ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team played its first road match of the spring on Saturday evening, dropping a 4-1 result to Navy at the Tose Family Tennis Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Navy (8-0) got ont he board first via the doubles point, clinching with wins in the second and third flights.

• The Midshipmen doubled their lead thanks to a win in the first flight, but Justus Agbo halved the deficit for the Hawks with a resounding 6-3, 6-0 win in the third.

• Unfortunately for the Crimson and Gray, the hosts would grab two more wins in the fifth and sixth flights to finish off the victory.

HAWK TALK
"Today the guys fought out there against a solid Navy squad," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "In doubles, our freshmen Ernesto and Othman were in a battle before the match was called.  Justus put together a masterful match.  Othman was battling at #2.  Stergios was also in a battle when his match was stopped.  We can build on this; we've got to keep working hard every day, and the guys are getting better."

UP NEXT
The Hawks visit NJIT on Wednesday afternoon.

RESULTS

Navy 4, Saint Joseph's 1

Doubles
1. Jason Kim / Steve Nguyen (NAVY) led Othman Bezzaz / Ernesto Ruy (SJU), 4-3
2. Tommy Kim / Jake Young (NAVY) def. Justus Agbo / John Butler (SJU), 6-1
3. Matthew McNair / Nicholas Nguyen (NAVY) def. Jack Campbell / Mark Rubin (SJU), 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3

Singles
1. Herrick Legaspi (NAVY) def. Ruy (SJU), 6-2, 6-1
2. Steve Nguyen (NAVY) led Bezzaz (SJU), 7-6 (7-4), 1-0
3. Agbo (SJU) def. Young (NAVY), 6-3, 6-0
4. J. Kim (NAVY) led Stergios Achilleas Papadopoulos (SJU), 6-3, 3-2
5. T. Kim (NAVY) def. Campbell (SJU), 6-3, 6-2
6. Graydon Buckingham (NAVY) def. Butler (SJU), 7-5, 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 6, 5