Troy Beneck Ties All-Time Career Wins Record as Delaware Unable to Overcome Hofstra in 4-3 Loss

Saturday, March 8

Point Set Indoor Tennis Club; Oceanside, N.Y.

5:00 PM

University of Delaware

Hofstra

Troy Beneck Ties All-Time Career Wins Record as Delaware Unable to Overcome Hofstra in 4-3 Loss

3/8/2014 11:32:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: Delaware Athletics

Austin Longacre Adam Lawton (Estepona, Spain) also collected a 6-1, 6-2 victory against Adrien Bailly in No. 2 singles while sophomore Tim Puterio (Kingston, R.I.) defeated Leo Pires, 6-1, 6-2 in the sixth flight.

In doubles play, Beneck and Lawton earned an 8-3 win against Richman and Bailly in the top flight, but the Pride (3-1, 1-0 CAA) recorded the team point.

Adam Lawton is tied for fourth in Delaware history with 57 career victories. Jon Zolin (1971-75) and John Tully (2001-05) both tallied 57 wins in a Blue Hens uniform.
· Lawton is in third place all-time with a career doubles mark of 48-23.
· Troy Beneck is the only player in school history to collect at least 70 doubles and singles wins.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
     · Sunday, March 16 – Villanova at Delaware – 2:45 p.m. – DuPont Country Club (Wilmington, Del.)
     · Thursday, March 20 – Saint Joseph's at Delaware – 3:30 p.m. – Delaware Field House Outdoor Courts (Newark, Del.)
     · Sunday, March 23 – Bucknell at Delaware – 3 p.m. – DuPont Country Club (Wilmington, Del.)