March 23, 2007

Philadelphia, Pa. - A hard fought battle landed the Villanova men's tennis team on the losing end yesterday afternoon, as they fell to Temple 4-2 at the TU Pavilion. The Wildcats drop to 1-6 on the season, while the Owls capture their second victory in two days climbing to 8-7.

Juniors Scott Fahrendorf and Dimitri Chimerakis managed to capture the third and fourth spots, respectively, for Villanova's two points. The win moves Fahrendorf up to 3-2 in singles matches, while Chimerakis closes his gap and climbs to 2-5 for the season. Three other Wildcats took their competition into a third set before eventually falling to their respective opponent.

The men's tennis team is set to head out on the road this weekend as they take on Big East rival Connecticut in their first conference match of the season.

TEMPLE 4, VILLANOVA 2

1.) Nathan Spunda (TU) def. Sean Daly (VU) 6-1, 6-3

2.) Daniel Davis (TU) def. Brian Maher (VU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1

3.) Scott Fahrendorf (VU) def. Zach Tobias (TU) 6-2, 6-3

4.) Dimitri Chimerakis (VU) def. Pavlos Stephanides (TU) 6-4, 6-3

5.) Gonzalo de Villa (TU) def. Brett Tobin (VU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1

6.) Philip Gegenheimer (TU) def. Sumanth Chittajallu (VU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3