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Dukes Place Third at A-10 Championship All-Time Best Finish for Men's Tennis Program
Head Coach Whitney Snyder
 
Head Coach Whitney Snyder
  

April 13, 2003

Duquesne's fifth-seeded men's tennis team placed third at the Atlantic 10 Championship after defeating third-seeded Xavier, 4-2 on Sunday at the Oxford Athletic Club in Monroeville, PA. This is the highest Duquesne's men's tennis program has ever finished in the conference standings. St. Bonaventure captured the 2003 title with the Bonnies' 4-2 victory over Richmond.

The Dukes lost the doubles point, but bounced back to win four of the six singles matches as sophomore Seth Fogelman (Naples, FL / Barron Collier) won at number one, junior Micael Lopez-Acevedo (Guaynabo, PR / Colegio Marista / Bowling Green) won at number two and freshmen Russell Moseley (St. Michael, Barbados / Louis Lynch Secondary)won at number three and Robert Ojeda (San Juan, PR / Marquette) won at number six.

Lopez-Acevedo paced the Dukes throughout the weekend tournament as he was a perfect 3-0 at number two singles and, teaming with Fogelman, won one DU doubles match today over the Musketeers' Matthew Thinnes and Rob Simpson, 8-5.

Previously, Duquesne's best finish in men's tennis was fourth, which DU last achieved in 2000. Today's result raised Duquesne's place in the 2002-03 Atlantic 10 Commmissioner's Cup men's standings to a tie for third place with 33 points.

Duquesne Results

Singles: 

1. Seth Fogelman (DUQ) def. Matthew Thinnes         6-3, 7-6 (4)
2. Micael Lopez-Acevedo (DUQ) def. Brent Lehring    6-2, 6-2
3. Russell Moseley (DUQ) def. Justin Yeager         6-3, 6-2
4. Rob Simpson (XU) vs. Devon Peightal              0-6, 6-6 DNF
5. Ryan Potts (XU) def. Ryan Moseley                6-2, 6-4
6. Robert Ojeda (DUQ) def. Scott Triplett           6-4, 6-2

Doubles: 

1. Brad Meadows/Yeager (XU) def. Fogelman/Ru. Moseley  9-8
2. Lopez-Acevedo/Peightal (DUQ) def. Thinnes/Simpson   8-5
3. Lehring/Triplett (XU) def. Ryan Moseley/Ojeda       8-2

Sunday's Results 

Championship:  St. Bonaventure (#2) defeats Xavier (#1)           4-2
Third Place:   Duquesne (#5) defeats Xavier (#3)                 4-2
Fifth Place:   Saint Joseph's (#4) defeats George Washington (#6) 4-3
Seventh Place: Dayton (#7) defeats Temple (#9)                    4-0

Final Team Standings 

1.  St. Bonaventure
2.  Richmond
3.  Duquesne
4.  Xavier
5.  Saint Joseph's
6.  George Washington
7.  Dayton
8.  Temple
9.  Rhode Island
10. Fordham
11. La Salle

ATLANTIC 10 COMMISSIONER'S CUP
 Unofficial Standings - April 13, 2003

MEN'S STANDINGS 

Place School                 Points


1.    (1) La Salle            36.5
2.    (3) Saint Joseph's      33.5
T3.   (T6) Duquesne       33.0
T3.   (T8) Richmond           33.0
5.    (2) Massachusetts       31.5
6.    (T8) Xavier             31.0
7.    (T6) Dayton             29.0
8.    (5) George Washington   30.5
9.    (4) Rhode Island        28.5
10.   (12) St. Bonaventure    22.5
11.   (10) Temple             18.0
12.   (11) Fordham            14.0

OVERALL STANDINGS 

Place School                 Points


1.    (1) Richmond            86.5
2.    (T2) Rhode Island       68.0
3.    (4) George Washington   67.5
4.    (6) Saint Joseph's      67.0
5.    (T2) La Salle           66.0
6.    (7) Dayton              62.0
T7.   (8) Duquesne        61.0
T7.   (5) Massachusetts       61.0
9.    (9) Xavier              54.5
10.   (10) Temple             47.5
11.   (12) St. Bonaventure    37.0
12.   (11) Fordham            32.0

Number in parentheses reflect prior standings, last updated on March 9, 2003

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