Men's College Tennis
Philadelphia University 6, Rider University 1

LAWRENCEVILLE—The Rider University men's tennis team lost a non-conference match to Philadelphia University on Thursday afternoon.

For Rider (0-4), freshman Jeremy Van Herwarde (Sussex, N.J./Pope John XXIII) won his first collegiate match, scoring a  6-1, 6-4 victory at fifth singles.

“Jeremy played a smart match and moved the ball well,” said head coach Doug Potkay.  “He put pressure on his opponent to make mistakes.”

Both sophomore Matthew Begley (Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central) and sophomore Adam Levi (Princeton Junction, N.J./Pennington School) took their matches to three sets before losing.  Begley lost 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 at third singles and Levi fell 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 at fourth singles.

Freshman Chris Popso (Florence, N.J./Florence) and sophomore Chanton Phan (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) teamed up for a 6-5 win at first doubles, winning the tiebreaker 7-5.

“Matt and Adam went to three sets with Adam losing a close tiebreaker,” Potkay said.  “And the doubles match for Chris and Chanton was a come from behind effort.”

Both the Rider men's and women's tennis teams host Saint Peter's at noon on Sunday for a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference match.  The match at Quinnipiac, scheduled for Saturday was postponed due to rain and will be rescheduled for October 21 at 2:30pm in Connecticut.

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