West Hemsted, N.Y.-   The Dowling College men’s tennis team suffered a 6-3 loss to Daemen College in their first match of the 2013 season.  The Golden Lions drop to 0-1 and with their first NCAA Division II win in program history Daemen moves to 2-6.

Seniors Francisco Del Castillo and Sam Mamadjanau led the Golden Lions with an 8-3 No. 1 doubles win over Daemen’s Gregory Lowe and Zach Kinniard.

Mamadjanau came back with a 6-0, 6-0 win in No. 2 singles over Kinnaird.  Derek Wells came from behind to defeat Gary Arruda 4-6, 6-0, 6-2.

The Golden Lions return to the court Tuesday, March 19th against Nassau Community College at 3:00 PM.


FULL RESULTS
#1 Doubles: Francisco Del Castillo/Sam Mamadjanau (Dowling) def. Gregory Lowe/Zach Kinnaird (Daemen) 8-3
#2 Doubles: Brad Casper/Mike Obermeier (Daemen) def Derek Wells/Omar Ulloa (Dowling) 8-6
#3 Doubles: Gary Arruda/Brandon Hank (Daemen) won by default
#1 Singles: Lowe (Daemen) def Del Castillo (Dowling) 6-3, 7-6
#2 Singles: Mamadjanau (Dowling) def Kinnaird (Daemen) 6-0, 6-0
#3 Singles: Wells (Dowling) def Arruda (Daemen) 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
#4 Singles: Obermeier (Daemen) def Ulloa (Dowling) 6-1, 6-2
#5 Singles: Alex White (Daemen) def Mike Pessalano (Dowling) 6-1, 6-2
#6 Singles: Taylor Jones (Daemen) won by default