MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team notched its second consecutive win as the Hawks rolled past Harford, 7-0, on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's (7-4) claimed the early lead with wins in the first and third doubles flights.  Alex MacNeil and Johnnie Massart were 6-1 winners in the third flight before Eshan Kanetkar and Nathan Perrone clinched the point with a 6-2 victory in the first.

• The Hawks made quick work of the Fighting Owls during singles play, with MacNeill winning his sixth-flight match at love and Perrone claiming a 6-0, 6-1 win in the top flight.  Kanetkar sealed the deal with a 6-1, 6-4 triumph in the third flight.

• Nickolas Frisk grabbed a 6-1, 6-0 result in the second flight, Massart won 6-1, 6-3 in the fourth, and Luis Janko battled back from a set down to win in the fifth, 4-6, 6-1, 10-8 (supertiebreaker).

HAWK TALK
"The guys took this match very seriously, and it showed in their tennis and the score as well," assistant coach Marc Pibernat said.  "Definitely things have changed to a way more positive and energetic environment from all the guys.  We need to keep it that way and finish the season as strong as we can."

UP NEXT
The Hawks are back in action on Wednesday when they visit Penn.

RESULTS

Saint Joseph's 7, Harford 0

Doubles
1. Eshan Kanetkar / Nathan Perrone (SJU) def. Adrien Guibert / Pablo Lopez Real (HCC), 6-2
2. Mathias Dessureau / Josep Coll Llopis (HCC) def. Luis Janko / Sam Sauter (SJU), 6-0
3. Alex MacNeil / Johnnie Massart (SJU) def. Michael Francis Pablo Poleo (HCC), 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles
1. Perrone (SJU) def. Guibert (HCC), 6-0, 6-1
2. Nickolas Frisk (SJU) def. Lopez Real (HCC), 6-1, 6-0
3. Kanetkar (SJU) def. Llopis (HCC), 6-1, 6-4
4. Massart (SJU) def. Poleo (HCC), 6-1, 6-3
5. Janko (SJU) def. Dessureau (HCC), 4-6, 6-1, 10-8 (STB)
6. MacNeil (SJU) def. Francis (HCC), 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5

Game Scores
Singles: Saint Joseph's 70, Harford 18
Doubles: Saint Joseph'a 12, Harford 9
Total: Saint Joseph's 82, Harford 27