March 24, 2004

BETHLEHEM, PA. - The Villanova men's tennis team fell to Lehigh, 6-1, in non-conference action on Tuesday afternoon in Bethlehem. The Wildcats dropped to 4-7 on the season, while the Mountain Hawks improved to 7-3.

Lucas Kaster came away the lone singles winner for the Wildcats, defeating Evan Volkman, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 at No. 6. Kaster climbed to 6-3 overall on the season.

On the doubles side, Angel Rubio and Sean Gallagher paired together for the first time and brought home an 8-3 victory over Chris Wong and Jon Swanson at third doubles.

Villanova resumes BIG EAST action on Saturday at 10 a.m. when Connecticut visits the Villanova Tennis Complex.

Singles:
1. Ty Elser (LU) def. Aaron Kusza (VU), 6-4, 6-3.
2. Randall Smalley (LU) def. John Toppel (VU), 6-2, 6-4.
3. Ryan Lloyd (LU) def. Ricardo Baraldi (VU), 7-5, 7-5.
4. Alfredo Fernandez-Concha (LU) def. Angel Rubio (VU), 6-3, 6-4.
5. Brad Nelson (LU) def. David Harring (VU), 6-4, 6-2.
6. Lucas Kaster (VU) def. Evan Volkman (LU), 6-4, 4-6, 1-0.

Doubles:
1. Smalley/Andrew Shapiro (LU) def. Kusza/Kaster (VU), 8-6.
2. Esler/Concha (LU) def. Toppel/Baraldi (VU), 8-1.
3. Rubio/Sean Gallagher (VU) def. Chris Wong/Jon Swanson (LU), 8-3.