Lehigh University
Villanova
Mountain Hawks comeback thwarted by darkness
3/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
The Wildcats took two of three doubles matches to earn the doubles point. Lehigh took the victory at second doubles as John Nespoli and Andrew Shapiro topped Dimitri Chimerakis and Scott Fahrendorf 8-2.
The two teams split four completed singles matches, with Ty Esler topping Aaron Kusza in straight sets in first singles and Randall Smalley defeating Ricardo Baraldi in three sets at second singles. In the two matches that were not completed Lehigh had momentum. At third singles Ryan Lloyd was up 5-2 in the third set before darkness set in. At sixth singles John Nespoli won the second set and was deadlocked at 2 in the third set before nightfall ended play.
The Mountain Hawks will be back in action on Saturday when they head to
Lehigh vs. Villanova Singles
- Ty Esler (LU) def. Aaron Kusza (VU), 6-0, 6-4
- Randall Smalley (LU) def. Ricardo Baraldi (VU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
- Dimitri Chimerakis (VU) vs. Ryan Lloyd (LU), incomplete, 6-4, 4-6, 2-5
- Angel Rubio (VU) def. Alfredo Fernandez-Concha (VU), 6-2, 6-3
- Scott Fahrendorf (VU) def. Brad Nelson (LU), 7-5, 7-6
- Sean Gallagher (VU) vs. John Nespoli, incomplete, 7-5, 6-7, 2-2
Lehigh vs. Villanova Doubles
- Kusza/Baraldi (VU) def. Esler/Smalley (LU), 8-6
- Nespoli/Shapiro (LU) def. Chimerakis/Fahrendorf (VU), 8-2
- Gallagher/Farmer (VU) def. Nelson/Concha (LU), 9-8
