Feb. 10, 2008

Norfolk, Va. - Temple's men's tennis team fell on the road to a very talented Old Dominion squad 6-1 on Friday night. The loss snaps the two-match win streak for the men's tennis team.

Freshmen Andrew Choi was the top performer for the Owls (2-5), as he defeated ODU's Ryan Wiggins 0-6, 7-5, 10-8 in #6 singles. The doubles pair of senior Zach Tobias and sophomore Pavlos Stephanides were also victorious, topping ODU's M. King/R. King 8-5.

The Owls are back in action on Sunday when they play at crosstown rival Penn. Play is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m.

Old Dominion 6 Temple 1

Singles

1)Fanselow (ODU) d. Carpio (TU) 6-2, 6-2 2)Igarashi (ODU) d. Velazquez (TU) 6-1, 6-1 3)Fawcett (ODU) d. Saavedra (TU) 6-2, 6-2 4)Gehrke (ODU) d. Stephanides (TU) 6-2, 6-3 5)Funkhouser (ODU) d. Tobias (TU) 1-6, 6-4, 10-6 6)Choi (TU) d. Wiggins (ODU) 0-6, 7-5, 10-8

Doubles

1)Gehrke/ Fawcett d. Carpio/Choi 8-4 2)Couzens/Funkhouser d. Saavedra/Velazquez 8-4 3)Tobias/Stephanides d. M. King/R. King 8-5