February 25, 1999

Traveling to Philadelphia, Pa., on Saturday, February 20, the Villanova men's tennis team was defeated by the University of Pennsylvania 6-1. With the loss, the Wildcats' record falls to 3-2 on the season as Villanova drops its first match of the Spring.

The Cats only victory in singles competition came in No. 3 singles, as sophomore Paul Moore defeated Penn's Uday Gang 6-2, 2-6, 7-6. Here were the results from the day's events:

Singles:

No. 1 - E. Sobotka (P) def. Robert Waibel (V): 6-3, 6-1

No. 2 - J. Szekey (P) def. Stephen Smith (V): 6-1, 6-0

No. 3 - Paul Moore (V) def. U. Gang (P): 6-2, 2-6, 7-6

No. 4 - B. Meriott (P) def. Michael Mock (V): 6-3, 6-1

No. 5 - B. Banki (P) def. Ramon Prats (V): 7-5, 6-1

No. 6 - K. Stausa (P) def. Josh Schofield (V): 6-4, 6-2

Doubles:

No. 1 - Sobotka and Szekey (P) def. Waibel and Moore (V): 6-5

No. 2 - Meriott and Rioux (P) def. Smith and Rohde (V): 8-4

No. 3 - Banki and Pringh (P) def. Prats and Schofield (V): 8-4