BETHLEHEM, Pa. -

The Villanova men's tennis team (12-9) cruised past Lehigh (7-13) on Tuesday afternoon with a 6-1 win at the Ulrich Varsity Courts in Bethlehem, Pa. "After a weekend full of tough matches this was a great win for the guys. All the guys stepped up and played with toughness," stated head coach Brad Adams.

Luis and Miranda and Will Elmore combined at the No. 1 doubles spot to win 6-2 and Thomas Dodson and Matt Phelps combined to clinch the doubles point with a 6-2 win. Adams said that, "The doubles point helped set the attitude for the match and the singles matches that followed kept the same intensity."

Junior Alastair Hurry finished first in singles play with a 6-0, 6-0 win to give Villanova a lead. Freshman Tommy Mulflur then defeated Graham Lehman at the No. 5 spot, 6-3, 7-5 to extend the lead. Stefan Suarez clinched the match for the Wildcats after he won his No. 3 singles match, 6-3, 6-4. Thomas Dodson put a hard effort in his match with a 7-6 (4), 4-6, 10-6 win at the No. 4 singles spot. Luis Miranda pushed three-set match, but fell 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 at the No. 1 spot and freshman Dylan Flanagan competed in the No. 2 spot for the first time this season. The rookie came out on top with a 0-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6) win. "Dylan Flanagan and Tommy Dodson showed a ton of heart where both pulled out huge three set wins. The whole team is focused on this week with three tough matches including today, to set the tone going into the BIG EAST Championships next week," concluded Adams.

The Wildcats host Saint Joseph's on April 19 for a 3:00 p.m. and Georgetown on April 22 to conclude regular season play.

RESULTS:
Doubles:
1. Miranda/Elmore (VU) def. Karchere-Sun/Auteri (LEH), 6-2
2. Nardella/Bogard (LEH) def. Suarez/Czlonka (VU), 7-6 (4)
3. Dodson/Phelps (VU) def. Petersen/Lehman (LEH), 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles:
1. Jack Peterson (LEH) def. Luis Miranda (VU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
2. Dylan Flanagan (VU) def. Christopher Auteri (LEH), 0-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6)
3. Stefan Suarez (VU) def. Tyler Hansen (LEH), 6-3, 6-4
4. Thomas Dodson (VU) def. Dylan Karchere-Sun (LEH), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 10-6
5. Tommy Mulflur (VU) def. Graham Lehman (LEH), 6-3, 7-5
6. Alastair Hurry (VU) def. Ben Bencheghib (LEH), 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 3, 4, 1, 2