OCEANSIDE, N.Y. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team collected a shutout victory on Sunday, blanking Hofstra by a 4-0 score.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Hawks took the early lead via the doubles point.  Othman Bezzaz and Ernesto Ruy were 6-3 winners in the second flight; a third-flight walkover then clinched the first point of the day for SJU.
 
• After a walkover in the sixth singles flight doubled the lead, Sehaj Singh Pawar notched his first singles victory with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph in the fifth flight.
 
• Santiago Valle clinched the match with a 7-5, 6-1 win in the top flight.  Elsewhere, Ruy and Bezzaz were both a game away from victory in the third and fourth, respectively, while Damir Abdusamadov was up a set in the second.

HAWK TALK
"A great day for the Hawks!" head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "I'm proud of the guys who came out ready to play.  Congrats to Sehaj for his first collegiate win."

UP NEXT
The Hawks are back in action on Friday afternoon at Navy.
 
RESULTS
 
Saint Joseph's 4, Hofstra 0
 
Doubles
1. Dominic Anderson / Alex Di Fruscia (HOF) def. Damir Abdusamadov / Santiago Valle (SJU), 6-4
2. Othman Bezzaz / Ernesto Ruy (SJU) def. Amir Albeg / Hideki Matsuoka (HOF), 6-3
3. Hector Fullone / Sehaj Singh Pawar (SJU) win via walkover
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
 
Singles
1. Valle (SJU) def. Anderson (HOF), 7-5, 6-1
2. Abdusamadov (SJU) led Di Fruscia (HOF), 7-5, 3-3, unfinished
3. Ruy (SJU) led Matsuoka (HOF), 6-3, 5-1, unfinished
4. Bezzaz (SJU) led Albeg (HOF), 6-4, 5-1, unfinished
5. Pawar (SJU) def. Samarth Deepudass (HOF), 6-2, 6-4
6. Mark Rubin (SJU) win via walkover
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 1