Head Coach Marty Gilbert's men moved to 3-2 on
the young 2007-'08 season, defeating Arcadia University 8-1 today at the Weiss Tennis
Courts on the Knights' campus in Glenside, Pa. Philadelphia
University swept all three doubles encounters and went 5-1 in the
singles portion of the duel match.
Senior Alex Richter (Quetzaltenango,
Guatemala/Inter-American School; pictured) won at number three
singles 6-3, 6-1 as well as teaming with freshman Tom
McAvoy (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville) to take the number
two doubles pro-set match by a score of 8-3.
The Rams now look ahead to the first home date on their 2008
calendar, as they will host Adelphi University this Saturday,
March 8 on the Main Campus Courts. Matches against the
Panthers are scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.