John LeMar posted the 30th doubles win of his career this evening, tying the program record set by Gregory Lowe from 2012-16

Men's Tennis 2/17/2017 11:51:00 PM Mike Miranto, Associate A.D. for Communications

Men's Tennis Gets Back In Win Column

Wildcats Close Home-Stand With 7-2 Win Over Salem International; LeMar Ties Program Record With 30th Career Doubles Win

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. - The Daemen College men's tennis team closed out its three-match home-stand with a 7-2 defeat of visiting Salem International University in a non-league dual match at Miller Tennis Center this evening.

The win marked Daemen's first of the spring season as the Wildcats improve to 2-6 in dual matches in 2016-17. SIU, an independent member of NCAA Division II, dropped to 2-2 with the loss.

Teaming together for the first time this season, brothers John LeMar (North Tonawanda, N.Y./North Tonawanda) and Andrew LeMar (North Tonawanda, N.Y./North Tonawanda) scored an 8-0 victory in second doubles, as did veteran Mark Veitengruber (Rockford, Mich./Rockford) and greenhorn James Schaab-Rozbicki (Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville North) in third doubles to help Daemen establish a 2-1 lead in the match. SIU's Landon Schultz-Zwahr and Christian Manalang squeaked by DC's Fabian Wilde Crimmitschau, Germany/Julius-Motteler) and Ricardo Ruiz Martinez (Valencia, Spain/American International College) to help the Tigers avoid a sweep of doubles play.

Singles play saw Daemen pick up the three points it needed to secure the victory with relative ease, while also adding a pair of dramatic points for good measure. Ruiz Martinez took down Manalang in second singles, 6-1, 6-2; Justin Milner (Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca) blanked SIU's Kevin Musasia in third singles, 6-0, 6-0; and Adam Kerr (Penfield, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit) was a 6-1, 6-0 winner in fifth singles over Antonio Shaw. Those matches were already in the books as Daemen's David Gonzalez Villegas (Pereira, Colombia/Liceo Frances de Pereira) and John LeMar gutted out wins in three sets at first and fourth singles, respectively. Gonzalez Villegas dropped the first set (6-7) in his matchup with Schultz-Zwahr before battling back to take the second (6-3) and third (1-0). LeMar did the opposite, taking a hotly contested first set 7-6, before dropping the second 6-7. He staved off a match point in the decisive third to win 1-0 and secure the point for the Wildcats.

Marcelo Pacheco scored a 6-3, 6-2 win in sixth singles over DC's John Wilson (Seneca Falls, N.Y./Mynderse) to round out the scoring.

It was a historically significant match for DC's John LeMar. Not only did he record his 25th career singles win, his doubles victory gives him 30 for his career to bring him into a tie with Gregory Lowe for the program's all-time lead.

Daemen is back in action this Sunday, Feb. 19 with a neutral site dual match vs. Hillsdale College at the Westwood Racquet Club in Erie, Pa.

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Players Mentioned

Gregory Lowe: 5' 9"; Senior

David Gonzalez Villegas: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Adam Kerr: 5' 11"; Senior

Andrew LeMar: 5' 7"; Redshirt Sophomore

John LeMar: 5' 10"; Senior

Justin Milner: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Mark Veitengruber: 6' 0"; Junior

John Wilson: 5' 7"; Senior

James Schaab-Rozbicki: 5' 11"; Freshman

Fabian Wilde: 5' 8"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gregory Lowe
: 5' 9"; Senior

David Gonzalez Villegas
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Adam Kerr
: 5' 11"; Senior

Andrew LeMar
: 5' 7"; Redshirt Sophomore

John LeMar
: 5' 10"; Senior

Justin Milner
: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Mark Veitengruber
: 6' 0"; Junior

John Wilson
: 5' 7"; Senior

James Schaab-Rozbicki
: 5' 11"; Freshman

Fabian Wilde
: 5' 8"; Freshman