March 20, 2010

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team lost a tough 4-3 contest at Lehigh on Saturday afternoon. Senior Lucho Perez-Abreu continued his recent run of form, winning his sixth-flight singles match and pairing with Peter Cognetti for a win at number-two doubles.

Perez-Abreu took down Cameron Silbert, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, in their sixth-flight singles match after he and Cognetti were 8-7 victors over Silbert and Leland Richardson in the second doubles flight.

Also earning wins were Nick Tuxen at number-four singles and Tommy Gates at number five. Tuxen was a straight sets winner over Ryan Krueger, while Gates battled back from an 0-1 hole to defeat Andrew Krentz.

The Hawks return to action on Tuesday for a 3:00 p.m. match with Villanova at the SJU Tennis Complex.

Lehigh 4, Saint Joseph's 3

Singles
1. Troy List (LU) def. Michael Stauble (SJU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Collin Laffey (LU) def. Alex Veronis (SJU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Leland Richardson (LU) def. Matt Prusack (SJU) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6
4. Nick Tuxen (SJU) def. Ryan Krueger (LU) 6-2, 7-6
5. Tommy Gates (SJU) def. Andrew Krentz (LU) 1-6, 7-6, 7-5
6. Lucho Perez-Abreu (SJU) def. Cameron Silbert (LU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1

Doubles
1. List/Laffey (LU) def. Stauble/Veronis (SJU) 8-5
2. Cognetti/Perez-Abreu (SJU) def. Silbert/Richardson (LU) 8-7
3. Krueger/Krentz (LU) def. Gates/Bernal (SJU) 8-3