March 10, 2012

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team capped off its spring break trip with wins over Creighton and South Dakota State before falling to Presbyterian.

The Hawks won the doubles point in each of their victories while earning tough singles victories up and down the lineup.

Against Creighton, Tommy Gates was a winner in the third flight while Dan Barrus won a three-setter in the fourth slot and Max Montague won in straight sets in the sixth.

In the matchup with SDSU, Alex Veronis won at love in the top flight while Erik Thunberg, Peter Cognetti, and Pierre Brondeau won their matches in straight sets at four, five, and six.

In the loss to Presbyterian, Brondeau earned SJU's lone point with a 6-4, 6-0 victory in the fifth singles flight.

Saint Joseph's returns to action on Friday, March 16, when the Hawks host conference foe Xavier at the SJU Tennis Complex. The match is set to begin at 2:30 p.m.

Saint Joseph's 4, Creighton 3

Doubles
1. J.T. Christian / Billy Paluch (CREI) def. Jeff Kessler / Max Montague (SJU), 8-3
2. Dan Barrus / Tommy Gates (SJU) def. Elliott Baker / Kyle Obermeier (CREI), 8-6
3. Peter Cognetti / Alex Veronis (SJU) def. Sean Mathison / Ryan Norman (CREI), 9-7

Singles
1. Paluch (CREI) def. Veronis (SJU), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
2. Obermeier (CREI) def. Kessler (SJU), 7-5, 6-1
3. Gates (SJU) def. Christian (CREI), 7-6 (3), 6-4
4. Barrus (SJU) def. Norman (CREI), 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-2
5. Gabe Nagy (CREI) def. Pierre Brondeau (SJU), 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
6. Montague (SJU) def. Baker (CREI), 6-4, 6-0

Saint Joseph's 5, South Dakota State 2

Doubles
1. Parker Lawley / James Thorp (SDSU) def. Barrus / Gates (SJU), 8-6
2. Cognetti / Veronis (SJU) def. Justin Pyle / Morgan Salo (SDSU), 9-7
3. Brondeau / Erik Thunberg (SJU) def. Alejandro Marin / Dominic Rossetto (SDSU), 8-2

Singles
1. Veronis (SJU) def. Pyle (SDSU), 6-0, 6-0
2. Rossetto (SDSU) def. Gates (SJU), 6-3, 6-2
3. Lawley (SDSU) def. Barrus (SJU), 4-6, 6-4, 10-3 (supertiebreaker)
4. Thunberg (SJU) def. Thorp (SDSU), 7-5, 6-0
5. Cognetti (SJU) def. Marin (SDSU), 7-5, 5-7, 10-4 (STB)
6. Brondeau (SJU) def. Christian Maki (SDSU), 6-1, 6-1

Presbyterian 6, Saint Joseph's 1

Doubles
1. Rafael Berghaus / William O'Connell (PRES) def. Kessler / Montague (SJU), 8-6
2. Gonzalo Asis / Zachary Sprouse (PRES) def. Cognetti / Veronis (SJU), 9-7
3. Nathan Crocker / Edward Snead (PRES) def. Brondeau / Paul Ganev (SJU), 9-8 (3)

Singles
1. Berghaus (PRES) def. Kessler (SJU), 6-4, 6-3
2. O'Connell (PRES) def. Montague (SJU), 6-4, 6-4
3. Sprouse (PRES) def. Cognetti (SJU), 6-2, 6-3
4. Crocker (PRES) def. Ganev (SJU), 6-7, 7-5, 10-6 (STB)
5. Brondeau (SJU) def. Snead (PRES), 6-4, 6-0
6. Ryan Walters (PRES) def. Jason Sisti (SJU), 6-7, 6-2, 6-0