KINGS POINT, N.Y. - The Lehman College men's tennis team lost a non-conference match at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy on Tuesday night, 8-1.

The sole winner for Lehman was senior Ben Cirillo (Bronx, N.Y./Forsythe), who won at first singles, 1-6, 6-4, 10-8 (tiebreaker).

The Lightning now enter the CUNY Athletic Conference Championships, playing at the College of Staten Island on Friday, April 26, in the Quarterfinal Round.

Tennis Match Results
Lehman College vs USMMA
Apr 23, 2013 at Kings Point, NY

USMMA 8, Lehman College 1
Singles competition:
1. Cirilo, Benjamin (LEHMAN) def. Tim Buxton (USMMA) 1-6, 6-4, 10-8
2. Josh Levitas (USMMA) def. Zhang, Ran (LEHMAN) 6-1, 6-2
3. Jeremy Guettlein (USMMA) def. Nakagaki, Gene (LEHMAN) 6-4, 6-2
4. Mo Kawatachi (USMMA) def. Dubouzet, Al Joseph (LEHMAN) 6-2, 6-0
5. Bryan Diffley (USMMA) def. Restrepo, Andres (LEHMAN) 6-0, 6-0
6. James Karas (USMMA) def. Belliard, Ramon (LEHMAN) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition:
1. Josh Levitas/Jeremy Guettlein (USMMA) def. Cirilo, Benjamin/Zhang, Ran (LEHMAN) 8-2
2. Tim Buxton/Steve Ficken (USMMA) def. Nakagaki, Gene/Dubouzet, Al Joseph (LEHMAN) 8-5
3. Mo Kawatachi/Phil Criswell (USMMA) def. Restrepo, Andres/Belliard, Ramon (LEHMAN) 8-1

Match Notes:
Lehman College 2-12
USMMA 2-9