Men's Tennis Hosts St. Vincent Saturday Night

3/18/2022 11:06:00 AM

By: CONTACT: Mike Miranto, Sr. Associate A.D. for Communications/Operations | 716-839-8385 | mmiranto@daemen.edu

AMHERST, N.Y. - The Daemen men's tennis team returns to home action Saturday evening (7 p.m.) when they host the St. Vincent Bearcats for a dual match at Miller Tennis Center in Williamsville.

The Wildcats (1-6, 0-0 ECC) have split their last two matched, defeating Division III Houghton (7-2) and falling to Division I St. Bonaventure (7-0) last week. In the win over the Highlanders, Luis de Vuyst (Antwerp, Belgium), Sam Greco (Amherst, N.Y.), Zachary Laplante (Ottawa, Canada) and Phillip Vance (Orchard Park, N.Y.) all earned wins in both singles and doubles play to lead the way.

Now in his third season with the program, Vance has collected 17 wins (combined singles/doubles) in his career to date. Newcomers de Vuyst (Antwerp, Belgium) Laplante also figure prominently in the Wildcats' lineup. The Wildcats got a boost recently with the return of Greco, who had missed the first two matches of the spring season. Senior Marcos Lerma Escobar (Zaragoza, Spain) also saw his first action of the season vs. Houghton, winning in the No. 6 singles position.

St. Vincent is a member of NCAA Division III and the Presidents' Athletic Conference. The Bearcats are off to a 4-2 start this season, but will be looking to snap a two-match slide when they visit Daemen. Sophomore David Lynn and senior Mauricio Sanchez led the Bearcats with identical 4-2 marks in singles play this season. All four of Lynn's singles victories have come in the No. 1 position of their lineup.

Saturday's match marks the first all-time meeting between the Wildcats and Bearcats.

MEN'S PROJECTED LINEUP
#1 Doubles: Luis de Vuyst / Sam Greco
#2 Doubles: Phillip Vance / Zachary Laplante
#3 Doubles: Ross Belen / Jayven Williamson

#1 Singles: Luis de Vuyst
#2 Singles: Phillip Vance
#3 Singles: Zachary Laplante
#4 Singles: Sam Greco
#5 Singles: Jayven Williamson
#6 Singles: Marcos Lerma Escobar

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