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ANNAPOLIS, Md. –– The Navy men's tennis team will open its spring season with a busy four-match slate this weekend.  The Mids will play host to St. Bonaventure Saturday at 5 p.m. and Drexel Sunday at noon at the Tose Family Tennis Center.  Navy also will compete Saturday at Penn (9 a.m.) and Sunday at Duquesne (1 p.m.).

"With a productive fall season behind us," said Navy head coach Chris Garner, "I know the team is looking forward to the spring season.  It will be a very busy and competitive first weekend for the players as we face four talented teams.  All of the teams will be a challenge during the doubles point as well as in the six singles matches.  It will be a great opportunity for the team to be tested on both the mental and physical side of the game."

Navy returns half of its singles and doubles lineups that competed in both the 2018 Patriot League Tournament and the ensuing NCAA Tournament.  The Mids compiled a 28-11 record last year, an overall record that included a 10-1 effort against Patriot League teams.

Returning singles starters for the Mids are Andrew Ton (So., Milpitas, Calif.), Greg Durham (Jr., Melbourne Beach, Fla.) and Peter Lohrbach (So., Little Neck, N.Y.).  Ton posted an 18-8 record in dual matches while playing primarily at No. 1 singles last season, Durham ended the spring season with a 9-6 record and played No. 3 for the Mids in the league tournament and Lohrbach tallied a 15-10 record overall in the spring, which included a 7-2 record against league foes, and competed at No. 6 singles in the league tournament.

The above trio also accounted for three spots in the team's doubles lineup, with Ton playing at the No. 1 flight, Durham at No. 2 doubles and Lohrbach being half of Navy's No. 3 tandem.

Pacing Navy during the 2018 fall slate of individual tournaments were Derrick Thompson (Fr., Towson, Md.) with a 10-3 record in singles, Jack Dabek (Fr., Dublin, Ohio) with a 9-6 record and Jonathan Dollahite (Fr., Orem, Utah) with an 8-3 record.

About Penn
* 15-12 overall / 4-3 in the Ivy League in 2018
* Compiled a 3-6 record against nationally ranked teams a year ago
* The last meeting between Navy and Penn was in 2017 when the Quakers won a 7-0 decision over the Mids

About St. Bonaventure
* 4-17 overall / 1-4 in the Atlantic 10 in 2018
* Navy defeated SBU, 6-1, in 2018

About Drexel
* 14-7 / 2-1 Colonial Athletic Association in 2018
* Reached the semifinal round of the CAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the event
* Navy won the last meeting between the teams, a 4-1 decision in 2013

About Duquesne
* 13-8 overall / 4-3 in the Atlantic 10 in 2018
* Was the No. 6 seed in the A10 Tournament and lost in the quarterfinal round
* Sunday's match will be the first between the teams since a 6-1 Navy victory in 1993