PHILADELPHIA – A sweep of all four completed singles matches led the Saint Joseph's men's tennis team to a 4-1 win over Jefferson at the Legacy Tennis Center on Wednesday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Jefferson took the early lead with a pair of doubles wins; Othman Bezzaz and Ernesto Ruy won their first-flight match in a tiebreaker, but the Rams won the other two flights to secure the point.
 
• The Hawks turned the tables in singles play.  Bezzaz got things started with a straight-sets win in the fourth flight before Ruy claimed his second-flight matchup in straight sets as well to give the Hawks the lead.
 
• Santiago Valle rallied from a set down to win his third-flight match in a supertiebreaker before Justus Agbo clinched the win with a rally of his own, taking his contest in the first flight in a supertiebreaker to lock up the victory for the Hawks.
 
HAWK TALK
"It was much needed, that win today," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "Our singles play continues to carry us.  A great win for Justus at the top spot; now we need to turn our attention to Bucknell on Sunday."
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks visit Bucknell on Sunday.
 
RESULTS
 
Saint Joseph's 4, Jefferson 1
 
Doubles
1. Othman Bezzaz / Ernesto Ruy (SJU) def. Mario Antonio / Filip Slavkovic (JEFF), 7-6 (2)
2. Enrique Soto Ballester / Anthony Moukarzel (JEFF) def. Matthew Dubas / Santiago Valle (SJU), 6-4
3. Antonio Mateos Melenchon / Jules Thibault (JEFF) def. Justus Agbo / Matthew Cizmarik (SJU), 7-6 (6)
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
 
Singles
1. Agbo (SJU) def. Thibault (JEFF), 3-6, 7-6 (4), 10-5 (STB)
2. Ruy (SJU) def. Antonio (JEFF), 6-4, 6-3
3. Valle (SJU) def. Moukarzel (JEFF), 0-6, 7-5, 10-5 (STB)
4. Bezzaz (SJU) def. Johary Rabetrano (JEFF), 6-0, 6-3
5. Slavkovic (JEFF) led Dubas (SJU), 7-6 (6), 3-2, unfinished
6. Cizmarik (SJU) led Melenchon (JEFF), 7-6 (6), 2-1, unfinished
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 3, 1