April 17, 2010

Results

MONROEVILLE, Pa. - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team defeated La Salle, 4-0, on Saturday morning to secure a tie for ninth place at the 2010 Atlantic 10 Championship held at Club 4 Life.

The 10th-seeded Hawks got wins from seniors Lucho Perez-Abreu and Nick Tuxen as well as freshman Tommy Gates in singles play and cruised to victory in the doubles flights to secure the shutout over the 11th-seeded Explorers.

Saturday's match was the last for seniors Perez-Abreu, Tuxen, Matt Prusack and Michael Stauble, and all four earned a victory in at least one match. Stauble and Prusack combined for a 9-7 win in the first doubles flight, while Perez-Abreu teamed up with sophomore Peter Cognetti to take the second flight, 8-2.

Saint Joseph's 4, La Salle 0

Doubles
1. Michael Stauble / Matt Prusack (SJU) def. George Gennaoui / Jon Maula (LAS), 9-7
2. Peter Cognetti / Lucho Perez-Abreu (SJU) def. Bill Nason / Fernando Tovia (LAS), 8-2
3. Delfin Bernal / Kevin Aquino (SJU) vs. Christian Harvey / Trevor Donovan (LAS), 6-4 (DNF)

Singles
1. Gennaoui (LAS) vs. Stauble (SJU), 6-4, 3-2 (DNF)
2. Veronis (SJU) vs. Nason (LAS), 6-2, 5-1 (DNF)
3. Maula (LAS) vs. Prusack (SJU), 7-6 (3), 1-1 (DNF)
4. Nick Tuxen (SJU) def. Tovia (LAS), 6-2, 6-1
5. Gates (SJU) def. Donovan (LAS), 6-0, 6-1
6. Perez-Abreu (SJU) def. Harvey (LAS), 6-2, 6-0