April 6, 2009

PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis squad fell to city rival Temple on Saturday, 6-1. The Hawks fell to 7-7 on the spring with the loss.

Freshman Jeff Kessler was the lone point-earner for SJU, recording a victory over TU's Dmitry Vizhunov, 6-3, 6-1, at number four singles. Senior captain Pat Adams lost a hard-fought match in the top flight, falling to Nathan Spunda, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

The Hawks return to the courts on Monday afternoon in the Bronx as they take on conference foe Fordham at 3:00 p.m.

Temple 6, Saint Joseph's 1

Doubles
1. Filip Rams / Eduardo Saavedra (TU) def. Phil Bayliss / Michael Stauble (SJU), 8-6
2. Ricardo Velazquez / Mansur Gishkaev (TU) def. Jeff Kessler / Peter Cognetti (SJU), 8-2
3. Nathan Spunda / Dmitry Vizhunov (TU) def. Matt Prusack / Pat Adams (SJU), 8-5

Singles
1. Spunda (TU) def. Adams (SJU, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
2. Rams (TU) def. Bayliss (SJU), 6-2, 6-4
3. Velazquez (TU) def. Stauble (SJU), 7-6, 6-2
4. Kessler (SJU) def. Vizhunov (TU), 6-3, 6-1
5. Gishkaev (TU) def. Prusack (SJU), 6-0, 6-1
6. Saavedra (TU) def. Cognetti (SJU), 6-0, 6-1