Drexel University Athletics
Drexel University
St. Francis (N.Y.)
Dragons Ace St. Francis 9-0
10/17/2007 6:16:05 PM | Men's Tennis
Philadelphia, Pa. - Drexel defeated St. Francis (N.Y.) in convincing fashion, sweeping all its matches in a dominating win over the Terriers. The closest match of the day was at first singles where Omar Laalej took three sets to finish off Jindrich Chaloupka 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. Drexel did not allow the Terriers to win a game in the remainder of its singles matches.
Sabyaschi Bose, Ayusha Wadhwan, Jarrod Popovice and Alex Barnes all closed out their matches unscathed and Gaurav Parihk won by default at sixth singles to claim Drexel's sixth overall point. In doubles play the pairing of Laalej and Joe Koebele defeated Chaloupka and Elan Evans 8-6. Popovice and Barnes shutout Tyrone Fordham and Assem El-Gharir 8-0 at second doubles while Bose and Wadhwan won by default to close out Drexel's 9-0 blanking.
Laalej and Koebele are in action this weekend at the Wilson/ITA Northeast Regional Championships, held at Princeton University.
Match Results
Singles
Omar Laalej (DU) def. Jindrich Chaloupka 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Saabyaschi Bose (DU) def. Elan Evans 3-0, ret.
Ayusha Wadhwan (DU) def. Tyrone Fordham 6-0, 6-0
Jarrod Popovice (DU) def. Assem El-Gharir 6-0, 6-0
Alex Barnes (DU) def. Nick Guierrio 6-0, 6-0
Gaurav Parihk (DU) won by default
Doubles
Laalej/Koebele (DU) def. Chaloupka/Evans 8-6
Popovice/Barnes (DU) def. Fordham/El-Gharir 8-0
Bose/Wadhwan (DU) won by default
