MONROEVILLE, PA (4/8/04) -- Saint Joseph's advanced to the semifinals of the 2004 Atlatnic 10 Men's Tennis Championships on Thursday with a 4-1 win over Dayton. SJU dropped the doubles point, but won four singles matches to earn to win and improve to 9-7 on the season. Sophomores Chris Spencer and Antonio Aniello (8-4) were the only doubles winners as the Hawks went into the singles matches down 1-0. In singles action, sophomore Jimmy Holland was a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 winner at #2 followed by Spencer at #3 (3-6, 6-1, 6-2). Junior Van Homer Pangilinan won at #5 6-4, 6-3 and Aniello was a 6-2, 6-2 victor at #6. Saint Joseph's, the third seed, advances to play second-seeded George Washington in the semifinals. The Colonials downed Temple, 4-0, in the quarterfinals. Saint Joseph's 4, Dayton 1
Singles:
Tom Murphy (UD) vs. Francisco Velazquez 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 4-5 DNF
Jimmy Holland (SJU) def. Rob Altenau 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Chris Spencer (SJU) def. Jon Khoury 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Rex Cabrera (UD) vs. A.J. Garabedian 7-5, 3-6, 4-4 DNF
Van Homer Pangilinan (SJU) def. Jamison Downs 6-4, 6-3
Antonio Aniello (SJU) Elliott McGrane 6-2, 6-2
Doubles: Altenau / Khoury (UD) def. Velazquez / Pangilinan 3-8
Downs / Murphy (UD) def. Holland / Garabedian 9-8 (8-6)
Spencer / Aniello (SJU) def. Cabrera / McGrane 8-4