Sept. 17, 2007

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team competed at the 2007 Navy Invitational this weekend in Annapolis, Md. The Hawks struggled in their singles matches, falling to players from Maryland, Princeton, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and the host Naval Academy. However, SJU was able to record victories in three doubles matches over the weekend.

The men's tennis team will compete at the Princeton Invitational starting Saturday in Princeton, N.J.

Results
Friday, September 14 vs. Maryland/Princeton
Singles
1. David Kwon (UM) def. Pat Adams (SJU), 6-2, 6-4
2. Nicolai Nielsen (UM) def. Nick Tuxen (SJU), 6-3, 6-1
3. Jonathan Leslie (PU) def. Phil Bayliss (SJU), 6-2, 6-1
4. Mark Gober (PU) def. Patrick Cerutti (SJU), 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
5. Aaron Carr (UM) def. Phil Garabedian (SJU), 6-2, 6-2
6. Alex Aksanov (UM) def. Brian Costello (SJU), 7-6 (2), 6-2
7. Ilya Trubov (PU) def. Will Pearson (SJU), 6-2, 6-3
8. Jeff Luse (PU) def. Matt Prusack (SJU), 6-1, 6-3

Doubles
1. Bayliss/Pearson (SJU) def. Kwon/Nielsen (UM), 9-8 (4)
2. Cerutti/Garabedian (SJU) def. Gober/Leslie (PU), 9-8 (7)
3. Aksanov/Mike Coleman (UM) def. Adams/Tuxen (SJU), 8-2
4. Trubov/Luse (PU) def. Prusack/Costello (SJU), 8-2

Saturday, September 15 vs. Arkansas/Oklahoma
Singles
1. Sergey Avdeyev (OU) def. Adams (SJU), 6-2, 6-3
2. Bradwin Williams (UA) def. Tuxen (SJU), 6-2, 6-4
3. Frederico Chavarria (OU) def. Bayliss (SJU), 6-1, 6-4
4. Taylor King (UA) def. Cerutti (SJU), 6-3, 6-1
5. Ryan Thomas (OU) def. Garabedian (SJU), 6-1, 6-1
6. Jorge Villanueva (UA) def. Costello (SJU), 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
1. Thomas/Chavarria (OU) def. Bayliss/Pearson (SJU), 8-0
2. Cerutti/Garabedian (SJU) def. King/Williams (UA), 9-8 (7)
3. Avdeyev/Villanueva (OU/UA) def. Adams/Tuxen (SJU), 8-0

Sunday, September 16 vs. United States Naval Academy
Singles
1. Nate Nelms (USNA) def. Adams (SJU), 6-2, 6-4
2. John Waters (USNA) def. Tuxen (SJU), 5-7, 6-0, 6-1
3. Jason Hill (USNA) def. Bayliss (SJU), 6-2, 6-1
4. Ramsey Lemaich (USNA) def. Cerutti (SJU), 6-1, 6-1
5. Alex James (USNA) def. Garabedian (SJU), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
6. Jarrad Smoke (USNA) def. Costello (SJU), 6-1, 6-0
7. Owen Bullard (USNA) def. Pearson (SJU), 6-4, 6-0
8. Nick Birger (USNA) def. Prusack (SJU), 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3)
9. Jeremy New (USNA) def. Michael Stauble (SJU), 8-5

Doubles
1. Waters/Nelms (USNA) def. Bayliss/Pearson (SJU), 8-6
2. Lemaich/James (USNA) def. Cerutti/Garabedian (SJU), 8-4
3. Hill/Smoke (USNA) def. Adams/Tuxen (SJU), 8-6
4. Bullard/Joseph Wiggins (USNA) def. Prusack/Costello (SJU), 8-5