Feb. 4, 2012

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Tommy Gates and Max Montague were two-time winners on Saturday as the Saint Joseph's men's tennis team earned its first victory of the season with a 5-2 win over Saint Peter's. SJU earned the doubles point to take an early lead and secured the win with four singles triumphs.

Gates was a winner at number-two doubles with Dan Barrus as the pair took down Lucas Coutinho and Carlos Carrera, 9-8. He also defeated Coutinho in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, in the second-flight singles match.

Montague teamed up with Jeff Kessler to defeat Sebastian Barbero and Alex Frakes of Saint Peter's, 8-6, in the first doubles flight. He then defeated Nichollas Goulart de Lima, 6-1, 6-1, to take the fifth-flight singles match.

Also earning victories for the Hawks were Erik Thunberg, a 3-6, 6-4, 10-4 winner in a supertiebreak at fourth singles, and Kristian Broaddus, who took down Brian Ventura in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, in the sixth flight.

The Hawks will return home on Sunday for a match against perennial league power George Washington at the Riverside Racquet and Fitness Club at 4:00 p.m..

Saint Joseph's 5, Saint Peter's 2

Doubles
1. Jeff Kessler / Max Montague (SJU) def. Sebastian Barbero / Alex Frakes (SPC), 8-6
2. Dan Barrus / Tommy Gates (SJU) def. Luccas Coutinho / Carlos Carrera (SPC), 9-8 (5)
3. Nichollas Goulart de Lima / Fabian Valdivieso (SPC) def. Devin Bostick / Sean Rojo (SJU), 8-4

Singles
1. Barbero (SPC) def. Alex Veronis (SJU), 6-2, 6-3
2. Gates (SJU) def. Coutinho (SPC), 6-2, 6-2
3. Carrera (SPC) def. Barrus (SJU), 6-4, 6-3
4. Erik Thunberg (SJU) def. Valdivieso (SPC), 3-6, 6-4, 10-4 (STB)
5. Montague (SJU) def. Goulart de Lima (SPC), 6-1, 6-1
6. Kristian Broaddus (SJU) def. Brian Ventura (SPC), 6-1, 6-1