PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team swept its way to its first victory of the spring, blanking Coppin State, 7-0, at Legacy Indoor Tennis Center on Saturday night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's (1-1) took control early via a sweep of the two contested doubles flights.  Justus Agbo and Alejandro Vedri combined for a 6-0 win before Inigo Diaz and Nassim Fenjiro secured the point with a 6-1 result.
 
• The Hawks kept things rolling in singles play, with Fenjiro winning at love in the fourth flight before Vedri finished off a 6-1, 6-2 win the in the first.
 
• Diaz took a 6-3, 6-3 third-flight result before Agbo finished the night with a triumph by the same score in the second flight.
 
HAWK TALK
"It was a good win for us, especially being the first one of the season," head coach Marc Pibernat said.  "We needed to play good tennis and stay focused through the whole match, and everyone did that.  A special mention to our freshman, Inigo, who today got his first dual match win as a Hawk.
 
"We have two weeks now to prepare for our next match and we need to work very hard to arrive in the best possible condition on matchday.  Go Hawks!"
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks host Mount St. Mary's at the Legacy Indoor Tennis Center on February 25.
 
RESULTS
 
Saint Joseph's 7, Coppin State 0
 
Doubles
1. Justus Agbo / Alejandro Vedri (SJU) def. Rishi Jalota / Vansh Kapoor (CSU), 6-0
2. Inigo Diaz / Nassim Fenjiro (SJU) def. Luka Markovic / Isaac Sanders (CSU), 6-1
3. Mark Rubin / Oscar Serra (SJU) win via default
Order of Finish: 1, 2
 
Singles
1. Vedri (SJU) def. Markovic (CSU), 6-1, 6-2
2. Agbo (SJU) def. Kapoor (CSU), 6-3, 6-3
3. Diaz (SJU) def. Jalota (CSU), 6-3, 6-3
4. Fenjiro (SJU) def. Sanders (CSU), 6-0, 6-0
5. Rubin (SJU) win via default
6. Serra (SJU) win via default
Order of Finish: 4, 1, 3, 2
 
Game Scores
Singles: Saint Joseph's 48, Coppin State 15
Doubles: Saint Joseph's 12, Coppin State 1
Total: Saint Joseph's 60, Coppin State 16