March 27, 2012

PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team rode a four-match winning streak into its matchup with La Salle on Tuesday afternoon, and when they left the La Salle Tennis Courts, the streak was at five as the Hawks emerged with a 6-1 win over the Explorers.

SJU took all three doubles matches, including an 8-0 blanking in the second flight by Dan Barrus and Alex Veronis.

Veronis was also a winner in the top singles flight, dispatching Chas Berenato in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0.

Also victorious for the Hawks were Max Montague, Erik Thunberg, and Pierre Brondeau in the fourth through sixth flights, respectively.

Montague rallied back after losing the first set to defeat Trevor Donovan in a supertiebreaker, while Thunberg and Brondeau rolled in straight sets.

Saint Joseph's road swing continues on Sunday as the Hawks head to Fairfield.

Saint Joseph's 6, La Salle 1

Doubles
1. Jeff Kessler / Max Montague (SJU) def. Dale Fetterman / Hunter Selman (LAS), 8-2
2. Dan Barrus / Alex Veronis (SJU) def. Chas Berenato / De'Sean Fennell (LAS), 8-0
3. Pierre Brondeau / Erik Thunberg (SJU) def. Trevor Donovan / Joseph LaBate (LAS), 8-7 (0)

Singles
1. Veronis (SJU) def. Berenato (LAS), 6-1, 6-0
2. Fennell (LAS) def. Kessler (SJU), 5-7, 6-3, 10-7 (STB)
3. Barrus (SJU) def. LaBate (LAS), 4-3, retired
4. Montague (SJU) def. Donovan (LAS), 3-6, 6-0, 10-7 (STB)
5. Thunberg (SJU) def. Fetterman (LAS), 6-3, 6-0
6. Brondeau (SJU) def. Robert Kasinow (LAS), 6-1, 6-0

Game Scores
Singles: Saint Joseph's 60, La Salle 26
Doubles: Saint Joseph's 24, La Salle 9
Total: Saint Joseph's 84, La Salle 35