ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team took part in the Navy Invitational this weekend, held at the Naval Academy's Tose Tennis Center. Juniors Scott Battaglia and Luis Janko and sophomore Johnnie Massart came away with wins in both singles and doubles action during the competition.
Janko earned a 7-6 (7), 3-6, 10-5 supertiebreaker victory over Mason Liu of George Washington to open up pool play in Singles Flight E. He also teamed with senior Dan Tan to defeat Lawrence Sciglitano and Jakub Behun, also of GW, 7-6 (3), in Doubles Flight B.
Battaglia competed in Singles Flight G, cruising to a 6-3, 6-1 win over Navy's Sam Vagner. He and his partner, sophomore Alex MacNeil, also earned a 6-4 victory over teammates Massart and sophomore Sam Sauter.
Massart claimed a singles win of his own in Flight C, wrapping up pool play with a 2-6, 6-4, 10-3 supertiebreaker win over James Madison's Tate Steinour. He also partnered with Sauter for a Flight B win over Hawk teammates senior Alexander Schneider and junior Nathan Fioravante.
In singles play, senior Andre Fick notched a pool play win over Navy's Jack McBride, 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 (STB), in Singles Flight B, while junior Eshan Kanetkar was a 6-4, 6-2 winner over Evan Hine of Mount St. Mary's in Flight F.
The Navy Invitational concludes the Hawks' fall schedule. SJU will return to Annapolis to kick off the second semester slate with a dual match against the Midshipmen on February 2.
Complete Results
Singles Flight B
Andre Fick
W, Jack McBride (Navy), 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 (STB)
L, Ryan Navarro (George Washington), 6-3, 6-0
L, William Karpinski (James Madison), 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 (STB)
Singles Flight C
Johnnie Massart
L, Alonso Elias (Mount St. Mary's), 6-2, 7-5
L, Jason Lui (Columbia), 6-2, 6-0
W, Tate Steinour (JMU), 2-6, 6-4, 10-3 (STB)
Singles Flight D
Dan Tan
L, Shawn Jackson (Hofstra), 6-2, 6-2
L, Jakub Behun (GW), 6-3, 6-2
L, Josh Raymundo (JMU), 6-4, 2-6, 10-7 (STB)
Singles Flight E
Luis Janko
W, Mason Liu (GW), 7-6 (7), 3-6, 10-5 (STB)
L, Shrey Gupta (Morgan State), 6-4, 6-3
L, Jonathan Dollahite (Navy), 6-3, 6-1
Singles Flight F
Sam Sauter
L, Dennis Afanasev (GW), 6-2, 6-3
L, Conners O'Brien (Navy), 6-2, 6-2
L, Ryan Hardin (Hofstra), 2-6, 7-6 (10), 10-8 (STB)
Eshan Kanetkar
W, Evan Hine (MSM), 6-4, 6-2
L, Conner Merrill (La Salle), 6-4, 2-6, 12-10 (STB)
L, Cameron Kirkpatrick (Navy), 6-3, 6-7 (5), 10-2 (STB)
Singles Flight G
Alex MacNeil
L, Serhil Kharchev (Morgan State), 6-1, 6-3
L, Andrew Hicks (Navy), 6-2, 6-3
L, Colin Lucius (La Salle), 7-5, 6-4
Scott Battaglia
L, Michael Barsky (GW), 6-1, 7-5
W, Sam Vagner (Navy), 6-3, 6-1
L, Chris Lindsey (MSM), 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Flight A
Andre Fick / Eshan Kanetkar
L, Marcus Smith / Jan Leithner (Hofstra), 6-3
L, Jonathan Dollahite / Cameron Kirkpatrick (Navy), 6-1
L, Lawrence Sciglitano / Jakub Behun (GW), 6-3
Luis Janko / Dan Tan
L, Damon Roberts / William Karpinski (JMU), 7-6
W, Lawrence Sciglitano / Jakub Behun (GW), 7-6 (3)
L, Alonso Elias / Gabriel Santos (MSM), 7-5
Doubles Flight B
Nathan Fioravante / Alexander Schneider
L, Romesh Kahatapitiya / JanOskar Kjellberg (Navy), 6-2
L, Jean Armstrong / Evan Hine (MSM), 7-5
L, Johnnie Massart / Sam Sauter (SJU), 6-2
Johnnie Massart / Sam Sauter
L, Chris Lindsey / Shawn Jackson (MSM/Hofstra), 6-4
L, Scott Battaglia / Alex MacNeil (SJU), 6-4
W, Nathan Fioravante / Alexander Schneider (SJU), 6-2
Scott Battaglia / Alex MacNeil
L, Jake Fishkin / Jack McBride (Navy), 6-3
W, Johnnie Massart / Sam Sauter (SJU), 6-4
L, Jean Armstrong / Evan Hine (MSM), 6-4
