Feb. 11, 2007

PITTSBURGH, PA - Temple dropped its second straight, falling at Atlantic 10 rival Duquesne, 5-2. The Owls, missing two regulars from its normal lineup, fall to 3-4. Duquense improves to 7-1.

Sophomore Nathan Spunda won in straight sets at first singles to improve to 4-1 in the spring season. Freshman Gonzalo De Villa notched the other singles win, posting a 3-6, 6-4 (7-5) victory over Gustavo Villares at the fourth slot.

De Villa and Eduardo Saavedra dropped a tightly-contested first doubles match, 9-8 (7-4) as did Spunda and Zach Tobias, 9-8 (8-6) at the second slot.

Philip Gegenheimer (shoulder) and Daniel Davis (academic committments) missed the match.

The Owls next play at Saint Peter's on Wednesday (4:00 p.m.).

Duquesne 5, Temple 2 Pittsburgh, PA February 11, 2007

Doubles

1. Williams/Townsend (D) def. Saavedra/De Villa (T), 9-8 (7-4) 2. Maciuch/McClelland (D) def. Spunda/Tobias (T), 9-8 (8-6) 3. Ortega/Weisband (D) def. Robert Spencer/Stephanides (T), 8-5

Singles

1. Nathan Spunda (T) def. Paul Clough (D), 6-0, 6-1 2. Michael Ortega (D) def. Zach Tobias (T), 6-1, 6-4 3. Blake Williams (D) def. Pavlos Stephanides (T), 7-6, 3-6 (10-3) 4. Gonzalo De Villa (T) def. Gustavo Villares (D), 3-6, 6-4 (7-5) 5. Jeremy McClelland (D) def. Aymeric de Conde (T), 6-2, 6-3 6. Mark Maciuch (D) def. Eduardo Saavedra (T), 6-0, 6-2