April 4, 2012

MERION STATION, Pa. - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team saw its five-match winning streak come to an end on Wednesday afternoon as Drexel emerged with a 4-3 win. The Dragons' victory in the doubles flight made the difference as the two teams split the six singles flights.

The Dragons earned the win via a 9-8 victory in second doubles by Daniel Hansen and Jeganathan Srinivasan over Dan Barrus and Tommy Gates. Drexel won the first flight match, 8-3, while Peter Cognetti and Alex Veronis rolled through their opposition to an 8-1 win in the third flight.

In singles play, Gates, Max Montague, and Pierre Brondeau were straight-sets winners in the second, fourth and fifth flights, respectively. Gates defeated Srinivasan, 6-4, 6-4, to take the second flight, while Montague earned a 6-4, 6-1 win over Darius Frick in the fourth.

Brondeau emerged with a 6-3, 6-3 fifth-flight win over Dan Koehler to earn SJU's third point of the afternoon. Unfortunately for the Hawks, Paul Stauskas outlasted Paranjay Malhotra, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 in the sixth flight to secure the winning point.

The Hawks will look to rebound on Thursday afternoon when they host Temple. The match is set to begin at 2:00 p.m.

Drexel 4, Saint Joseph's 3

Doubles
1. Skyler Davis / Badr Ouabdelmoumen (DU) def. Jeff Kessler / Max Montague (SJU), 8-3
2. Daniel Hansen / Jeganathan Srinivasan (DU) def. Dan Barrus / Tommy Gates (SJU), 9-8 (3)
3. Peter Cognetti / Alex Veronis (SJU) def. Dan Koehler / Danny Talone (DU), 8-1

Singles
1. Ouabdelmoumen (DU) def. Kessler (SJU), 6-2, 6-1
2. Gates (SJU) def. Srinivasan (DU), 6-4, 6-4
3. Davis (DU) def. Barrus (SJU), 6-1, 7-6 (5)
4. Montague (SJU) def. Darius Frick (DU), 6-4, 6-1
5. Pierre Brondeau (SJU) def. Koehler (DU), 6-3, 6-3
6. Paul Stauskas (DU) def. Paranjay Malhotra (SJU), 6-4, 4-6, 7-5

Game Scores
Singles: Tied, 61-61
Doubles: Saint Joseph's 19, Drexel 18
Total: Saint Joseph's 80, Drexel 79