THE FACTS
Catholic (1-0) 5, Gettysburg (0-1) 2
What: Non-conference men's tennis match
When: Saturday, Oct. 17
Where: Washington, D.C.

THE SKINNY STORY
Catholic won four of the six singles matches to secure a 5-2 win over Gettysburg.

THE LEADERS
• Owen Kutlu (Mendham, N.J./West Morris Mendham) led the Bullets with two wins on the day. He and Spencer Pompian (Clayton, Mo./Clayton) won No. 2 doubles 6-2 behind strong offense play. Kutlu then prevailed through long rallies to win No. 2 singles in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0.

FOR THE FOES
• Lorenzo Neri led the Cardinals with two wins. He and Ian Ricardo Arenas won first doubles 7-5 to secure the doubles point. Neri then captured No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-4.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Matt Porreca (Blue Bell, Pa./La Salle College) added a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles for the Bullets.
• Francis Delucia narrowly edged Spencer Pompian at fourth singles in the final match to finish. Delucia took the opening set 6-2 before Pompian forced the third set with a 6-3 win, hitting precise shots. The third set went to a tiebreaker and Delucia edged out the 7-6 win.

NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action in the spring.