Feb. 26, 2011

AMBLER, Pa. - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team dropped a 6-0 result to UMBC on Saturday night at the Upper Dublin Sports Center in Ambler, Pa. Sophomore Alex Veronis had the best showing for the Hawks, pushing his top-flight singles match to three sets.

Veronis was matched up with UMBC's Joe Adewumi and dropped the first set, 6-2, before coming back to win the second. Adewumi won the third, 6-3, to win the match.

Freshman Dan Barrus also played well, forcing a supertiebreaker at number five.

There was no doubles action in the match.

The Hawks are idle until spring break, when the squad makes its annual journey to Orlando for a week of matches. SJU starts the trip by facing Monmouth on Tuesday, March 8.

UMBC 6, Saint Joseph's 0

1. Joe Adewumi (UMBC) def. Alex Veronis (SJU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
2. Cristian Hodel (UMBC) def. Jeff Kessler (SJU), 7-6 (5), 6-1
3. Rasid Winklaar (UMBC) def. Tommy Gates (SJU), 6-3, 6-4
4. Adam Duprat (UMBC) def. Peter Cognetti (SJU), 6-4, 6-3
5. Gaulthier Berret (UMBC) def. Dan Barrus (SJU), 5-7, 6-4, 10-4 (STB)
6. Mwali Phiri (UMBC) def. Kristian Broaddus (SJU), 6-0, 6-1