March 5, 2004

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - Vanguard shut out Villanova, 9-0, at the Costa Mesa Tennis Complex on Wednesday. The Lions improved to 10-0 on the season, while Villanova fell to 4-4.

Vanguard swept the doubles matches, with Aaron Kusza and Lucas Kaster posting the closest match, in an 8-6 defeat at No. 1 doubles.

David Harring suffered a three-set loss at No. 4 singles, falling to Christoph Schramm. Vanguard won the other five matches in straight sets.

Villanova wraps up its spring break trip on Thursday at Cal Poly.

Singles
1. Dieter Weislmaier (Van) def. Aaron Kusza, 6-3, 6-2.
2. Anders Hakansson (Van) def. Ricardo Baraldi, 6-2, 6-2.
3. Lars Dahlberg (Van) def. Angel Rubio, 6-1, 6-2.
4. Christoph Schramm (Van) def. David Harring, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6).
5. Calle Holmgren (Van) def. Lucas Kaster, 6-1, 6-4.
6. Thomas Troxler (Van) def. Sean Gallagher, 6-0, 6-4.

Doubles
1. Hakansson/Dahlberg (Van) def. Kusza/Kaster, 8-6.
2. Weislmaier/Schramm (Van) def. Baraldi/Rubio, 8-0.
3. Holmgren/Mardh (Van) Harring/Toppel, 8-2.