April 13, 2012

MASON, Ohio - The seventh-seeded Saint Joseph's men's tennis team was eliminated from the Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship on Friday afternoon, falling to 10th-seeded Dayton, 4-3, at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.

Dayton won the doubles point to take an early lead, winning both the first and third flights by tight 9-7 margins. The Flyers then took three singles matches to advance to the quarterfinals.

Junior Alex Veronis was a winner in the first singles flight, taking a three-setter from Dayton's Aidan Koross, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Dan Barrus and Max Montague provided victories for SJU as well; Barrus won his fourth-flight match in straight sets over Robert Salcedo, 6-4, 7-5, while Montague dismissed Colin Bernier, 6-4, 7-6 (6) in the fifth.

#10 Dayton 4, #7 Saint Joseph's 3

Singles
Alex Veronis (SJU) def. Aidan Koross (UD), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Andrew Hanley (UD) def. Jeff Kessler (SJU), 6-4, 6-7 (0), 6-1
Josh Malyon (UD) def. Tommy Gates (SJU), 6-4, 6-0
Dan Barrus (SJU) def. Robert Salcedo (UD), 6-4, 7-5
Max Montague (SJU) def. Colin Bernier (UD), 6-4, 7-6 (6)
Joe West (UD) def. Pierre Brondeau (SJU), 6-4, 7-5

Doubles
Koross / Malyon (UD) def. Kessler / Montague (SJU), 9-7
Gates / Barrus (SJU) vs. Devin Jones / Salcedo (UD), 7-6 (unfinished)
Beni Benalcazar / Bernier (UD) def. Veronis / Peter Cognetti (SJU), 9-7

Game Scores
Singles: Dayton 75, Saint Joseph's 67
Doubles: Dayton 24, Saint Joseph's 21
Total: Dayton 99, Saint Joseph's 88