DALLAS, TX (03/11/03) - For the second consecutive season, the Saint Joseph's men's tennis team traveled to the Lone Star State to take on nationally ranked Southern Methodist. The Mustangs, currently ranked #40 by the ITA, defeated SJU, 6-1 on Tuesday. With the loss, St. Joe's falls to 4-5 on the season. Freshman Antonio Aniello was the only Hawk victor, taking a 6-1, 7-6 win at #6 singles. Both sophomore Francisco Velazquez and freshman Jimmy Holland both gave solid efforts at #1 and #2 singles, respectively, but both were defeated. The Hawks return to action on Saturday when they take on Illinois-Chicago at SMU. Singles:
No. 1 Lukasz Senczyszyn (SMU) d. Frank Velazquez (SJU) 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 Johan Brunstrom (SMU) d. Jimmy Holland (SJU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Henrik Soderberg (SMU) d. Chris Spencer (SJU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 Peter Oredsson(SMU) d. Van Homer Pangilinan (SJU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 Ryan Mauck (SMU) d. Greg Chang (SJU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 Antonio Aniello (SJU) d. Judah Epstein (SMU) 6-1, 7-6
Doubles:
No. 1 Brunstrom/Soderberg (SMU) d. Velazquez/Pangilinan (SJU) 8-4
No. 2 Senczyszyn/Oredsson (SMU) d. Holland/Garabedian (SJU) 8-3
No. 3 Mauck/Epstein (SMU) d. Chang/Aniello (SJU) 8-5