April 7, 2006

Box Score

MONROEVILLE, PA - Defending Atlantic 10 Conference champion Richmond controlled play in both singles and doubles defeating Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals of the 2006 Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship at the Club 4 Life, 4-1. Senior Chris Spencer was the lone Hawk to collect a victory.

Despite being seeded sixth, the Spiders put the third-seeded Hawks back on their heels quickly by claiming the doubles point. A strength for SJU all season, SJU was clipped in three tight matches.

UR pushed further ahead with wins at fourth and sixth singles. Spencer kept SJU in the match with a 7-6, 6-4 victory at third singles, but Richmond closed things out when senior A.J. Garabedian fell in three sets at number two, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

Jimmy Holland's match at number one and Phil Bayliss' at fifth singles were not completed.

#6 Richmond 4, #3 Saint Joseph's 1

Doubles
1. Bobby McNally/Matt Stillwagon (UR) def. Jimmy Holland/Antonio Aniello (SJU) - 8-6
2. Doug Banker/Brett Waikart (UR) vs. A.J. Garabedian/Phil Bayliss (SJU) - 10-8 (DNF)
3. Chris Louis/Dave Berry (UR) def. Chris Spencer/Patrick Adams (SJU) - 8-6

Singles
1. Banker (UR) vs. Holland (SJU) - 1-6, 6-3, 6-5 (DNF)
2. McNally (UR) def. Garabedian (SJU) - 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
3. Spencer (SJU) def. Stillwagon (UR) - 7-6, 6-4
4. Louis (UR) def. Adams (SJU) - 6-2, 6-4
5. Waikart (UR) vs. Bayliss (SJU) - 4-6, 6-4, 5-3 (DNF)
6. Mike Sommer (UR) def. Aniello (SJU) - 6-4, 6-4