MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team got back to its winning ways on Friday, topping Duquesne by a 5-2 score at the SJU Tennis Complex.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's (9-3) battled back from a match down to win the doubles point. Nickolas Frisk and Nathan Perrone won a tiebreak to claim the first flight before Justus Agbo and Alp Sentay were winners in the second flight to secure the doubles point for the Hawks.

• Perrone and Sentay pushed the advantage to 3-0 with dominant wins in the first and third flights, respectively.

• After Duquesne (7-8) got a win in the fifth, Nassim Fenjiro clinched the victory for the Hawks with a straight-sets triumph in the sixth.  Agbo added to the final score with a win in the fourth flight.

HAWK TALK
"Today was a very important conference match for us, especially the position that we have put ourselves in for seeding for the Atlantic 10 Championship," head coach Marc Pibernat said. "I'm very happy with the team effort and how the guys played today.  The shoutout goes to the whole team today.  We are ready and hungry to take on George Mason tomorrow on our courts!"

UP NEXT
The Hawks host George Mason on Saturday.

RESULTS

Saint Joseph's 5, Duquesne 2

Doubles
1. Nickolas Frisk / Nathan Perrone (SJU) def. Alejandro Rodriguez-Vidal / Tamirlan Teberikov (DUQ), 7-6 (2)
2. Justus Agbo / Alp Sentay (SJU) def. Jin Dassanayake / Kaipo Marshall (DUQ), 6-4
3. Alex Mascioli / Liam Wickwire (DUQ) def. Nassim Fenjiro / Alex MacNeil (SJU), 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles
1. Perrone (SJU) def. Marshall (DUQ), 6-0, 6-2
2. Mascioli (DUQ) def. Frisk (SJU), 6-4, 3-6, 10-4 (STB)
3. Sentay (SJU) def. Rodriguez-Vidal (DUQ), 6-0, 6-2
4. Agbo (SJU) def. Dassanayake (DUQ), 6-3, 7-5
5. Teberikov (DUQ) def. Eshan Kanetkar (SJU), 6-1, 6-3
6. Fenjiro (SJU) def. Bode Vance (DUQ), 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 5, 6, 2, 4

Game Scores
Singles: Saint Joseph's 63, Duquesne 37
Doubles: Saint Joseph's 16, Duquesne 16
Total: Saint Joseph's 79, Duquesne 53