April 5, 1999

Traveling to the University of Maryland Baltimore County on Wednesday, March 31, the Villanova men's tennis team defeated the Retrievers 4-3. The Wildcats, coming off back to back wins against LaSalle and Fordham, improve their record to 9-6 on the year with the win.

In singles action for Villanova, Paul Moore defeated Mati Lennox of UMBC 6-3, 7-5 at the third singles post. Moore, a sophomore out of Pacific Palisades, California, has been a key performer for the Wildcats this year. With records of 2-1 at second singles and 10-2 at third singles, Moore's overall record now stands at an impressive 12-3.

Villanova swept through the doubles matches against the Retrievers, stealing all three matches for wins en route to a team victory. Wildcats Stephen Smith and Ramon Prats prevailed against UMBC's Lennox and Didokar 8-5 at the number two match-up.

More statistics from the match are as follows:

Singles:

No. 1 Lopez (UMBC) def. Waibel (VU): 7-6, 6-1

No. 2 Smith (VU) def. Mira (UMBC): 6-3, 2-6, 7-5

No. 3 Moore (VU) def. Lennox (UMBC): 6-3, 7-5

No. 4 Mock (VU) def. Ctraitor (UMBC): 6-4, 6-4

No. 5 Nudo (UMBC) def. Prats (VU): 2-6, 6-2, 6-2

No. 6 Cetatean (UMBC) def. Schofield (VU): 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

Doubles:

No. 1 Waibel & Moore (VU) def. Lopez & Mira (UMBC): 8-2

No. 2 Smith & Prats (VU) def. Lennox & Didokar (UMBC): 8-5

No. 3 Mock & Schofield (VU) def. Ctraitor & Nudo (UMBC): 8-5