Sept. 10, 2006

EASTON, Pa. (www.lafayette.edu) - The Lafayette men's tennis team started off the 2006-07 season in perfect fashion, shutting out La Salle, 7-0, in the team's first action of the fall on Sunday afternoon at Sullivan Courts.

Lafayette dominated in both singles and doubles action and moved to 1-0 on the season. The Leopards set the tone early in the day, as juniors Paul Guarino and Brett Kraft defeated La Salle's Scott Karwowski and John Maula, 8-1, in the first flight. In the No. 2 slot, freshman Matt McGranaghan and Lee Kojanis paired to down Ross Flockerzie and Christian Harvey by a score of 8-3.

A pair of freshmen, Eric Wiley and Steven Benezra, completed the doubles sweep with a 8-5 win in the third flight.

In No. 1 singles action, Guarino made easy work of Flockerzie, 6-1, 6-2, while McGranaghan followed up with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Karwowski in the rookie's first collegiate action. Kraft went on to top La Salle's Matt Rivera in the No. 3 spot. Kojanis, Wiley and Benezra also claimed their first wins of the season.

Lafayette will be back on the court at the Northeast Intercollegiate Invitational at Brown beginning Friday, Sept. 15.

Match Results

Doubles
1. Guarino/Kraft (LC) def. Karwowski/Maula (LAS) 8-1
2. McGranaghan/Kojanis (LC) def. Flockerzie/Harvey (LAS) 8-3
3. Wiley/Benezra (LC) def. Glick/Butera (LAS) 8-5

Singles
1. Paul Guarino (LC) def. Ross Flockerzie (LAS) 6-1, 6-2
2. Matt McGranaghan (LC) def. Scott Karwowski (LAS) 6-1, 6-2
3. Brett Kraft (LC) def. Matt Rivera (LAS) 6-1, 6-1
4. Lee Kojanis (LC) def. Eric Glick (LAS) 6-2, 6-3
5. Eric Wiley (LC) def. Chris Butera (LAS) 6-1, 6-1
6. Steven Benezra (LC) def. Jonathan Maula (LAS) 6-1, 6-1