March 6, 2010

RICHMOND, Va. - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team took to outdoor courts for the first time this spring as the Hawks fell to Richmond, 5-2, on a cool Friday afternoon.

The Hawks earned points at #4 and #6 singles as Nick Tuxen won his fourth-flight match, 6-1, 6-4, over Richmond's A.J. Nelson and Lucho Perez-Abreu took down Justin Baker, 6-3, 6-4.

SJU's record drops to 2-6 for the spring.

The Hawks will remain in Richmond to take on highly-regarded Atlantic 10 foe Charlotte on Sunday morning.

Richmond 5, Saint Joseph's 2

Doubles
1. William Minter / Sebastien Fauchet (UR) def. Michael Stauble / Alex Veronis (SJU), 8-4
2. A.J. Nelson / Jesse Feder (UR) def. Peter Cognetti / Lucho Perez-Abreu (SJU), 9-7
3. Dylan Schrode / Justin Baker (UR) def. Tommy Gates / Delfin Bernal (SJU)

Singles
1. Fauchet (UR) def. Stauble (SJU), 6-4, 6-1
2. Feder (UR) def. Veronis (SJU), 6-0, 7-5
3. Minter (UR) def. Matt Prusack (SJU), 6-3, 6-3
4. Nick Tuxen (SJU) def. Nelson (UR), 6-1, 6-4
5. Schrode (UR) def. gates (SJU), 7-6 (6), 6-2
6. Perez-Abreu (SJU) def. Baker (UR), 6-3, 6-4