The Philadelphia University men's tennis team, currently ranked #8 in the NCAA Division II East Region, blanked Chestnut Hill College 9-0 today on the road.  The victory is the third straight for Head Coach Marty Gilbert's Rams, as well as their third win over the Griffins in the 2007-'08 campaign.

Senior Alex Richter (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala/Inter-American School; pictured) led the way for the Rams, who now stand at 10-7 overall in duel matches this season.

Richter won his number three singles match 6-1, 6-2 before teaming with freshman Tom McAvoy (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville) for an 8-2 proset win in second doubles.  A complete rundown of today's singles and doubles play can be found below; or in .pdf format on the schedule page and the above hypertext where the team score is listed.

The Rams return home to the Main Campus Courts tomorrow to host Bloomfield College.  Matches versus the Deacons begin at 1:00 p.m.  Philadelphia downed Bloomfield 9-0 on the road back on March 13, 2008 and looks to sweep the season series on Saturday at home.

SINGLES RESULTS
Kyle Kaltenbacher (PhilaU) def. Carson Richter 6-2 6-2
Anders Novesky (PhilaU) def. Shane Lesher 6-0 6-2
Alex Richter (PhilaU) def. Jim Stewart 6-1 6-2
Tom McAvoy (PhilaU) def. Garrett Senior 6-2 6-3
Borys Jarosz (PhilaU) def. Kyle DeRiemer 6-1 6-1
Mike Abate (PhilaU) def. Reese Brown 6-1 6-0

DOUBLES RESULTS (all proset)
Kaltenbacher/Novesky (PhilaU) def. C. Richter/Lesher 8-1
Richter/McAvoy (PhilaU) def. Stewart/Senior 8-2
Jarosz/Abate (PhilaU) def. DeRiemer/Mike Maccherone 8-1