April 7, 2012

LEWISTON, N.Y. - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team fell to Niagara by a 5-2 score on Saturday afternoon. Juniors Alex Veronis and Tommy Gates earned singles victories to provide the Hawk points.

Veronis was a winner in the first flight, toppling Niagara's Joseph Zelic, 6-2, 6-1, while Gates blitzed past Brandon Gallegos, 6-0, 6-0, in the third.

Freshmen Max Montague and Pierre Brondeau took their fifth- and sixth-flight matches the distance, but both ultimately fell in three sets.

The Hawks will finish their swing through western New York on Sunday with a match at St. Bonaventure.

Niagara 5, Saint Joseph's 2

Doubles
1. Brandon Gallegos / David Raymond (NU) def. Jeff Kessler / Max Montague (SJU), 8-4
2. Mathieu Lacasse / Lorenz Schwojer (NU) def. Peter Cognetti / Alex Veronis (SJU), 8-4
3. Olivier Dufour-Coursol / David Lemieux-Sarrasin (NU) def. Pierre Brondeau / Tommy Gates (SJU), 8-4

Singles
1. Veronis (SJU) def. Joseph Zelic (NU), 6-2, 6-1
2. Raymond (NU) def. Kessler (SJU), 6-1, 6-1
3. Gates (SJU) def. Gallegos (NU), 6-0, 6-0
4. Dufour-Coursol (NU) def. Montague (SJU), 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2
5. Schwojer (NU) def. Erik Thunberg (SJU), 6-2, 6-0
6. Lemieux-Sarrasin (NU) def. Brondeau (SJU), 7-5, 2-6, 6-3

Game Scores
Singles: Niagara 60, Saint Joseph's 54
Doubles: Niagara 24, Saint Joseph's 12
Total: Niagara 84, Saint Joseph's 66