March 28, 2010

AMBLER/MERION STATION, Pa. - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team lost a pair of matches this weekend, falling to conference foe Duquesne, 7-0, on Friday night, and to NJIT, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon.

Friday's contest was moved indoors to the Upper Dublin Sports Center due to low temperatures, and the venue change helped the Dukes as they earned the 7-0 victory in a hard-fought match.

SJU did earn a victory at number-one doubles, as seniors Michael Stauble and Matt Prusack were 8-4 winners, but the Dukes secured the doubles point with a victory in the tight third flight match.

Against the Highlanders, Stauble and Prusack won their number-one doubles match again, and senior Nick Tuxen and sophomore Peter Cognetti won at third and sixth singles, respectively, but it wasn't enough as the Hawks fell on Sunday, 5-2.

Tuxen took his match over Fraser Croad in straight sets, while Cognetti also made quick work of Dimitri Athans, notching a 6-3, 6-1 victory.

The Hawks are back in action on Wednesday when they travel to Drexel.

Results

Duquesne 7, Saint Joseph's 0

Doubles
1. Michael Stauble / Matt Prusack (SJU) def. Mark Maciuch / Steve Herchko (DU), 8-4
2. Jeremy McClelland / Gustavo Villares (DU) def. Peter Cognetti / Alex Veronis (SJU), 8-3
3. Kyle O'Leary / Mikhael Rasner (DU) def. Tommy Gates / Delfin Bernal (SJU), 8-6

Singles
1. McClelland (DU) def. Stauble (SJU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Villares (DU) def. Veronis (SJU), 6-3, 6-3
3. Aram Abgaryan (DU) def. Prusack (SJU), 6-2, 5-7, 10-5 (STB)
4. Rasner (DU) def. Nick Tuxen (SJU), 6-4, 6-1
5. Bryan Roberts (DU) def. Gates (SJU), 6-3, 7-5
6. Maciuch (DU) def. Cognetti (SJU), 6-1, 6-0

NJIT 5, Saint Joseph's 2

Doubles
1. Stauble / Prusack (SJU) def. Carl Lundquist / Diego Abreu (NJIT), 9-8 (4)
2. Fraser Croad / Dimitri Athans (NJIT) def. Cognetti / Lucho Perez-Abreu (SJU), 8-6
3. Stephen Erickson / Bryan Keelan (NJIT) def. Gates/ Bernal (SJU), 8-1

Singles
1. Erickson (NJIT) def Stauble (SJU), 6-3, 6-2
2. Lundquist (NJIT) def. Prusack (SJU), 6-1, 3-0, retired
3. Tuxen (SJU) def. Croad (NJIT), 6-2, 7-5
4. Abreu (NJIT) def. Gates (SJU), 6-1, 6-2
5. Cosmin Chiujdea (NJIT) def. Perez-Abreu (SJU), 7-5, 3-6, 11-9 (STB)
6. Cognetti (SJU) def. Athans (NJIT), 6-3, 6-1