WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team took to the courts with the best of the best on Sunday morning, ultimately falling to top-ranked Wake Forest by a 7-0 score.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The defending national champions took the early lead with wins in the first and third doubles flights.  Damir Abdusamadov and Santiago Valle were locked in a tight match in the second flight when play was halted.
 
• The Demon Deacons finished off the victory with a sweep of the six singles flights.

HAWK TALK
"First off, credit to Wake Forest; they are the number-one team for a reason," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "What a great experience for our team; I'm so proud of our guys and credit to them for fighting and competing until the end.  The guys learned a lot and we will build on this going into next weekend when we head to Stillwater to face Oral Roberts, UTGRV, and Oklahoma State."

UP NEXT
The Hawks head to Stillwater, Oklahoma, this week to take on Oral Roberts on Friday.
 
RESULTS
 
#1 Wake Forest 7, Saint Joseph's 0
 
Doubles
1. Luca Pow / Mees Rottgering (WF) def. #70 Othman Bezzaz / Ernesto Ruy (SJU), 6-2
2. Andrew Delgado / Cornelius Shalmi (WF) led Damir Abdusamadov / Santiago Valle (SJU), 5-4, DNF
3. Joaquin Guilleme / Kacper Szymkowiak (WF) def. Davi Carlos / Jakob Gaudreau Barnes (SJU), 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3
 
Singles
1. #15 Pow (WF) def. Bezzaz (SJU), 6-0, 6-1
2. #64 Szymkowiak (WF) def. Valle (SJU), 6-3, 6-3
3. Guilleme (WF) def. Carlos (SJU), 6-1, 6-1
4. Dominick Mosejczuk (WF) def. Abdusamadov (SJU), 6-3, 6-1
5. #96 Delgado (WF) def. Ruy (SJU), 6-2, 6-3
6. Shalmi (WF) def. Gaudreau Barnes (SJU), 6-0, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 4, 5, 6, 2