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Delaware 5, Temple 2
March 28, 2003

Blue Hens Head Into Break With Road Victory 

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Delaware men's tennis team posted its second straight victory Friday afternoon as the Blue Hens handled Temple 5-2 in non-league action.

The Delaware women were also scheduled to play Friday but their home match vs. West Chester was postponed due to rain. The match has tentatively been rescheduled for April 15.

The Blue Hen men improved to 9-8 in dual action this season and won their second straight match as they captured two of the three doubles matches to win the doubles point and took four of the six singles matches.

In singles play, Delaware's No. 1 player John Tully posted a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 win over Tyler Winn, Delaware's Dustin Lewis was a 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 6-4 winner over John Sy at No. 4, Adam Liebman posted a 6-0, 6-0 win over Temple's Elad Diu at No. 5, and Josh Ditman posted a 6-3, 6-3 victory over James Logan at the No. 6 spot. Ditman improved to 10-3 on the season, including a 7-0 mark at No. 6.

In doubles action, Delaware got wins from the No. 2 team of Sanjay Khindri and Ditman and the No. 3 tandem of Ari Zweig and Patrick Seitz.

Both Delaware teams will spend next week in Florida with the women opening April 1 at St. Leo followed by the men opening play April 2 at Webber College. The men will also play at Stetson while the UD women will also take on Webber and Embry-Riddle during the annual trip.

AGATE:

Delaware def. Temple, 5-2

Singles: John Tully, D, def. Tyler Wynn, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, Yhonny Murray, T, def. Sanjay Khindri, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4; Gauraz Kumar, T, def. Robert Wirth, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1; Dustin Lewis, D, def. John Sy, 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 6-4; Adam Liebman, D, def. Elad Diu, 6-0, 6-0; Josh Ditman, D, def. James Logan, 6-3, 6-3.

Doubles: Kumar-Murray, T, def. Tully-Wirth, 8-2; Khindri-Ditman, D, def. Wynn-Sy, 8-6; Ari Zweig-Patrick Seitz, D, def. Diu-Logan, 8-6.

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