LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -

The Villanova men's tennis team (6-5) swept the Rider Broncs (1-9) on Friday afternoon with a 7-0 win to pick up their second sweep of the season.

The Wildcats had strong performances from all nine players. It started off with the doubles matches. Luis Miranda and William Elmore combined in the No. 1 spot to defeat Rider 6-2. Following their performance was Tyler Roth and Thomas Dodson easily took their point of 6-1 and finishing off the doubles matches were Stefan Suarez and Michael Czlonka with a 6-3 win.

That didn't stop the pace of the Wildcats as they finished strong in the singles competition. Senior leader Luis Miranda defeated Chris Popso 6-1, 6-0. Tyler Roth moved up to the No. 2 spot this week and had great success with a 6-0, 6-1 win. Freshman Stefan Suarez continued his success with a 6-0, 6-1 win. Junior Alastair Hurry moved up in the lineup and picked up a 6-1, 6-0 win. Tommy Mulflur and Jimmy Purdy made their debuts in the singles lineup. Mulflur at the No. 5 spot with a 6-4, 6-1 win and Purdy at the No. 6 spot with a 6-3, 6-4 win.

The Wildcats will get back into action on Saturday against Boston University with a 4:00 p.m. start time.

Singles:

1. Luis Miranda (VU) def. Chris Popso (RID) 6-1, 6-0

2. Tyler Roth (VU) def. Matthew Begley (RID) 6-0, 6-1

3. Stefan Suarez (VU) def. Adam Levi (RID) 6-0, 6-1

4. Alastair Hurry (VU) def. Griffin Clark (RID) 6-1, 6-0

5. Tommy Mulflur (VU) def. Brandon Gildea (RID) 6-4, 6-1

6. Jimmy Purdy (VU) def. Jeremy Van Herwarde (RID) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles:

1. Luis Miranda/William Elmore (VU) def. Adam Levi/Matthew Begley (RID) 6-2

2. Tyler Roth/Thomas Dodson (VU) def. Chris Popso/Jeremy Van Herwarde (RID) 6-1

3. Stefan Suarez/Michael Czlonka (VU) def. Brandon Gildea/Griffin Clark (RID) 6-3