FLUSHING, N.Y. - The Daemen College men's tennis team fell 7-2  in a East Coast Conference match to the Queens College Knights this evening.  The loss dropped them to 7-13 overall (1-3 ECC) while the hosts improved to 11-4 on the season (3-1 ECC).

 "After a long day of travel we played Queens today and competed really well," head coach Stephen Beatty said. "I was super happy with how hard we fought and we will be prepared to battle St. Thomas Aquinas College tomorrow."

The team of sophomores Gregory Lowe (East Aurora, N.Y./East Aurora) and Zach Kinnaird (Amherst, N.Y./Sweet Home) got the Wildcats on the board with an 8-4 defeat of Queens' Kevin Burgess and Howard Wong at No. 3 doubles.
 
John Wilson (Seneca Falls, N.Y. / Mynderse) was the only Wildcat to break through in singles action, winning his No. 6 singles matchup against the Wong, 6-4, 6-1.  

The Wildcats compete against another East Coast Conference opponent tomorrow (Apr. 12) at 10 a.m. as they take on the St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans.

FULL RESULTS
#1 Doubles: Christopher Baron/Andre Pellegrino (QC) def Adam Kerr/John LeMar (Daemen)
#2 Doubles: Younes Hidass/Adam Pizom (QC) def Kiran Kudaravalli/John Wilson (Daemen) 8-5
#3 Doubles: Greg Lowe/Zach Kinnaird (Daemen) def Kevin Burgess/Howard Wong (QC) 8-2

#1 Singles: Hidass def Kudaravalli 6-2, 6-2
#2 Singles: Baron def Lowe 6-1, 6-3
#3 Singles: Pellegrino def LeMar 6-3, 6-2
#4 Singles: Burgess def Kerr 6-0, 6-1
#5 Singles: Pizom def Kinnaird 6-1, 6-3
#6 Singles: Wilson def Wong 6-4, 6-1