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Towson Invitational
2nd Place

October 3-5, 2003

Blue Hens Win Three Before Falling to Georgetown in Title Match

TOWSON, MD -- The University of Delaware men's tennis team won all three matches in pool play before falling to Georgetown in the championship match the the Towson Invitational this past weekend.

The Blue Hens (5-2) downed Loyola 5-0, UMBC 3-2, and Mt. St. Mary's 5-0 on Friday to advance to the championship match. The match was postponed due to rain on Saturday but resumed Sunday with the Hens dropping a narrow 3-2 decision to the Hoyas.

UMBC placed third in the tournament followed by Villanova, host Towson, Mt. St. Mary's, Loyola, and Monmouth in the eight-team event. Georgetown advanced to the finals following wins of 4-1 over Monmouth, 3-2 over Villanova, and 5-0 over Towson.

In the championship match, Georgetown clinched the win with two victories in singles as Scott Faust downed Delaware's Adam Liebman at No. 3 and Kevin Killeavy upended Josh Ditman 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 4 spot. Georgetown also picked up the win in doubles to clinch the team victory. Delaware received wins from Sanjay Khindri at No. 1 singles and John Tully at No. 2.

Tully and Khindri both posted 4-0 records in singles for the tournament while Ditman was 3-1, Liebman was 2-2, and the doubles team of Ari Zweig and Michael Austin went 2-2. The Blue Hens return to action Oct. 11 at La Salle.

AGATE:

Delaware def. Loyola, 5-0

Singles: John Tully, D, def. John Laramie, 6-1, 6-1; Sanjay Khindri, D, def. Nick Bowers, 6-4, 6-2; Adam Liebman, D, def. Jonathan Falcichio, 6-0, 6-0; Josh Ditman, D, def. Bill Horne, 6-2, 6-3; Doubles: Ari Zweig-Michael Austin, D, def. Dan Silky-Adam Weissinger, 6-3, 6-3.

Delaware def. UMBC, 3-2

Singles: Sanjay Khindri, D, def. Mikhail Kouznetson, 6-3, 6-4; John Tully, D, def. James Tyler, 6-4, 6-0; Mike Keller, UMBC, def. Adam Liebman, 6-3, 6-4; Josh Ditman, D, def. Djam Gusman, 7-5, 7-5; Doubles: Josef Norstay-Luis Baralcli, UMBC, def. Ari Zweig-Michael Austin, 6-3, 6-2.

Delaware def. Mt. St. Mary's, 5-0

Singles: John Tully, D, def. Drew Arbeiter, 6-0, 6-1; Sanjay Khindri, D, def. Phil Holliday, 6-2, 6-4; Adam Liebman, D, def. Bob Cozzillio, 6-4, 6-1; Josh Ditman, D, def. Paul Stuart, 7-5, 6-4; Doubles: Ari Zweig-Michael Austin, D, def. Chris Frein-Matt Ross, 6-0, 6-0.

Championship Match: Georgetown def. Delaware, 3-2

Singles: Sanjay Khindri, D, def. Dennis Cravedi, 2-6, 7-6, 7-5; John Tully, D, def. Eric Conrad, 6-2, 6-3; Scott Faust, G, def. Adam Liebman, 7-5, 7-6; Kevin Killeavy, G, def. Josh Ditman, 6-1, 6-3; Doubles: Erik Bildman-Ryan Peisel, G, def. Ari Zweig-Mike Austin, 6-3, 6-4.

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