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The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

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The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

Tennis

The Leopards celebrate after sophomore Sam Gelber walks off against Colgate in a historic win.

Men’s tennis upsets Colgate for first time in 17 years

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor April 12, 2024

Men's tennis pulled off the win of its season, walking off Colgate University 4-3 in its first win against the Raiders since 2008. In doing so, the Leopards notched their first Patriot League win of the...

Freshman Hanna Ganchi returns a volley. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Tennis shines in out of conference competition against Wagner, men fall to Navy

By Luke Gutleber, Staff Writer April 5, 2024

On Friday, the women’s tennis team (11-7 overall, 1-1 Patriot League) beat Wagner College (6-12 overall) by a score of 4-2. The men (7-10 overall, 0-3 Patriot League) dominated Wagner 6-1 Thursday but...

Sophomore Carmen Merkel rockets a forehand during the Leopards win over Fairfield University. (Photo by Trent Weaver for GoLeopards)

Tennis teams serve up success in Florida, split home matches

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor March 22, 2024

The men's and women's tennis teams had an eventful spring break week, traveling to Kissimmee, Florida to compete in matches almost every day against competition from all over the country. The Leopards...

Junior Arman Ganchi returns a backhand during the match against Le Moyne College.

Women’s tennis picks up win against Le Moyne, men struggle

By Lauren Peterson, Contributing Writer March 8, 2024

The men’s tennis team (3-5 overall) and women’s tennis team (5-4 overall) had another packed schedule last weekend. The women's team fell 6-1 to Delaware State University on Saturday but rebounded...

Sophomore Paras Briegel hits a backhand. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Tennis goes undefeated in weekend matches

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

The men’s and women’s tennis teams both bounced back from recent losses last weekend, going undefeated against Wilkes University and Union College. On the men’s side, the team entered the match...

Arman and Hanna Ganchi both play first singles for the Leopards. (Photo courtesy of Arman Ganchi)

Meet the Ganchis of the tennis team

By Andreas Pelekis, Assistant News Editor March 1, 2024

Junior Arman Ganchi and freshman Hanna Ganchi never expected to play tennis together at Lafayette. Now, the siblings are among the most valuable players on their respective teams. The pair began taking...

The tennis teams look to rebound after a tough weekend. (Photo courtesy of @lafwten on Instagram)

Tennis suffers setbacks in weekend tournaments

By Luke Gutleber, Staff Writer February 16, 2024

The men’s and women’s tennis teams traveled to Philadelphia and Lawrenceville, New Jersey last weekend to take on St. Joseph’s University and Rider University, losing 5-2 and 4-3, respectively. Freshman...

The tennis teams pose following their wins against Coppin State. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Men’s, women’s tennis fall to Marist, topple Coppin State

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer February 9, 2024

The men’s and women’s tennis teams kicked off their regular seasons last weekend with matches against Marist and Coppin State. Both teams split the opening two matches, with the women’s team...

Sophomore Jake Magnusson gets set to receive in the first round of the Bucknell Invitational. 
(Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Tennis teams debut at Bucknell Invitational

By Andreas Pelekis, Assistant News Editor September 8, 2023

Last weekend, the men’s and women’s tennis teams kicked off the 2023-2024 season at the Bucknell Invitational.  Lafayette, Bucknell, Mount St. Mary’s and St. Francis were featured in the three-day...

The tennis team beat Loyola Maryland for the first time in school history. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Men’s tennis sets program record in blowout victory over Loyola Maryland

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor April 21, 2023

The men's tennis team (3-12 overall, 2-4 Patriot League), after showing massive signs of improvement in its conference matches this year, secured a spot in the Patriot League Championship for the first...

Senior Halle DeNardo waits to return the ball during her match against Lehigh. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Women’s tennis drops senior day match to Lehigh

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor April 7, 2023

The women's tennis team began its home schedule this Sunday with a 5-2 loss against Lehigh. Despite the loss, the team celebrated seniors Eleanor Campbell, Halle DeNardo, Melanie Sparhawk and Emma Menkowitz...

Sophomore Olivia Boeckman uses the forehand during the Leopards matchup. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Women’s tennis kicks off regular season with decisive victory

By Andreas Pelekis, Contributing Writer February 10, 2023

The Lafayette women’s tennis team began its regular season last Saturday, securing a 6-1 win against Coppin State University. Playing indoors at the Tennis Zone in Quakertown, Pa., Lafayette won the...

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