ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Four members of the Saint Joseph's men's tennis team continued their weekend at the Navy Invitational at the Tose Family Tennis Center on Saturday.
Jakob Gaudreau Barnes,
John Butler, and
Mark Rubin were winners on the day in their respective flights; Barnes rallied from a set down twice to beat both Jason Kim of Navy and Nelson Alapi of Bucknell in supertiebreakers while Butler topped Navy's Aaron Gu and Rubin defeated Zack Giertz, also of Navy, both in straight sets.
The tournament concludes on Sunday.
SAINT JOSEPH'S RESULTS
White Singles Flight
Jakob Gaudreau Barnes (SJU) def. Jason Kim (Navy), 1-6, 6-2, 10-8 (STB)
Barnes (SJU) def. Nelson Alapi (Bucknell), 3-6, 6-1, 11-9 (STB)
Orange Singles Flight
Ethan Garcia (Navy) def.
Hector Fullone (SJU), 7-5, 6-2
Green Singles Flight
Zack Giertz (Navy) def.
John Butler (SJU), 6-2, 2-6, 10-7 (STB)
Butler (SJU) def. Aaron Gu (Navy), 6-3, 6-4
Gu (Navy) def.
Mark Rubin (SJU), 7-5, 6-1
Rubin (SJU) def. Giertz (Navy), 6-2, 6-3
Additional Matches
Zihe Liao (Binghamton) def. Fullone (SJU), 6-2, 6-4