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Men's Tennis Closes out Season with Win (4/30/07)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Men's tennis Team closed out their 2006-07 season Saturday afternoon with a 5-4 win on the road against Ramapo College.

With the win, the Devils finish the season with a 12-2 record, their best mark in the history of the program.

Leading off with doubles competition, the Devils captured two of the three doubles matches to lead 2-1 going into the singles competition. Tyler Weisel (Jr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, Pa.) and Ricardo Martins (Fr., Idegio Pentagono/Sao Paulo, Brazil) improved to 5-0 as a doubles team with an 8-5 pro-set win over Ross Switkes and Scott Seaman at number one doubles. Paul Caceres (So., Bergen Catholic/ Teaneck, N.J.) and Ryan Pell (Jr., West York Area HS/York, Pa.) also remained undefeated as a doubles team (4-0) as they defeated Keith Dobrin and Allen Kats, 8-3 at number two doubles. Greg Kohr and Matt Shau handed the devils their sole doubles loss, an 8-4 defeat of Ken Connelly (Fr., Sacred Heart HS/Millville, N.J.) and Dan Rubin (Fr., Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.) at number three doubles.

Leading 2-1, the Devils needed to win three of the six singles contests to take the match, and did just that, winning at number one, three and six singles. Weisel defeated Kats 6-0, 6-3 at number one singles to finish the season with a 12-3 record (11-1 at number one singles). Martins defeated Dobrin (6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-1 at number three singles. He concluded his freshman campaign with a 10-6 singles record. Connelly also enjoyed a fine freshman season, defeating Shau at number six singles, 6-4, 6-2 to finish the season with a 9-2 record.

Caceres lost to Switkes at number two singles, 6-7 (3), 1-6 to finish the season with an 11-4 record. It was his first dual match loss at number two singles this year (6-1). Rubin and Pell also lost at number four and number five singles respectively. Rubin fell to Joe Marino, 6-2, 6-1 while Pell dropped his match to Seaman in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 0-6.

The men's tennis season has concluded with this match, as the Devils did not secure an at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament.

Record Setting Win for Devils (4/25/07)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team earned their 11th win of the season Tuesday afternoon when they defeated host West Chester University 7-2.

USP's 11 wins establish a new single season record for wins, bettering the previous mark of 10 set back in 2000 when the Devils went 10-4. The Devils are now 11-2 on the season.

The Devils took two of the three doubles matches to take an early 2-1 lead in the match. Tyler Weisel (Jr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, Pa.) and Ricardo Martins (Fr., Idegio Pentagono/Sao Paulo, Brazil) remained undefeated as a tandem at #1 doubles with an 8-2 win over Chip Diem and Andrew Pollack. The same could be said for Paul Caceres (So., Bergen Catholic/ Teaneck, N.J.) and Ryan Pell (Jr., West York Area HS/York, Pa.) who defeated Pete Braun and Jared Rabin at number two doubles, 8-5. Weisel and Martins are 4-0 since teaming up and Caceres and Pell are 3-0. Roberto Franco (Sr., Abraham Lincoln HS/Lima, Peru) and Dan Rubin (Fr., Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.) dropped their match at number three doubles 9-7 to Andrew Silverman and Mike Mulholland.

Weisel improved to 11-3 on the season in singles competition with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Diem at number one singles. Caceres also improved his singles record to 11-3 with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Braun at number three singles. Franco defeated Rabin at number four singles with an identical 6-0, 6-1 score and Pell shutout Silverman 6-0, 6-0 at number five singles. Ken Connelly (Fr., Sacred Heart HS/Millville, N.J.) rounded out the Devils singles winners with a 7-6 (2), 6-3 win over Mulholland at number six singles. West Chester's Pollack recorded the Golden Rams lone singles win with a 6-3, 6-4 decision over Martins at number two singles.

The Devils return to action on Friday, April 27, 2007 when they host Post University in their final home match of the season. Action is set to start at 3:00 p.m.

Devils Sweep Bloomfield for Tenth Win (4/21/07)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team ran their winning streak to five consecutive games with a 9-0 victory over Bloomfield College Saturday afternoon at the tennis courts at McNeill Field Saturday afternoon.

The win improves the Devils record to 10-2 overall. Their 10 wins are the most in a season since the 2000 season when the Devils went 10-4.

The Devils swept through the doubles matches to take an early three point lead in the match. Paul Caceres (So., Bergen Catholic/ Teaneck, N.J.) and Ryan Pell (Jr., West York Area HS/York, Pa.) shutout Matt Dutch and Jon Torres, 8-0 to win their number two doubles match while Ken Connelly (Fr., Sacred Heart HS/Millville, N.J.) and Dan Rubin (Fr., Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.) defeated Bernardo Aviles and Hector Rodriguez at number three doubles by the same 8-0 score. Tyler Weisel (Jr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, Pa.) and Ricardo Martins (Fr., Idegio Pentagono/Sao Paulo, Brazil) completed the doubles sweep with an 8-2 win over Bhaumik Patel and Danny Terrell at number one doubles.

In singles competition, Martins dispatched Terrell, 6-0, 6-0 at number two singles while Caceres defeated Torres in straight sets 6-0, 6-0 at number three singles to earn his tenth singles win of the season. Weisel was a 6-2, 6-0 winner over Patel at number one singles, improving his singles record to 10-3 on the season. Roberto Franco (Sr., Abraham Lincoln HS/Lima, Peru) defeated Dutch 6-0, 6-1 at number four singles for his ninth singles win. Connelly and Rubin completed the sweep with wins at number five and number six singles respectively. Connelly was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Aviles while Rubin was a 6-0, 6-2 winner over Rodriguez.

The men's tennis team is on the road for their next match when they take on West Chester University on Thursday, April 26, 2007. The USP women's team is scheduled to play the Golden Rams as well.

USP Wins Fourth Straight Match (4/19/07)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team won their fourth consecutive match Wednesday afternoon as they defeated East Stroudsburg University 7-2 in a regional match in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

The win improves the Devils record to 9-2 overall. The loss evens ESU's record at 6-6.

The Devils started the match off by sweeping all three doubles matches. Tyler Weisel (Jr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, Pa.) and Ricardo Martins (Fr., Idegio Pentagono/Sao Paulo, Brazil) recorded an 8-4 pro-set win over Jeff Kurz and Kyle Doebler at number one doubles while Roberto Franco (Sr., Abraham Lincoln HS/Lima, Peru) and Dan Rubin (Fr., Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.) were 8-5 victors over Rob Mikolan and Ryan Drozd at number three doubles. The number two doubles match was the closest of the three as Paul Caceres (So., Bergen Catholic/ Teaneck, N.J.) and Ryan Pell (Jr., West York Area HS/York, Pa.) prevailed over Julian Taibi and Andrew Sorgi, 9-7.

The Devils captured singles matches at number one, two, three and six. Martins recorded a 6-1, 6-2 win over Doebler at number two singles and improved his record to 8-5. Weisel improved to 9-3 on the season with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Kurz at number one singles. Caceres was a 10-6 pro-set winner at number three singles, defeating Taibi while Ken Connelly (Fr., Sacred Heart HS/Millville, N.J.) was a 10-8 pro-set winner over Drozd at number six singles. Caceres is now 9-3 on the season while Connelly is 6-2. Pell lost his match at number five singles to Mikolan after winning the first set 7-5 but dropping the second 6-3 and losing the tiebreaker 10-8. Sorgi won at number four singles by default over Franco.

The Devils return to action on Saturday when they host Bloomfield College. The match is set to start at noon.

Devils Defeat Marauders (4/18/07)

Millersville University became the eighth team defeated by the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team yesterday afternoon as the Devils, on the strength of their singles play, handed the Marauders just their second loss of the spring season, a 6-3 defeat in Millersville, Pennsylvania.

The Devils improve to 8-2 overall. Millersville falls to 4-2.

The Devils took two out of the three doubles matches with Tyler Weisel (Jr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, Pa.) and Ricardo Martins (Fr., Idegio Pentagono/Sao Paulo, Brazil) teaming up to earn an 8-2 pro-set win over Greg Bennett and Chris Paolini at number one doubles. Roberto Franco (Sr., Abraham Lincoln HS/Lima, Peru) and Dan Rubin (Fr., Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.) defeated Mark Trieres and Scott Smith, 8-6 at number three doubles for USP's second point of the afternoon. Paul Caceres (So., Bergen Catholic/ Teaneck, N.J.) and Ken Connelly (Fr., Sacred Heart HS/Millville, N.J.) fell to Chris Matisse and Jim Trieres at number two doubles, 8-2.

Leading 2-1 going into the singles competition, USP captured four of the six singles matches to come away with the win. Caceres defeated Matisse at number three singles 7-5, 6-4 to improve his record to 8-3 on the season, while Connelly was a 6-4, 6-3 victor over Smith at number six singles. USP's other two singles wins went to three sets as Weisel defeated Bennett, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 at number one singles and Franco defeated Jim Trieres 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 at number four singles. Weisel and Franco are now 8-3 and 8-4 respectively in singles competition this year. Martins lost to Paolini 7-6, 6-0 at number two singles to drop his record to 7-4 and Mark Trieres defeated Ryan Pell (Jr., West York Area HS/York, Pa.) at number five singles by default.

The Devils return to action today when they take on East Stroudsburg University in a Division II regional matchup in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

Devils Sweep Caldwell for Seventh Win of Season (4/14/07)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team cruised to their seventh win of the season this afternoon, defeating Caldwell College 9-0 at the tennis courts at McNeill field in Philadelphia.

The win improves the Devils record to 7-2 overall.

The doubles team of Ryan Pell (Jr., West York Area HS/York, Pa.) and Ken Connelly (Fr., Sacred Heart HS/Millville, N.J.) got the first team point for the Devils with an 8-2 win over Marcus Collins and Mike Ober at number three doubles. Ricardo Martins (Fr., Idegio Pentagono/Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Dan Rubin (Fr., Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.) followed with an 8-4 win over Amir Zandieh and Jan Marco-Jiras at number two doubles. Tyler Weisel (Jr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, Pa.) and Paul Caceres (So., Bergen Catholic/ Teaneck, N.J.) completed the sweep of the doubles matches with an 8-4 win over Chris Costa and Chris Lacura at #1 doubles, giving the Devils a 3-0 lead going into the singles competition.

In singles competition, Martins recorded a 6-0, 6-0 straight set victory over Collins at number three singles while Caceres defeated Lacura 6-1, 6-1 at number two singles. Pell defeated Jiras 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-5) at number five singles while Connelly was a 6-1, 7-6 winner over Ober at number six singles. Weisel won the toughest match of the day, a three set thriller over Costa, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 at number one singles. Roberto Franco (Sr., Abraham Lincoln HS/Lima, Peru) closed out the competition with an 8-0 pro-set win over Zandieh at number four singles.

Weather permitting; the Devils will take on Post University on Sunday, April 15, 2007 in Philadelphia. The match is slated to start at 1:00 p.m.

Devils Back on Winning Track(4/3/04)

Less than 24 hours after dropping their second consecutive match, the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men’s tennis team chalked up another win, defeating area rival Philadelphia University 7-2 this afternoon at the McNeill tennis courts on campus.

The win improves the Devils record to 6-2 on the season. Philadelphia University drops to 2-8.

Doubles took the stage to open the match with the team of Roberto Franco (Sr., Abraham Lincoln HS/Lima, Peru) and Ricardo Martins (Fr., Idegio Pentagono/Sao Paulo, Brazil) earning the first team point with an 8-3 win over Skylar Tibbits and Boo Burnier at the number two slot. Tyler Weisel (Jr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, Pa.) and Paul Caceres (So., Bergen Catholic/ Teaneck, N.J.) followed with a win at number one doubles, defeating Anders Novesky and Alex Richter by an identical 8-3 score. Ryan Pell (Jr., West York Area HS/York, Pa.) and Dan Rubin (Fr., Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.) completed the doubles sweep with an 8-4 win over Mike Abate and Pat Midway.

Martins easily defeated Abate at number four singles, 8-1 while Weisel handed Richter an 8-3 loss at number two singles. Caceres also won his number three singles match by an identical 8-3 score over Burnier. Ken Connelly (Fr., Sacred Heart HS/Millville, N.J.) rounded out the singles winners for the Devils with an 8-4 win over Borys Jarosz at number six singles. The Rams earned wins at number one and number five singles as Franco fell to Novesky 8-6 at the number one slot and Pell lost to Tibbits 8-6 at the number five slot.

The Devils return to action on Thursday, April 12, 2007 when they travel to Millersville University to take on the Marauders in a Division II regional matchup.

Haverford Sweeps Devils (4/3/07)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team dropped their second consecutive match of the season yesterday afternoon, falling to nationally ranked Haverford College, 9-0 in Haverford, Pennsylvania.

The loss drops the Devils to 5-2 on the season, Haverford, ranked #30 nationally in Division III and #7 in the Division III Atlantic South region, improves to 8-0.

Steve Feder and Dave Merrell earned the Fords first team point of the day at number three doubles with a 8-0 win over Ryan Pell (Jr., West York Area HS/York, Pa.) and Dan Rubin (Fr., Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.). Marc Adelberg and Tom Kinrade were 8-3 winners at number two doubles over Roberto Franco (Sr., Abraham Lincoln HS/Lima, Peru) and Ricardo Martins (Fr., Idegio Pentagono/Sao Paulo, Brazil), while Elmar Trust and Alex Buxbaum rallied from a 5-2 deficit to win at number one doubles, 9-7 over Tyler Weisel (Jr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, Pa.) and Paul Caceres (So., Bergen Catholic/ Teaneck, N.J.).

In singles competition, Adelberg made easy work of Martins, 6-0, 6-2 at number four singles while Mike Gelberg cruised to a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Pell at number five singles. Feder topped Franco in straight sets at number two, 6-1, 6-2, while Marc Rudolph defeated Caceres at number three in three sets, 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (10-2). Buxbaum defeated Weisel at the number one singles slot, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1. Penn Tong completed the sweep as the sun set with a 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8) win at number six singles over Ken Connelly (Fr., Sacred Heart HS/Millville, N.J.).

The Devils return home to take on Philadelphia University on Tuesday, April 3, 2007. The match will start at 3:30 p.m.

Devils Suffer First Loss of the Season (4/2/07)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team suffered their first loss of the 2006-07 campaign on Saturday as Bloomsburg University defeated the Devils 7-1 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.

The loss drops the Devils to 5-1 on the year.

The Devils lone victory on the afternoon came at the number six singles slot as Ken Connelly (Fr., Sacred Heart HS/Millville, N.J.) defeated Mike Marra 6-3, 6-2.

USP dropped all three doubles contests to open the match. Tyler Weisel (Jr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, Pa.) and Paul Caceres (So., Bergen Catholic/ Teaneck, N.J.) lost at #1 doubles to Dan Gal and Ryan Glubo 8-1. Roberto Franco (Sr., Abraham Lincoln HS/Lima, Peru) and Ricardo Martins (Fr., Idegio Pentagono/Sao Paulo, Brazil) dropped their #2 doubles match to Daniel Phillips and Wil Biddle, 8-4, while Ryan Pell (Jr., West York Area HS/York, Pa.) and Dan Rubin (Fr., Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.) lost at #3 doubles 9-7 to Geoff Whitely and Marra.

In singles competition, Franco lost to Gal at #1 singles, 6-1, 6-0 while Weisel lost to Glubo 4-6, 7-6, 10-7 at #2 singles. Caceres suffered his first collegiate loss in dual match competition, falling to Phillips 6-4, 6-2 at #3 singles. Martins rounded out the completed singles matches with a 3-6, 6-3, 10-4 loss to Biddle in the #4 singles slot.

The Devils return to action on Monday, April 2, 2007 when they travel to Haverford College to take on the Fords.

Devils Start Spring Season with a Win (3/15/07)

The men's tennis team at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia took up where there left off last fall, recording a 9-0 win over Chestnut Hill College yesterday afternoon the Chestnut Hill College tennis courts.

The doubles contests took the courts first with the Devils sweeping all three matches. Tyler Weisel (Jr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, Pa.) and Paul Caceres (So., Bergen Catholic/ Teaneck, N.J.) defeated Shane Lesher and Garrett Senior at #1 doubles 8-2 while Roberto Franco (Sr., Abraham Lincoln HS/Lima, Peru) and Ricardo Martins (Fr., Idegio Pentagono/Sao Paulo, Brazil) won their #2 doubles match over Ryan Karle and Mike Devine by an identical 8-2 score. Dan Rubin (Fr., Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.) and Ken Connelly (Fr., Sacred Heart HS/Millville, N.J.) teamed up at #3 doubles to defeat David Beltram and Dan Vizak, 8-0 to take a 3-0 lead in the match.

In singles competition, Weisel defeated Lesher, 6-2, 6-0 at #1 singles while Caceres defeated Karle, 6-0, 6-1 at #2 singles. Franco recorded a 6-1, 6-2 win over Senior at #3 singles and Martins was a 6-2, 6-2 winner over Devine at #4 singles. Rounding out the singles winners were Rubin and Connelly. Rubin defeated James Stewart, 6-1, 6-2 at #5 singles while Connelly shutout Kyle DeRiemer, 6-0, 6-0 at #6 singles.

The Devils return to action this afternoon when they travel to the Main Line to take on Eastern University.

USP Remains Perfect with Win over Ursinus (10/13/06)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team closed out the fall portion of their schedule yesterday afternoon with a 9-0 win over Ursinus College at the McNeil Tennis Courts in Philadelphia.

The Devils remain undefeated with the win and improve to 4-0.

Opening the match with doubles, the Devils swept all three contests to take an early 3-0 lead. Tyler Weisel (Jr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, Pa.) and Paul Caceres (So., Bergen Catholic/ Teaneck, N.J.) defeated Greg Hoffman and Jed Ellwood, 8-0 at number one doubles. At number two doubles, Roberto Franco (Sr., Abraham Lincoln HS/Lima, Peru) and Ricardo Martins (Fr., Idegio Pentagono/Sao Paulo, Brazil) defeated Todd Wanderlin and Steve Leydett, 8-2. Closing out the doubles winners were Ryan Pell (Jr., West York Area HS/York, Pa.) and Dan Rubin (Fr., Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.), a 8-3 victor over Ryan Metcalf and Wes Palmer at number three doubles.

Moving on to singles competition, the Devils swept all six matches to complete the 9-0 sweep of the Bears. At number one flight, Weisel defeated Metcalf, 6-0, 6-1. Caceres defeated Ellwood, 6-0, 6-2 at number two flight. Franco was a 6-0, 6-0 winner over Hoffman at number three flight while Martins recorded a 6-0, 6-1 win over Wanderlin at number four flight. At number five flight, Pell defeated Leydett, 6-0, 6-0 while Rubin defeated Palmer, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 at number six flight.

Yesterday's match was the Devils last fall match. The USP men's tennis team will resume competition in the spring '07.

Devils Shutout Rams for Third Straight Win (10/5/06)

Fresh off their performance at the recent ITA Regional Championships last weekend, the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team returned to dual match action, defeating the Philadelphia University Rams 9-0 to remain undefeated.

The win improves the Devils record to 3-0.

Starting off with the doubles competition, the Devils swept all three matches by identical pro-set scores of 8-4. Tyler Weisel (Jr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, Pa.) and Paul Caceres (So., Bergen Catholic/ Teaneck, N.J.) defeated Alex Richter and Bob Burnier at number one doubles. At number two doubles, Roberto Franco (Sr., Abraham Lincoln HS/Lima, Peru) and Ricardo Martins (Fr., Idegio Pentagono/Sao Paulo, Brazil) continued their winning ways, defeating Mike Abate and Jason Sanvido to improve to 6-1 as a doubles team. Ryan Pell (Jr., West York Area HS/York, Pa.) and Dan Rubin (Fr., Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.) completed the doubles sweep, defeating Pat Midway and Mario Bermeo at number three doubles.

USP followed the doubles sweep by taking all six singles matches to complete the 9-0 shutout. Weisel defeated Richter 6-3, 6-0 at number one singles while Caceres defeated Abate 6-0, 6-1 at number two singles. In the number three flight, Franco recorded a 6-0, 6-0 win over Burnier. Martins recorded a 6-2, 6-1 win over Sanvido at number four flight while Pell handed Boris Jarocz a 6-4, 7-5 defeat at number five flight. Rounding out the singles winners was Rubin, a 6-3, 6-2 victor over Bermeo at number six flight.

The Devils will take on Ursinus College in their only home match of the fall on Thursday, October 12, 2006 as they conclude the fall portion of their schedule.

Devils Remain Undefeated with Win at West Chester (9/29/06)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team won their second straight match of the season yesterday with an 8-1 victory at West Chester University.

USP improves to 2-0 with the win while West Chester falls to 0-2.

The Devils started off the match by capturing all three doubles matches. Tyler Weisel (Jr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, Pa.) and Paul Caceres (So., Bergen Catholic/ Teaneck, N.J.) defeated Chip Diem and Andrew Pollack at number one doubles 8-4 while Roberto Franco (Sr., Abraham Lincoln HS/Lima, Peru) and Ricardo Martins (Fr., Idegio Pentagono/Sao Paulo, Brazil) defeated Michael Mulholland and Peter Braun by an identical 8-4 score at number two doubles. Completing the doubles sweep were Ryan Pell (Jr., West York Area HS/York, Pa.) and Dan Rubin (Fr., Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.), who captured the number three doubles match with an 8-0 win over Geoffrey Brockman and Anthony Pugliese.

Weisel easily captured the number one singles match with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Diem while Caceres recorded a 6-4, 6-2 win at number two singles over Pollack. Franco, Martins and Rubin also recorded singles wins to give the Devils five singles victories in six matches. Franco defeated Mulholland 6-2, 6-1 at number three singles while Martins defeated Pugliese 6-1, 7-5 at the number four spot. Rubin rounded out the USP winners with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Andrew Racilla at number six singles.

West Chester's only point of the match came at number five singles as Braun defeated Pell, 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-8).

The Devils will be competing this weekend at the ITA Regional Tournament held at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.

Devils Kick off Season with Hard Fought Win at LaSalle (9/25/06)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team started their fall 2006 campaign the same way they finished the season in the spring, with a victory. In a match scheduled, rescheduled and rescheduled again, the Devils battled Division I LaSalle University handing the Explorers a 4-3 defeat at LaSalle's Belfield Courts last Friday afternoon.

The doubles teams took to the courts first on the afternoon with the Devils needing to win two of the three matches to earn the one point available according to Division I scoring rules. USP's #3 doubles team of Ryan Pell (Jr., West York Area HS/York, Pa.) and Dan Rubin (Fr., Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.) dropped their doubles match to Erick Glick and Matt Rivera, 8-2 to force the Devils to win the remaining two doubles matches to earn the point.

USP did just that as Tyler Weisel (Jr., Greater Latrobe Sr. HS/Greensburg, Pa.) and Paul Caceres (So., Bergen Catholic/ Teaneck, N.J.) took the #1 doubles match, defeating Jonathan Maula and Scott Karwowski, 8-4 and Roberto Franco (Sr., Abraham Lincoln HS/Lima, Peru) and Ricardo Martins (Fr., Idegio Pentagono/Sao Paulo, Brazil) defeated Ross Flockerzie and Christian Harvey, 8-4 to earn the point and put the Devils up 1-0 heading into the singles competition.

Caceres scored an easy 6-1, 6-0 win at #2 singles defeating Karwowski and Weisel defeated Flockerzie 6-2, 6-1 at #1 singles. LaSalle countered with straight sets wins at #5 and #6 singles. Chris Butera defeated Pell 6-2, 6-2 at the number five flight while Rubin lost to Phil Loatman 4-6, 4-6 at the number six flight.

At number four flight Martins dropped the first set to Glick 6-3 and took the second set into a tiebreaker. Glick scored a 12-10 victory in the tiebreaker to take the second set and the match 7-6. Franco, playing at number three singles, had the toughest match of all, dropping the first set 4-6 to Rivera before taking the next two 6-4 and 6-3 to give the Devils a split of the six singles matches and the team victory 4-3.

The Devils will play at West Chester on Thursday, September 28, 2006 before heading north to Bloomsburg for the regional ITA Tournament.