Philadelphia, PA- The Philadelphia men's tennis team (15-5, 9-2 CACC) knocked off city rival the Chestnut Hill College Griffins (11-10, 5-5 CACC) 9-0 on Tuesday evening at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Center.

The Rams were led by the #1 doubles team of sophomores Adrian Torroella-Cruz (Gainesville, FL/ Gainesville) and Manoli Sgouros (Forest Hills, NY/ Holy Cross) who batted the Griffins away 8-4.

Torroella-Cruz won his #1 singles contest 6-3, 6-2, while Sgouros handily took #2 singles 6-2, 6-2.

The Rams return to the hard courts on Thursday (4/15) vs. Adelphi University at the Abraham Salaman'58 Courts at 4:00 p.m.