April 9, 2008

PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team dropped its first post-Atlantic 10 Championship match on Tuesday, falling to Drexel by a 4-3 score.

Matt Prusack won twice for the Hawks. He defeated his opponent at #5 singles in straight sets and then teamed up with Pat Adams to dispatch the Dragons' #3 doubles duo, 8-0.

SJU will host Fordham at noon on Sunday. The match will be held at Finnesey Courts.

Results

Drexel 4, Saint Joseph's 3

Singles
1. Omar Laalej (DU) def. Pat Adams (SJU), 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-2
2. Phil Garabedian (SJU) def. Joe Koebele (DU), 6-3, 6-2
3. Carlo Pangilinan (DU) def. Nick Tuxen (SJU), 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
4. Sabyasachi Bose (DU) def. Patrick Cerutti (DU), 7-5, 6-2
5. Matt Prusack (SJU) def. Jason Savage-Pollock (DU), 6-2, 7-5
6. Michael Stauble (SJU) def. Alex Barnes (DU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

Doubles
1. Laalej/Savage-Pollock (DU) def. Garabedian/Cerutti (SJU), 8-5
2. Pangilinan/Koebele (DU) def. Tuxen/Stauble (SJU), 8-5
3. Adams/Prusack (SJU) def. Bose/Jarrod Popovice (DU), 8-0