March 29, 1999

The Villanova men's tennis team, headed by sixth-year coach Bob Batman, defeated the Fordham Rams 6-1 in a match played at near-by Radnor High School on Saturday, March 27. With the win, the Wildcats improve their record to 8-6 for the season.

Josh Schofield, who defeated Fordham's Kevin Rodericks at sixth singles (6-2, 6-0), posted his seventh win in the last eight matches for Villanova. Schofield, a sophomore out of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, improves his overall record to 10-3 on the year.

The Wildcats get back into action on Wednesday, March 31 when they travel to Baltimore, Maryland to take on the Retrievers of UMBC.

Singles:

No. 1 Alex Bancila (FU) def. Robert Waibel (VU): 6-2, 6-2

No. 2 Stephen Smith (VU) def. Matt Kochis (FU): 6-1, 7-5

No. 3 Paul Moore (VU) def. William Klocke (FU): 6-2, 6-0

No. 4 Michael Mock (VU) def. Sevan Hugasyan (FU): 6-1, 6-0

No. 5 Ramon Prats (VU) def. Mike Pumilio (FU): 6-1, 6-0

No. 6 Josh Schofield (VU) def. Kevin Rodericks (FU): 6-2, 6-0

Doubles:

No. 1 Waibel & Moore (VU) def. Bancila & Klocke (FU): 8-6

No. 2 Smith & Prats (VU) def. Kochis & Pumilio (FU): 9-7

No. 3 Schofield & Alexander (VU) def. Hugasyan & Rodericks (FU): 8-6