Oct. 7, 2003

VILLANOVA, PA. - The Villanova men's tennis team completed its fall season with day two of the Towson Invitational on Saturday. The tournament consisted of individual play and did not count toward the Wildcats' team record.

Ricardo Baraldi captured his singles match against Eric Conrad of Georgetown and Luis Baraldi of UMBC to finish 2-0 on the afternoon. Alex Villalobos also posted two wins, with decisions over Chris Sciarra of Monmouth and Mehraban Iranshad of UMBC.

Aaron Kusza defeated Dennis Cravedi of Georgetown, and David Harring edged Mike Kreig of Monmouth in other Wildcat matches.

In doubles play, Lucas Kaster and Baraldi teamed to down Chris Young and Mitch Stanley of Monmouth.

Results:
Georgetown vs. Villanova
Singles:
1. Aaron Kusza (VU) def. Dennis Cravedi (GU), 7-6, 7-5.
2. Ricardo Baraldi (VU) def. Eric Conrad (GU), 6-3, 6-4.
3. Scott Faust (GU) def. Angel Rubio (VU), 6-2, 6-1.
4. Kevin Killeavy (GU) def. Alex Villalobos (VU), 7-5, 6-2.

Doubles:
1. Erik Bildman/Ryan Peisel (GU) def. John Toppel/Lucas Kaster (VU), 6-3, 6-4.

Monmouth vs. Villanova
Singles:
1. Gal Horovits (MU) def. Aaron Kusza (VU), 7-6, 6-3.
2. Chris Sciarra (MU) def. John Toppel (VU), 6-1, 6-2.
3. Alex Villalobos (VU) def. Chris Sciarra (MU), 6-1, 6-0.
4. David Harring (VU) def. Mike Kreig (MU), 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles:
1. Lucas Kaster/Ricardo Baraldi (VU) def. Chris Young/Mitch Stanley (MU), 6-2, 6-2.

UMBC vs. Villanova
Singles:
1. Mikhail Kohznetsou (U) def. Aaron Kusza (VU), 6-4, 6-3.
2. Ricardo Baraldi (VU) def. Luis Baraldi (U), 7-6, 6-4.
3. Mike Keller (U) def. Angel Rubio (VU), 7-5, 6-4.
4. Alex Villalobos (VU) def. Mehraban Iranshad (U), 6-3, 6-4.

Doubles:
1. James Tyler/Al Hardja (U) def. Lucas Kaster/David Harring (VU), 6-4, 7-5.