VILLANOVA, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team got back to its winning ways as Francesco Mowrey's win in the fourth singles flight clinched a 4-3 win over Villanova at the Villanova Tennis Complex on Wednesday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's (6-4) took the early lead with a pair of doubles wins to secure the first point of the day.  Eshan Kanetkar and Nathan Perrone were top-flight winners, while Alex MacNeil and Johnnie Massart clinched the point with a win in the third.

• Perrone doubled the Hawks' advantage with a 6-2, 6-1 win in the first singles flight.  After the Wildcats snagged a win in the sixth to cut the lead in half, Massart put the Hawks on the brink of victory with a 6-4, 6-3 win in the fifth.

• Villanova (5-7) drew level with wins in the second and third flights, but Mowrey pulled through in the fourth, battling back from a set down to notch a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 triumph and give the match to the Crimson and Gray.

HAWK TALK
"It was a good win today, which we were in need of," assistant coach Marc Pibernat said.  "It's even better that it comes against Villanova.  We are still not where we need to be as a team; as long as everyone that plays doesn't come ready to compete in both doubles and singles, we will not be a team, and that is what has happened the last few matches, including today.  Yes, we did win, but as a coach, I am not happy.  There are some attitudes in certain players that need to change drastically if we want to have a chance at reaching the potential we all know this team can have.

"Again, a big shoutout to Nate and Johnnie for not just holding the team with their wins in doubles and singles, but also with the great energy that they bring on and off the court.  Lastly, it was good for Francesco to find an important win in singles and clinching the needed point to beat Villanova."

UP NEXT
The Hawks will host Harford on Saturday before visiting Lafayette on Sunday.

RESULTS

Saint Joseph's 4, Villanova 3

Doubles
1. Eshan Kanetkar / Nathan Perrone (SJU) def. Alex Kim / Ryan Nguyen (VU), 6-3
2. Matthew Jones / Josh Robinson (VU) def. Nickolas Frisk / Francesco Mowrey (SJU), 7-5
3. Alex MacNeil / Johnnie Massart (SJU) def. Daniel Cheng / Noah Winton (VU), 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles
1. Perrone (SJU) def. Kim (VU), 6-2, 6-1
2. Robinson (VU) def. Frisk (SJU), 6-4, 6-4
3. Eitan Khromchenko (VU) def. Kanetkar (SJU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
4. Mowrey (SJU) def. Cheng (VU), 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
5. Massart (SJU) def. Anthony Prokurat (VU), 6-4, 6-3
6. Nguyen (VU) def. Luis Janko (SJU), 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 6, 5, 2, 3, 4

Game Scores
Singles: Saint Joseph's 65, Villanova 61
Doubles: Saint Joseph's 17, Villanova 12
Total: Saint Joseph's 82, Villanova 73