Temple University Athletics
Dukes Defeat Men's Tennis
3.15.08 | Men's Tennis
March 15, 2008
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Duquesne came out on top against the Temple men's tennis team on Friday. The Dukes won the doubles point and won four singles matches to win the match, 5-2. The Owls got wins from freshman Lawrence Carpio and senior Zach Tobias.
Tobias and sophomore Pavlos Stephanides made their doubles opponents work for their 8-5 win, while juniors Eduardo Saavedra and Ricardo Velazquez took their opponents down to the wire, losing 9-8. Lone winners Carpio and Tobias won their matches 6-2, 6-2 and 6-4, 6-4, respectively.
The Owls record is now 4-10 and will travel up Broad Street to face La Salle. The match will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.
Duquesne 5, Temple 2
RESULTS
Doubles
Ortega/Rasner (DU) def. Choi/Carpio (TU), 8-3
Mast/Maciuch (DU) def. Saavedra/Velazquez (TU), 9-8
McClelland/Herchko (DU) def. Tobias/Stephanides (TU), 8-5
Singles
Mast (DU) def. Velazquez (TU), 6-3, 7-5
Carpio (TU) def. Ortega (DU), 6-2, 6-2
Skorupka (DU) def. Stephanides (TU), 6-3, 6-4
McClelland (DU) def. Saavedra (TU), 6-2, 6-4
Tobias (TU) def. Maciuch (DU), 6-4, 6-4
Rasner (DU) def. Choi (TU), 6-1, 6-3
