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Justus Agbo collected three victories at Villanova over the weekend

Men’s Tennis Opens Fall Play at Villanova Invitational

9/12/2023 12:00:00 PM

VILLANOVA, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team kicked off its fall slate with two days of play at the Villanova Invitational.  Sunday's play was canceled due to poor weather conditions.
 
Justus Agbo and Ernesto Ruy paired up in the Blue Draw, earning a 6-3 doubles win on Friday against a pair from Bucknell. The Hawks swept their matches against players from Lafayette on Saturday, with Agbo taking a 7-6 (4), 7-5 result from Arman Ganchi and Ruy topping Jake Magnusson, 8-1, after the two combined for a 6-3 doubles win.
 
In the White Draw on Friday, Othman Bezzaz and John Butler were 6-4 doubles winners against a duo from Villanova.  Bezzaz then went on to a 6-3, 6-1 win over Villanova's Trey Fourticq to advance the Hawks in the draw.  On Saturday, they knocked off Wyatt Anzilotti and Aristotelis Bezianis of Lehigh, 6-3; singles play was not completed in the matchup.
 
Eli Gan-Dy and Mark Rubin played in the round robin portion of the draw, with Gan-Dy taking a win over Lafayette's William Woolley.
 
The Hawks will take part in the Joe Hunt Invitational at Navy this weekend before hosting the 14th Saint Joseph's Invitational September 22-24 at the SJU Tennis Complex.
 
Saint Joseph's Results
 
Blue Draw
Justus Agbo / Ernesto Ruy (SJU) def. Brendan McDonald / Adamantios Stavrakas (Bucknell), 6-3
McDonald (BUCK) def. Agbo (SJU), 7-5, 6-0
Stavrakas (BUCK) def. Ruy (SJU), 7-6, 3-6, 10-4
 
Agbo / Ruy (SJU) def. Arman Ganchi / Jake Magnusson (Lafayette), 6-3
Agbo (SJU) def. Ganchi (LAF), 7-6 (4), 7-5
Ruy (SJU) def. Magnusson (LAF), 8-1
 
White Draw
Othman Bezzaz / John Butler (SJU) def. Trey Fourticq / Eitan Khromchenko (Villanova), 6-4
Bezzaz (SJU) def. Fourticq (VU), 6-3, 6-1
Khromchenko (VU) def. Butler (SJU), 8-2
 
Bezzaz / Butler (SJU) def. Wyeth Anzilotti / Aristotelis Bezianis (Lehigh), 6-3
Bezianis (LEH) def. Bezzaz (SJU), 6-2, 6-4
Butler (SJU) vs. Anzilotti (LEH), 3-3, unfinished
 
Round Robin
Dylan Koziol / Jorge Quintana (Loyola) def. Eli Gan-Dy / Mark Rubin (SJU), 6-2
Koziol (LOY) def. Gan-Dy, 8-4
Quintana (LOY) def. Rubin (SJU), 2-0, ret.
 
Ryan Burns (LAF) def. Gan-Dy (SJU), 8-6
Gan-Dy (SJU) def. William Woolley (LAF), 5-4, ret.
 
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