March 19, 2007

EASTON, Pa. - EASTON, Pa. (www.lafayette.edu) - Like many spring sports often do, the Lafayette men's and women's tennis teams took advantage of Spring Break to head to a warmer climate for competition in the Maryland, the Carolinas and Florida. Both teams finished the week-long trek with 2-3 records, both having defeated UMES and St. Andrews Presbyterian along the way.

Below are complete results from all five matches. The Leopards travel to West Point, N.Y. to take part in a Patriot League tri-match with Army and Holy Cross on Saturday at 1 p.m.

March 11 @ UMES
MEN
Lafayette 7, UMES 0
Doubles
1. Guarino/Kraft def. Susainyun/Bobinsion 8-2
2. Kojanis/Murphy def. Galpothelela/Fowler 8-0
3. Charier-Cotter/Rush def. Ntirenganya /Graham 8-3
Singles
1. Paul Guarino def. Kishan Susainyun 6-4, 6-2
2. Brett Kraft def. Marcus Bobinsion 6-2, 6-1
3. Eric Wiley def. Buwaneka Galpothewela 6-0, 6-0
4. Lee Kojanis def. Harold Fowler 6-0, 6-1
5. Steven Benezra def. William Ntirenganya 6-0, 6-0
6. Matt McGranaghan def. Andrew Graham 6-0, 6-0
WOMEN
Lafayette 7, UMES 0
Doubles
1. Hernandez/A. Ba def. Bailey/Scudder 8-6
2. Sykes/Parker def. F. Ba/Haaveshe 8-1
3. Bonder/Sialiano def. Bolanle/Tonaio 8-2
Singles
1. Danielle Bailey def. Nadia Flores 6-3, 6-2
2. Sarah Sykes def. Aissatou Ba 2-0 (30-30, ret-injury)
3. Ansley Scudder def. Fatourmata Ba 6-1, 6-1
4. Nancy Parker def. Haaveshe Sawyer 6-2, 6-2
5. Jacqui Bonder def. Bolanle Abioye 6-2, 6-2
6. Abby Wilkenfeld def. Tonaio Swangin 6-0, 6-0
March 12 @ Campbell
MEN
Campbell 7, Lafayette 0
Doubles
1. Sifre/Delarue def. Guarino/Kraft 8-5
2. Starkov/Gorjup def. Kojanis/McGranaghan 8-4
3. Thesloff/Dowden def. Wiley/Benezra 8-4
Singles
1. Marc Sifre def. Paul Guarino 6-3, 6-2
2. Gabriel Delarue def. Eric Wiley 6-1, 6-4
3. Artoym Starkov def. Brett Kraft 6-4, 6-2
4. Vasja Gorjup def. Lee Kojanis 6-1, 6-2
5. Viktoc Taune def. Steven Benezra 7-6 (5), 6-0
6. Sebastian Thesloff def. Matt McGranaghan 6-3, 6-1
WOMEN
Campbell 7, Lafayette 0
Doubles
1. A. Surviladze/N. Surviladze def. Bailey/Scudder 8-2
2. Bensimon/Stogancev def. Sykes/Parker 8-2
3. Ahuja/Armitano def. Bonder/Sialiano 8-1
Singles
1. Scarlet Alfonzo def. Danielle Bailey 6-4, 6-0
2. Blanca Saenz def. Sarah Sykes 6-0, 6-0
3. Ana Surviladze def. Ansley Scudder, 6-0, 6-0
4. Liza Bensimon def. Nancy Parker 6-1, 6-0
5. Nina Surviladze def. Jacqui Bonder 6-0, 6-1
6. Tanya Ahuja def. Kim Sialiano 6-0, 6-2

March 13 @ St. Andrews Presbyterian
MEN
Lafayette 8, St. Andrews 1
Doubles
1. Guarino/Kraft def. Arraiz/Centeno 8-5
2. Rueben/Fleck def. Kojanis/McGranaghan 8-6
3. Wiley/Benezra def. Ariela/Roberts 8-1
Singles
1. Paul Guarino def. Daniel Reuben 6-2, 6-1
2. Eric Wiley def. Gabriel Arraiz 6-2, 6-4
3. Brett Kraft def. Andres Centeno 6-0, 6-1
4. Lee Kojanis def. Cory Fleck 6-1, 6-3
5. Steven Benezra def. Juan Carlos Areila 6-1, 6-0
6. Matt McGranaghan vs. Andrew Roberts 6-0, 6-0
WOMEN
Lafayette 9, St. Andrews 0
Doubles
1. Bailey/Scudder def. Worthington/Garrison 8-2
2. Sykes/Parker def. Milan/Hanna 8-2
3. Bonder/Sialiano def. Cork/Jones 8-4
Singles
1. Danielle Bailey def. Morgan Worthington 6-3, 6-1
2. Sarah Sykes def. Kellie Milan 6-3, 6-0
3. Ansley Scudder def. Nikki Garrison 6-1, 6-0
4. Nancy Parker def. Charleen Cork 6-0, 6-0
5. Jacqui Bonder def. Rachel Hanna 2-6, 6-2, (11-9)
6. Abby Wilkenfeld def. Carrie Jones 6-0, 4-6, (16-14)

March 15 @ Bethune-Cookman
MEN
Bethune-Cookman 5, Lafayette 2
Doubles
1. Sithole/Cruz def. Guarino/Kraft 9-7
2. James/Jackson def. Kojanis/McGranaghan 9-7
3. Gomez/Ward def. Wiley/Benezra 8-3
Singles
1. Thabani Sithole def. Paul Guarino 6-0, 3-1 ret. injury
2. Eric Wiley def. Cristian Cruz 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
3. Jerome Ward def. Brett Kraft 6-3, 6-1
4. Stefan James def. Lee Kojanis 7-5, 6-4
5. Yaunick Jackson def. Steven Benezra 6-3, 6-3
6. Matt McGranaghan def. Terry Powell 6-3, 7-5

WOMEN
Bethune-Cookman 7, Lafayette 0
Doubles
1. Ruislova/Powell def. Bailey/Scudder 8-0
2. Polakova/Kendrick def. Sykes/Parker 8-2
3. Musilova/Ward def. Bonder/Sialiano 8-1
Singles
1. Olga Ruislova def. Danielle Bailey 6-0, 6-1
2. Lucia Polakova def. Sarah Sykes 6-3, 6-1
3. Kara Powell def. Ansley Scudder 6-0, 6-1
4. Monika Musilova def. Nancy Parker 6-0, 6-1
5. Valerie Kendrick def. Jacqui Bonder 6-3, 6-0
6. Jeneice Ward def. Abby Wilkenfeld 6-0, 6-1

March 17 @ Jacksonville
MEN
Jacksonville 6, Lafayette 0
Singles
1. Jordi Ballester def. Eric Wiley 6-0, 6-1
2. Francisco Riveroll def. Matt McGranaghan 6-2, 6-1
3. Victor Vaz def. Steven Benezra 6-1, 6-1
4. Ernesto Ramos def. James Murphy 6-0, 6-1
5. Marcos Oliveira def. Chris Chartier-Cotter 6-1, 6-1
6. Cory Garrett def. Matt Rush 6-2, 6-2
WOMEN
Jacksonville 5, Lafayette 1
Singles
1. Emese Sulyos def. Danielle Bailey 6-0, 6-0
2. Lena Willi def. Sarah Sykes 6-0, 6-0
3. Tatiana Soldatora def. Ansley Scudder 6-1, 6-1
4. Fernanda Carrero def. Nancy Parker 6-0, 6-0
5. Cristina Paiva-Flor def. Jacqui Bonder 6-0, 6-1
6. Abby Wilkenfeld def. Iva Jaresova default