MERION STATION, Pa. – It was a clean sweep of the singles flights on Tuesday afternoon at the Saint Joseph's men's tennis team rolled to a 7-0 win over crosstown rival La Salle at the SJU Tennis Complex.  The Hawks won all six matches in straight sets.

Saint Joseph's (11-9 overall, 4-5 Atlantic 10) got things started by winning the doubles point in quick fashion.  Junior Peter Dewitt and sophomore Dan Tan breezed to a 6-0 win in the third flight before senior Kyle Chalmers and sophomore Tim Stierle notched a 6-3 win in the first to clinch the point.

Senior Tristan Boustany led off singles play with a 6-1, 6-1 romp in the sixth flight before freshman Beekman Schaeffer's 6-4, 6-4 win in the third and Dewitt's 6-1, 6-2 fifth-flight win locked up the team result for the Hawks.

Sophomore Andre Fick was a 6-3, 6-0 winner in the fourth flight before Stierle claimed a 6-1, 6-2 win in the first and Chalmers was a 6-0, 6-1 winner in the second to finish off the sweep.

Saint Joseph's will take a week off before heading to Villanova on Wednesday, April 19.

Saint Joseph's 7, La Salle 0

Doubles

1. Kyle Chalmers / Tim Stierle (SJU) def. Tomas Christian / Francesco Mowrey (LAS), 6-3

2. Brian Balico / Patrick Pascual (LAS) def. Scott Battaglia / Beekman Schaeffer (SJU), 6-3

3. Peter Dewitt / Dan Tan (SJU) def. Joe DiOrio / Braden Ward (LAS), 6-0

Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles

1. Stierle (SJU) def. Mowrey (LAS), 6-1, 6-2

2. Chalmers (SJU) def. Balico (LAS), 6-0, 6-1

3. Schaeffer (SJU) def. Christian (LAS), 6-4, 6-4

4. Andre Fick (SJU) def. DiOrio (LAS), 6-3, 6-0

5. Dewitt (SJU) def. Pascual (LAS), 6-1, 6-2

6. Tristan Boustany (SJU) def. Ward (LAS), 6-1, 6-1

Order of Finish: 6, 3, 5, 4, 1, 2

Game Scores

Singles: Saint Joseph's 72, La Salle 20

Doubles: Saint Joseph's 15, La Salle 6

Total: Saint Joseph's 87, La Salle 26