PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team rallied back from a 3-1 deficit to stun Temple, 4-3, on Thursday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Hawks claimed the doubles point as Davi Carlos and Jakob Gaudreau Barnes won at love in the third flight before Damir Abdusamadov and Santiago Valle cruised in the first flight.
 
• Temple took control of the match as singles play got underway, taking wins in the first, second, and fourth flights to take a commanding 3-1 lead.
 
• Saint Joseph's battled back from that point, as Sehaj Singh Pawar finished off his fifth-flight opponent in straight sets to make it a 3-2 score.
 
• Abdusamadov then rallied from a set down in the third flight to secure the three-set victory and tie the score at three-all.
 
• Gaudreau Barnes was the last man standing for the Hawks; he finished off a three-set victory of his own to give the Hawks a hard-fought win.
 
HAWK TALK
"Today was a tough battle," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "Credit Temple; they came to play.  Our freshmen stepped up today.  It's always great to beat crosstown rival Temple!"
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks host St. Bonaventure on Saturday.
 
RESULTS
 
Saint Joseph's 4, Temple 3
 
Doubles
1. Damir Abdusamadov / Santiago Valle (SJU) def. Lance Cochran / Maj Kolaric (TU), 6-2
2. Alberto Blumenschein / Pranav Nemani (TU) led Othman Bezzaz / Ernesto Ruy (SJU), 4-3, unfinished
3. Davi Carlos / Jakob Gaudreau Barnes (SJU) def. Erden Er / Harshith Pennabadi (TU), 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 1
 
Singles
1. Aayush Bhat (TU) def. Valle (SJU), 6-3, 6-3
2. Cochran (TU) def. Ruy (SJU), 7-5, 6-2
3. Abdusamadov (SJU) def. Kolaric (TU), 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
4. Oliver Aguilar (TU) def. Bezzaz (SJU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Sehaj Singh Pawar (SJU) def. Matteo Crespi (TU), 6-1, 6-3
6. Gaudreau Barnes (SJU) def. Er (TU), 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
Order of Finish: 4, 1, 2, 5, 3, 6