Feb. 8, 2009

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team had a dominant performance on Saturday, winning a pair of matches at Saint Peter's College. In the first contest, the Hawks knocked off the host Peacocks, 4-1. Later on, SJU whitewashed La Salle, 5-0.

Senior captains Pat Adams and Phil Bayliss each won a pair of singles matches on the day, with Adams holding down the top flight and Bayliss the second. Freshman Jeff Kessler was 2-0 in the fourth singles flight as well.

The Hawks improve to 2-2 on the season with the wins. SJU returns to action Saturday at noon with a dual meet at Navy.

Results

Saint Joseph's 4, Saint Peter's 1

Singles
1. Pat Adams (Saint Joseph's) def. Jay Gramatica (Saint Peter's), 6-1, 6-3
2. Phil Bayliss (SJU) def. Tony Willsey (SPC), 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
3. Peter Czaska (SPC) def. Michael Stauble (SJU), 6-4, 6-3
4. Jeff Kessler (SJU) def. Chris Frakes (SPC), 6-1, 6-4
5. Matt Prusack (SJU) def. Jake Baranowski (SPC), 6-0, 6-3

Saint Joseph's 5, La Salle 0

Singles
1. Adams (SJU) def. George Gennaoui (La Salle), 6-2, 6-0
2. Bayliss (SJU) def. Bill Mason (LAS), 6-2, 6-4
3. Stauble (SJU) def. Fernando Tovia (LAS), 6-2, 6-4
4. Kessler (SJU) def. Andy Petrusky (LAS), 6-2, 6-0

Doubles
1. Peter Cognetti / Kevin Aquino (SJU) def. Morgan Abrams-Nicholas / Christian Harvey (LAS), 6-3, 6-3