March 25, 2012

NEWARK, N.J. - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team posted its fourth consecutive victory on Sunday, earning a 4-3 triumph over NJIT at the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility. Junior Tommy Gates and sophomore Dan Barrus improved to 3-0 on the week in doubles play, while freshman Max Montague won his third singles match of the week as well.

Barrus and Gates were winners in a tiebreaker in the second doubles flight, while Peter Cognetti and Alex Veronis locked down the doubles point in flight number three with a 9-7 win.

Montague won a three-set battle over Joao Tasca, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the fifth flight to win his fourth straight singles match, while Gates was a straight-sets winner in the third flight.

Freshman Pierre Brondeau won the sixth flight, 6-3, 6-4, for SJU's other point.

Saint Joseph's improved to 7-11 on the season while the Highlanders fell to 11-7.

The Hawks will get right back to action on Tuesday, traveling across town for a tilt with La Salle.

Saint Joseph's 4, NJIT 3

Doubles
1. Victor Martinez / Petr Rousar (NJIT) def. Jeff Kessler / Max Montague (SJU), 8-4
2. Dan Barrus / Tommy Gates (SJU) def. Holger Norregaard / Ike Kiro (NJIT), 9-8 (2)
3. Peter Cognetti / Alex Veronis (SJU) def. Bryan Keelan / Joao Tasca (NJIT), 9-7

Singles
1. Norregaard (NJIT) def. Veronis (SJU), 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2
2. Martinez (NJIT) def. Kessler (SJU), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4
3. Gates (SJU) def. Rousar (NJIT), 6-3, 6-2
4. Kiro (NJIT) def. Barrus (SJU), 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
5. Montague (SJU) def. Tasca (NJIT), 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
6. Pierre Brondeau (SJU) def. Dan Salomon (NJIT), 6-3, 6-4

Game Scores
Singles: Saint Joseph's 79, NJIT 72
Doubles: NJIT 23, Saint Joseph's 22
Total: Saint Joseph's 101, NJIT 95