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Varun Desai

Men's Tennis by Alex Slocum, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Kutztown Sweeps Doubles, Falls Short to La Salle

Results
 
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Kutztown University men's tennis team suffered a 5-2 setback against La Salle Saturday afternoon in a non-conference match.
 
KU started the day by securing all three doubles matches, however was only awarded one team point due to Division I rules.
 
Top Golden Bears Rushi Amin (Orefield, PA/Lake Brantley) and Varun Desai (Mumbai, India/K.C. College) teamed up at No. 1 doubles to defeat Brian Balico and Joseph LaBate, 8-4.
 
Rich Lichtenwalner (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) and Ben Nace (Spring Grove, Pa./Delone Catholic) squeezed out a 9-8 victory at No. 2 doubles, while Matt Maguire (Centurion, South Africa/Tuks Sports School) and Ken Beebe (Landenberg, Pa./Kennett) grabbed an 8-4 victory at No. 3 doubles.
 
Desai again saw LaBate at the No. 2 singles spot, grabbing the only other victory for the Golden Bears in the defeat (6-4, 2-6, 6-4).
 
Kutztown wraps up its fall season 0-1. Desai was crowned the singles individual champion at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Individual Championships, while also teaming up with Amin to take the doubles championship.
 
Singles
1. Fennell (LAS) def.  Amin (KUT) 6-3, 7-5
2. Desai (KUT) def. LaBate (LAS) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
3. Fetterman (LAS) def. Maguire (KUT) 6-4, 7-5
4. Kasinow (LAS) def. Lichtenwalner (KUT) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
5. Balico (LAS) def. Beebe (KUT) 6-3, 7-5
6. MacLeod (LAS) def. Hernandez (KUT) 6-1, 6-3
 
 
Doubles
1. Amin/Desai (KUT) def. Balico/LaBate (LAS) 8-4
2. Lichtenwalner/Nace (KUT) def. Fetterman/Fennell (LAS) 9-8
3. Maguire/Beebe (KUT) def. MacLeod/Kasinow (LAS) 8-4


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