April 6, 2007

MONROEVILLE, PA - The Temple men's tennis team defeated La Salle, 6-0, Friday morning in the consolation round of the A-10 Men's Tennis Championship. The Owls went 1-1 at the Championship to secure a 10th-place finish.

The Owls jumped out of the gates quickly and claimed the doubles point on wins by Philip Gegenheimer and Nathan Spunda at the No. 2 slot and Aymeric de Conde and Eduardo Saavedra at the No. 3 position.

The Owls blanked the Explorers in singles action for the second time this season, winning all matches in straight sets.

Temple ends its season with a 9-13 overall record.

#10 Temple 6, #13 La Salle 0 Monroeville, PA April 6, 2007

Singles

1. Nathan Spunda (TU) def. Ross Flockerzie (LAS), 6-0, 6-1 2. Philip Gegenheimer (TU) def. Scott Karwowski (LAS), 6-0, 6-0 3. Zach Tobias (TU) def. Matt Rivera (LAS), 6-3, 6-1 4. Pavlos Stephanides (TU) vs. Jonathan Maula (LAS), 7-5, 1-1 (DNF) 5. Eduardo Saavedra (TU) def. Christian Harvey (LAS), 6-1, 6-2 6. Aymeric de Conde (TU) def. Corey Hansen (LAS) - 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

1. Pavlos Stephanides/Zach Tobias (TU) vs. Ross Flockerzie/Christian Harvey (LAS), 6-4 (DNF) 2. Philip Gegenheimer/Nathan Spunda (TU) def. Jonathan Maula/Matt Rivera (LAS), 8-1 3. Aymeric de Conde/Eduardo Saavedra (TU) def. Scott Karwowski/Justin Feiner (LAS), 8-3