Feb. 7, 2005

Bethlehem, Pa.--Scott Fahrendorf (Reno, Nev./Reno) battled to a three-set win over Trevor Bach of Stetson and was the lone victor in Villanova's tennis match versus Stetson played Sunday, Feb. 6, at Lehigh University. The Wildcats (2-3) fell to Stetson (5-0), 6-1.

Senior Ricardo Baraldi (Delray Beach, Fla./Cardinal Gibbon) also took his singles match to a third set but was defeated by Mario Alberto Cayo.

On the doubles side, senior Aaron Kusza and junior Angel Rubio dropped their No. 1 match, while Baraldi and Dimitri Chimerakis fell at No. 2 and Fahrendorf and Tony Soruco were defeated at No. 3.

The men return to action on Saturday, Feb. 19 when they head to College Park, Md. to take on the Terrapins at 1 p.m.

Stetson 6, Villanova 1

Singles
1. Marcus Echtler (Stet) d. Aaron Kusza (Villa), 6-1, 6-2
2. Mario Alberto Cayo (Stet) d. Ricardo Barardi (Villa), 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
3. Christian Moe (Stet) d. Dimitri Chimerakis (Villa), 6-4, 6-3
4. Thomas Bross (Stet) d. Angel Rubio (Villa), 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
5. Scott Fahrendorf (Villa) d. Trevor Bach (Stet), 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
6. Reid Stubbs (Stet) d. Tony Soruco (Villa), 8-4

Doubles
1. Bross/Echtler (Stet) d. Kusza/Rubio (Villa), 8-6
2. Cayo/Moe (Stet) d. Barardi/Chimerakis (Villa), 8-3
3. Bach/Stubbs (Stet) d. Fahrendorf/Soruco (Villa), 8-5