WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.- Despite losing the doubles point, the Monmouth men's tennis team took five out of six singles matches to defeat Rider and move to 2-0 on the season.

At the No. 1 doubles position, the MU duo of Tom Corrie and Pedro Bruno lost a close 8-6 match to Rider's Ashed and Haight. Senior Ben Evenden (Cresco, Pa./Ridgewood) and freshman Corey Forrest evened the score with a 8-0 blanking of the Broncs' Wojciechowski and Straub. In the deciding doubles match, Rider's Leone and Becker edged out the Hawks' Tim McLane> (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Seven Bridges Prep) and Chris Hart (Freehold, N.J./St. Rose) by a score of 8-6.

Down by a team score of 1-0, the Hawks rallied to take five out the six singles matches, with Evenden starting off at the No. 1 position with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ashed. Corrie was challenged against Haight but came away with a 7-5, 6-4 victory. McLane had little trouble against Wojciechowski, whom he dispatched with a 6-0, 6-1 final tally.

Bruno's 6-0, 6-0 win over Worlow clinched the win for the Hawks with Forrest adding the insurance team point with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Straub. Miles Vidreiro (Helmetta, N.J./Spotswood) lost his first match of the season by a final score of 7-5, 6-2 at the No. 6 flight.

The Hawks, now 2-0 in the fall season, will play in the Queens College Tournament next on Sept. 23 and 24.

Results
Doubles:
Ashed/Haight-R def. Corrie/Bruno-M 8-6
Evenden/Forrest-M def. Wojciechowski/Straub-R 8-0
Leone/Becker-R def. McLane/Hart-M 8-6

Singles:
Evenden-M def. Ashed-R 6-2, 6-2
Corrie-M def. Haight-R 7-5, 6-4
McLane-M def. Wojciechowski-R 6-0, 6-1
Bruno-M def. Worlow-R 6-0, 6-0
Forrest-M def. Straub-R 6-2, 6-3
Sproviero-R def. Vidreiro-M 7-5, 6-2