PHILADELPHIA ? The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team saw its three-match winning streak come to an end on Wednesday after the Hawks fell to Drexel, 4-3, at Vidas Courts.
The Dragons took the doubles point to grab an early lead.? Senior Kyle Chalmers and sophomore Tim Stierle came away with a 6-3 win in the first flight, but Drexel secured wins in the second and third to go ahead in the match.
After a Drexel win in the third flight, Stierle took a straight-sets win in the second to get the Hawks back within one.? Unfortunately for SJU, the Dragons earned a win in the fifth flight before a three-set first-flight tilt went the way of the hosts and secured the overall result.
Freshman Beekman Schaeffer and junior Peter Dewitt finished the afternoon off on a positive note for the Hawks, however, as Schaeffer notched a 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-0 win in the fourth flight, while Dewitt rolled to a 6-3, 6-1 win in the sixth.
Saint Joseph's has a full weekend of matches ahead, as the Hawks will host Fordham, Saint Francis (Pa.), and Dayton at the SJU Tennis Complex.
Drexel 4, Saint Joseph's 3
Doubles
1. Kyle Chalmers / Tim Stierle (SJU) def. Kashyap Ashok / Sinan Orhon (DU), 6-3
2. Hamza Laalej / Youssef Lahlou (DU) def. Andre Fick / Valentijn van Erven (SJU), 6-2
3. Balaji Lakshmanan / Alex Zenonos (DU) def. Peter Dewitt / Dan Tan (SJU), 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
1. Laalej (DU) def. Chalmers (SJU), 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
2. Stierle (SJU) def. Orhon (DU), 6-4, 6-3
3. Lakshmanan (DU) def. Fick (SJU), 6-2, 6-2
4. Beekman Schaeffer (SJU) def. Lahlou (DU), 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-0
5. Zenonos (DU) def. Tristan Boustany (SJU), 6-4, 6-4
6. Dewitt (SJU) def. Daniil Ginzburg (DU), 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 5, 1, 4, 6
Game Scores
Singles: Saint Joseph's 66, Drexel 57
Doubles: Drexel 15, Saint Joseph's 12
Total: Saint Joseph's 78, Drexel 72