Men's Tennis Falls at Navy in Spring Opener

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team opened its spring dual match slate on Saturday afternoon, falling to Navy by a 6-1 score at the Tose Family Tennis Center. Freshman Andre Fick earned the Hawks' lone point with a win in the sixth singles flight.

Fick topped Navy's Tyler Tossavainen in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2. Senior Andres Urrea and junior Tristan Boustany played tight matches in the second and fourth flights, respectively; Urrea fell, 6-4, 7-6, to Krishna Jana, while Boustany went down, 7-6, 6-3, to Andrey Majkic.

Navy swept all three doubles matches to earn the doubles point, and won three of the first four singles tilts to lock up the victory.

Saint Joseph's returns to action at Fordham on February 6.

Navy 6, Saint Joseph's 1

Doubles
1. Austin Jones / Tucker Massie (USNA) def. Renier Moolman / Andres Urrea (SJU), 6-3
2. Krishna Jana / Alex Gaines (USNA) def. Kyle Chalmers / Peter Dewitt (SJU), 6-4
3. Aries Wong / Andrey Majkic (USNA) def. Andre Fick / Dan Tan (SJU), 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles
1. Austin Jones (USNA) def. Renier Moolman (SJU), 6-2, 6-3
2. Krishna Jana (USNA) def. Andres Urrea (SJU), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
3. Aries Wong (USNA) def. Kyle Chalmers (SJU), 6-1, 6-1
4. Andrey Majkic (USNA) def. Tristan Boustany (SJU), 7-6 (3), 6-3
5. Alex Gaines (USNA) def. Kevin Gates (SJU), 6-3, 6-1
6. Andre Fick (SJU) def. Tyler Tossavainen (USNA), 6-0, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 5, 1, 4, 2