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No. 68 AU Men's Tennis Defeats Colgate, 5-0
Eagles will face Bucknell and Lehigh on Sunday

Freshman Juancarlo Vazquez recovered from a first set loss to win at No. 4 singles.

March 29, 2003

WASHINGTON -- Changing the venue to the Maryland Tennis Center because of inclement weather, the No. 68 American University men's tennis team defeated its first Patriot League challenge, Colgate, 5-0, Saturday afternoon.

The Eagles improve to 8-2 overall and 1-0 in Patriot League action while the Raiders drop to 8-6 and 0-1 in Patriot League play.

AU swept the singles as Tushar Garg (Mumbai, India/Bradenton Academy) defeated Reed Hagmann at No. 1, 6-3, 6-2. Guillaume Tarralle (Paris, France/French International School) was a winner at No. 2 over Eric Sacculo, 7-6, 6-4, while Kyle Bailey (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) took out Jake Heims at No. 3, 6-4, 6-2. No. 116 Juancarlo Vazquez (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Centre Educativo Superior Vocational) recovered from a 3-6 deficit in the first set to beat Evan Ambrose in the final two, 6-1, 6-3.

Garg and Taralle teamed up to beat Hagmann and Heims at No. 1 doubles, 8-3, while Ruben Rivero (Sevilla, Spain/Suffolk County Community College) and Juan Jaysingh (Rockville, Md./Georgetown Prep) won at No. 3 doubles over Sacculo and Blake Willmarth, 8-4.

The Eagles host Bucknell and Lehigh Sunday afternoon at the Maryland Tennis Center starting at 1:30 p.m.

AMERICAN 5, COLGATE 0
Singles
1. Tushar Garg (AU) def. Reed Hagmann (CU), 6-3, 6-2
2. Guillaume Tarralle (AU) def. Eric Sacculo (CU), 7-6, 6-4
3. Kyle Bailey (AU) def. Jake Heims (CU), 6-4, 6-2
4. Juancarlo Vazquez (AU) def. Evan Ambrose (CU), 3-6, 6-1, 6-3

Doubles
1. Garg/Taralle (AU) def. Hagmann/Heims (CU), 8-3
2. Ambrose/Jon Bedard (CU) def. Bailey/Fliegelman (AU), 7-6
3. Ruben Rivero/Jaysingh (AU) def. Sacculo/Blake Willmarth (CU), 8-4