onorato and Blake Williams, 8-3 while Olufemi Ogunkorode (So., Upper Darby HS/Upper Darby, PA) and Brandon Hocker (Fr., Chambersburg Area Sr. HS/Chambersburg, PA) fell to Ross Flockerzie and Jeff Plegaria, 8-4 at #2 doubles.

In singles play, Weisel won his second straight match at #1 singles, defeating Onorato 6-0, 3-6, 6-0. Franco followed suit at #2 singles with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Williams. Rounding out the Devils singles winners was Ogunkorode (So., Upper Darby HS/Upper Darby, PA) a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Karwowski at #4 singles.

On the down side, Pell lost at #3 singles to Glick 6-0, 6-2 and Lewycky lost to Flockerzie 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 at #5 singles. Hocker also lost his singles match, 6-2, 6-2 to Plegaria at #6 singles.

The loss evens the Devils Fall record at 1-1