Jan. 29, 2012

BALTIMORE - Playing its second match in as many days, the Saint Joseph's men's tennis squad dropped a 6-0 result to UMBC at the Twin Lakes Racquet Club on Sunday.

Junior Tommy Gates and freshman Max Montague pushed their matches to tiebreakers at third and sixth singles, respectively, each winning the first set before falling to their opposition.

Gates took the first set, 6-4, before Gaulthier Berret battled back to take the second, 6-3, and the supertiebreaker, 10-6. Montague won his first set, 7-6, before ultimately capitulating to the Retrievers' Kamal Patel.

There was no doubles play in the match.

SJU will be back in action on Saturday as the Hawks travel to Saint Peter's.

UMBC 6, Saint Joseph's 0

Singles
1. Joe Adewumi (UMBC) def. Alex Veronis (SJU), 6-4, 6-4
2. Cristian Hodel (UMBC) def. Jeff Kessler (SJU), 6-4, 6-3
3. Gaulthier Berret (UMBC) def. Tommy Gates (SJU), 4-6, 6-3, 10-6 (STB)
4. Juan Manuel Aranzazu (UMBC) def. Dan Barrus (SJU), 7-5, 6-3
5. Daniel Gray (UMBC) def. Erik Thunberg (SJU). 6-3, 6-2
6. Kamal Patel (UMBC) def. Max Montague (SJU), 6-7, 6-3, 11-9 (STB)