PHILADELPHIA – The Villanova Men's Tennis team opened the season with a loss to Drexel, 7-0, on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 25).
 
In doubles action, Cooper Gordon and Kush Anand forced a tiebreak but fell to Alex De Sousa and Roman Lafond, 7-6 (7-2). Trey Fourticq and Thomas Wakefield dropped their set to Will Burridge and Hussein El Tawil, 6-3, and Will Monahan and Quincy Jones fell to Josue Guzman and Tiago Lima, 6-2, surrendering the doubles point to the Dragons.
 
At the top of the singles card, Gordon narrowly fell to De Sousa, 6-0, 4-6, 7-5. Monahan dropped a pair of close sets to El Tawil, 6-4, 7-5, while Wakefield fell to Burridge, 6-1, 6-3. Fourticq dropped the first set to Antonio Franquis, 6-1, but bounced back to claim the second set, 6-3, before falling in a tiebreaker, 10-7. Freshman Cameron Kruep fell to Egor Kirakosov, 6-3, 6-3, while Kush Anand dropped both sets to Roman Lafond, 6-2, 6-3, to round out the singles draw.
 
Up next, the Wildcats will head to Elton, Md., to face Delaware on Sunday (Jan. 26). The match will start at 5 p.m. ET at Elkton Indoor Tennis.
 
Doubles Results
Alex De Sousa/Roman Lafond defeated Cooper Gordon/Kush Anand - 7-6 (7-2)
Will Burridge/Hussein El Tawil defeated Trey Fourticq/Thomas Wakefield - 6-3
Josue Guzman/Tiago Lima defeated Will Monahan/Quincy Jones - 6-2

Doubles Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles Results
Alex De Sousa defeated Cooper Gordon - 6-0, 4-6, 7-5
Hussein El Tawil defeated Will Monahan - 6-4, 7-5
Will Burridge defeated Thomas Wakefield - 6-1, 6-3
Antonio Franquis defeated Trey Fourticq - 6-1, 3-6, 10-7
Egor Kirakosov defeated Cameron Kruep - 6-3, 6-3
Roman Lafond defeated Kush Anand - 6-2, 6-3

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