MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team returned to its home courts in style on Monday, earning a 5-2 win over Bryant at the SJU Tennis Complex.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Playing in their first home outdoor dual match of the season, the Hawks grabbed the early lead via a pair of doubles wins.  Inigo Diaz and Alejandro Vedri blanked their first-flight opponents before John Butler and Nassim Fenjiro won 6-1 in the third to clinch the point.
 
• The visitors drew level with a win in the second singles flight, but Diaz cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win in the third flight to put the Hawks back on top.  Oscar Serra then finished off a 6-2, 6-4 win in the sixth flight to bring the Hawks to the cusp of victory.
 
• Fenjiro would secure the win soon after with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 triumph in the fourth flight before Vedri finished off a 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 three-setter of his own in the top flight to earn another point for the Hawks.
 
HAWK TALK
"From the entire men's tennis team, we want to dedicate this win to Coach Ian Crookenden, who is retiring at the end of the season, as today was his retirement ceremony," head coach Marc Pibernat said.  "We knew beforehand that today's match was going to be an absolute battle and we needed to be ready, because we knew they were going to come at us with everything they had.  The team responded very well to the challenge and we delivered one of the best performances of the season.  It feels really good beating a team like Bryant 5-2 and it gives us confidence for the last stretch of the season.
 
"A huge shoutout to our captain, Nassim, for clinching the match with his singles win, and also to Alejandro and Inigo, who won both their singles and doubles matches, bringing a huge contribution to the team's win.  Go Hawks!"
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks visit Delaware on Wednesday afternoon.
 
RESULTS
 
Saint Joseph's 5, Bryant 2
 
Doubles
1. Inigo Diaz / Alejandro Vedri (SJU) def. Marcus Macaulay / Diego Serra (BRY), 6-0
2. Will Pellegrini / Myles Peterson (BRY) def. Justus Agbo / Oscar Serra (SJU), 6-1
3. John Butler / Nassim Fenjiro (SJU) def. Jean-Christophe Baril / Aryaan Sen (BRY), 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
 
Singles
1. Vedri (SJU) def. Leonardo Mileikowsky (BRY), 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
2. D. Serra (BRY) def. Agbo (SJU), 6-1, 6-0
3. Diaz (SJU) def. Peterson (BRY), 6-3, 6-1
4. Fenjiro (SJU) def. Pellegrini (BRY), 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
5. Nick Lorenz (BRY) def. Eli Gan-Dy (SJU), 7-6 (2), 6-1
6. O. Serra (SJU) def. Sen (BRY), 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 1
 
Game Scores
Singles: Saint Joseph's 60, Bryant 57
Doubles: Saint Joseph's 13, Bryant 7
Total: Saint Joseph's 73, Bryant 64