VILLANOVA, Pa. -

The Villanova men's tennis team moved to 11-9 on the season after splitting matches with Chestnut Hill and Lafayette at the Villanova Tennis Complex.

The Wildcats competed against Chestnut Hill (12-5) first, where they lost a close match, 4-3. Chestnut Hill won the first doubles match, but Villanova powered through two more matches to clinch the overall doubles point. Luis Miranda and Will Elmore combined at the No. 1 spot to win 6-3 and Thomas Dodson and Tyler Roth clinched the point with a 6-3 win at the No. 2 spot.

It was back and forth play between both teams in singles play. Alastair Hurry was defeated in a three-set match of 6-3, 7-6, 7-2, but Tyler Roth helped the Wildcats take the lead with a 6-0, 6-1 win at the No. 3 spot. At the No. 1 spot, Luis Miranda fell 6-2, 6-4 to tie the match back up. The rest of the matches would be crucial for both teams. Stefan Suarez fell 6-4, 6-1 at the No. 2 singles spot, but fellow freshman Tommy Mulflur pushed a three-set match to win 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 5 spot. With the match tied, it was up to Dylan Flanagan at the No. 4 spot. Although Flanagan fought hard and pushed a three-set match as well, he lost 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. The Wildcats put up a strong fight, which motivated them even more in their second match of the day against Lafayette.

The Wildcats bounced back with a dominant performance against the Lafayette Leopards with a 6-1 win. Villanova swept doubles play to easily capture the doubles point. Will Elmore and Luis Miranda won 6-1 at the No. 1 spot, while Thomas Dodson and Tyler Roth won 6-1 at the No .2 spot. At the No. 3 spot, Stefan Suarez and Mike Czlonka won 6-2. Both teams decided to play an exhibition match and Karim Hallaba and Jimmy Purdy combined to win 6-2.

Villanova went almost perfect through singles play, only allowing the Leopards to win one match. The Leopards took their point at the No. 2 singles spot over Stefan Suarez. Luis Miranda won 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 1 spot. Tyler Roth won 6-2, 6-2 at the No. 3 spot and Dylan Flanagan won 6-2, 7-5 at the No. 4 spot. Tommy Mulflur won 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 5 spot and Alastair Hurry won 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 6 singles spot.

The Villanova men's tennis team only has three more matches in regular season play. After a busy weekend, they will take a few days off, but will have back to back matches on Tuesday and Wednesday against Lehigh and Saint Joseph's. They wrap up play with BIG EAST opponent Georgetown.

RESULTS:

VILLANOVA VS. CHESTNUT HILL - L 4-3

Doubles:

Will Elmore/Luis Miranda (VU) def. Pierre Kohler/Jonathan Ducretot (CHCM), 6-3

Thomas Dodson/Tyler Roth (VU) def. Felix Andre/Antoine Gautier (CHCM), 6-3

Victor Iove/Pedro Oranges (CHCM) def. Stefan Suarez/Mike Czlonka (VU), 6-2

Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles:

Pierre Kohler (CHCM) def. Luis Miranda (VU), 6-2, 6-4

Felix Andre (CHCM) def. Stefan Suarez (VU), 6-4, 6-1

Tyler Roth (VU) def. Antoine Gautier (CHCM), 6-0, 6-1

Jonathan Ducretot (CHCM) def. Dylan Flanagan (VU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

Tommy Mulflur (VU) def. Victor Iove (CHCM), 1-6, 6-3, 6-2

Pedro Regalin (CHCM) def. Alastair Hurry (VU), 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)

Order of Finish: 6, 3, 1, 2, 5, 4

VILLANOVA VS. LAFAYETTE - W 6-1

Doubles:

Will Elmore/Luis Miranda (VU) def. Blake Oslan/Andrew Reed (LC), 6-1

Thomas Dodson/Tyler Roth (VU) def. Chris Kim/Mason Keel (LC), 6-1

Stefan Suarez/Mike Czlonka (VU) def. Drew Rooks/Noah Schott (LC), 6-2

Exhibition: Karim Hallaba/Jimmy Purdy (VU) def. Paul Caruso/Matthew DeBenedetto (LC), 6-3

Singles:

Luis Miranda (VU) def. Blake Oslan (LC), 6-0, 6-0

Mason Keel (LC) def. Stefan Suarez (VU), 6-3, 6-4

Tyler Roth (VU) def. Andrew Reed (LC), 6-2, 6-2

Dylan Flanagan (VU) def. Drew Rooks (LC), 6-2, 7-5

Tommy Mulflur (VU) def. Paul Caruso (LC), 6-0, 6-1

Alastair Hurry (VU) def. Chris Kim (LC), 6-0, 6-1