When and Where: March 9, 2022 – Houghton, N.Y. (Kerr-Pegula Field House)

Score: Daemen 7, Houghton 2

Records: Daemen 1-5, 0-0 ECC; Houghton 2-5, 0-0 Empire 8

HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- The Daemen College men's tennis team picked up its first win of the 2021-22 season following a 7-2 victory over Houghton College in an inter-divisional matchup tonight at the Kerr-Pegula Field House on the Houghton campus.

DOUBLES RESULTS

• No. 1 (Daemen, 8-2): Luis de Vuyst / Sam Greco defeats Micah Schilke / Levi Webb
• No. 2 (Daemen, 8-6): Zachary Laplante / Phillip Vance defeats Jaimie Staerkle / Isaac Little
• No. 3 (Houghton, 8-4): Nolan Zach / Matt Cicero defeats Jayven Williamson / Ross Belen

SINGLES RESULTS

• No. 1 (Daemen, 6-4, 6-1): Luis de Vuyst defeats Micah Schilke
• No. 2 (Daemen, 6-3, 6-0): Phillip Vance defeats Jaimie Staerkle
• No. 3 (Daemen, 6-2, 6-1): Zachary Laplante defeats Isaac Little
• No. 4 (Daemen, 6-3, 6-4): Sam Greco defeats Levi Webb
• No. 5 (Houghton, 6-1, 6-2): Matt Cicero defeats Jayven Williamson
• No. 6 (Daemen, 6-2, 6-4): Marcos Lerma Escobar defeats Adam Brown

NOTES

• Tonight's match was the third of 18 on Daemen's spring schedule.
• Tonight marked the first victory for first-year head coach Richard Greco, Jr., who was appointed head men's and women's tennis coach last summer. He recorded his first win with the Daemen women in the 2021-22 season-opener back on Sept. 7.
• Junior Luis de Vuyst (Antwerp, Belgium) and sophomore Sam Greco (Amherst, N.Y.) played doubles for the first time this season and cruised to an 8-2 win at first doubles. de Vuyst later improved to 2-4 in singles play following a 6-4, 6-1 win over junior Micah Schilke at No. 1 singles. Greco, who was making his first appearance this spring, picked up his first singles win of the year following a 6-3, 6-4 win over sophomore Levi Webb at No. 4 singles.
• Juniors Phillip Vance (Orchard Park, N.Y.) and Zachary Laplante (Ottawa, Ont.) both posted straight-set wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 singles respectively. It marked the second win of the year for Laplante and the first singles win for Vance.
• Senior Marcos Lerma Escobar (Zaragoza, Spain) saw his first action of the season tonight and would post a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 6 singles. 
• Daemen improved 8-0 all-time against the Highlanders. 

WHAT'S NEXT

Daemen returns to action Friday, March 11 when it hosts Pitt-Greensburg in a non-league match at Miller Tennis Center in Williamsville, N.Y.