AMBLER, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team opened its 2021 campaign with a 6-1 win over Coppin State at the Upper Dublin Sports Center on Saturday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Hawks took the early lead thanks to sweeping all three doubles flights to secure the first point of the night.

• Senior Nathan Perrone got things started in singles play, beating Dean Waterman at love in the top flight to double SJU's early lead.  Graduate student Johnnie Massart then put the Hawks on the brink of victory with a straight-sets win over Vansh Kapoor in the third flight.

• Senior Alex MacNeil secured the match victory with a win in the sixth flight after the Eagles' Christopher Green retired with MacNeil up a set.  Senior Sam Sauter and graduate student Luis Janko finished the night off with wins of their own in the fourth and didth sets, respectively.

HAWK TALK
"It was very important for the team to start on a positive note," assistant coach Marc Pibernat said.  "Overall, the guys displayed a great level of tennis and they showed that they came to compete and to play with good tennis.  We have an important week ahead of us before our next match next weekend and it is important for the guys to rest well tomorrow and have a great week practicing and feeling good things on the tennis court."

UP NEXT
The Hawks will host Chestnut Hill next Saturday night at Upper Dublin Sports Center.

RESULTS

Saint Joseph's 6, Coppin State 1

Doubles
1. Eshan Kanetkar / Nathan Perrone (SJU) def. Vansh Kapoor / Sergiu Medesan (CSU), 6-4
2. Luis Janko / Sam Sauter (SJU) def. Christopher Green / Dean Waterman (CSU), 6-1
3. Alex MacNeil / Johnnie Massart (SJU) def. Michael Michael / Henrique Sada (CSU), 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles
1. Perrone (SJU) def. Waterman (CSU), 6-0, 6-0
2. Medesan (CSU) def. Kanetkar (SJU), 6-3, 6-1
3. Massart (SJU) def. Kapoor (CSU), 6-2, 6-2
4. Sauter (SJU) def. Michael (CSU), 7-5, 6-2
5. Janko (SJU) def. Sada (CSU), 6-2, 6-0
6. MacNeil (SJU) def. Green (CSU), 6-2, ret.
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 4

Game Scores
Singles: Saint Joseph's 59, Coppin State 27
Doubles: Saint Joseph's 18, Coppin State 9
Total: Saint Joseph's 77, Coppin State 36