MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team kicked off its home tournament on Friday as the Hawks opened play at the 12th SJU Invitational at the SJU Tennis Complex.  Play commenced in all four main singles draws and both doubles flights.

Nathan Perrone and Alp Sentay were winners in their first round matches in Singles Flight 1, while Nickolas Frisk fell in a supertiebreaker, as did Nassim Fenjiro in the second flight.  Eshan Kanetkar was a winner in a supertiebreaker in the third flight, while Alex MacNeil rolled to a win in the fourth.

On the doubles side of the ledger, Perrone and Fenjiro advanced to the quarterfinals of the top flight, as did Frisk and Sentay.  Kanetkar and MacNeil went down in their second flight match and slipped into the consolation draw.

Main draw play resumes on Saturday morning, with consolation play beginning as well.  For complete results, visit Tournament Central.

SAINT JOSEPH'S RESULTS

Singles Flight 1
Nathan Perrone (Saint Joseph's) def. Josh Robinson (Villanova), 7-6 (1), 6-0
Alp Sentay (SJU) def. Mario Antonio (Jefferson), 6-1, 6-1
James Wilkinson (Delaware) def. Nickolas Frisk (SJU), 6-7 (5), 6-2, 10-6 (STB)

Singles Flight 2
Trey Fourticq (VU) def. Nassim Fenjiro (SJU), 6-2, 3-6, 10-4 (STB)

Singles Flight 3
Eshan Kanetkar (SJU) def. Peter Leese (Mary Washington), 6-2, 6-7 (0), 10-7

Singles Flight 4
Alex MacNeil (SJU) def. Jake Cammarota (JEFF), 6-2, 6-0

Doubles Flight 1
Frisk / Sentay (SJU) def. Leese / Nick Spera (MW), 6-4
Fenjiro / Perrone (SJU) def. Alex Kim / Ryan Nguyen (VU), 6-2

Doubles Flight 2
Pierce Gilheany / Luis Molina (UD) def. Kanetkar / MacNeil (SJU), 6-3