WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team opened the fall portion of its schedule on Wednesday, traveling to Monmouth and falling by a 6-1 score.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Monmouth (3-0) took the doubles point with a trio of 6-3 wins.
 
• The hosts would secure the match victory with straight-sets victories in five of the six singles flights.
 
• Saint Joseph's (0-1) earned a point in the fourth flight, as Santiago Valle earned his first collegiate victory with a 6-7 (7), 7-5, 10-1 supertiebreaker win.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will host the annual Saint Joseph's Invitational this week at the SJU Tennis Complex.  Matches run Friday through Sunday.
 
RESULTS
 
Monmouth 6, Saint Joseph's 1
 
Doubles
1. Mateo Bivol / Alex Martinez Sanz (MON) def. Othman Bezzaz / Ernesto Ruy (SJU), 6-3
2. Gabriel Berner / Adam Hillerby (MON) def. Justus Agbo / Santiago Valle (SJU), 6-3
3. Louis Keller / Diego Laporta (MON) def. Matthew Cizmarik / Hector Fullone (SJU), 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
 
Singles
1. Bivol (MON) def. Ruy (SJU), 6-3, 6-2
2. Martinez Sanz (MON) def. Bezzaz (SJU), 7-5, 6-4
3. Hillerby (MON) def. Agbo (SJU), 6-3, 6-1
4. Valle (SJU) def. Keller (MON), 6-7 (7), 7-5, 10-1 (STB)
5. Berner (MON) def. Matthew Dubas (SJU), 6-2, 6-4
6. Laporta (MON) def. Cizmarik (SJU), 7-5, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 6, 5, 2, 4