MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team earned a 4-1 victory against local rival Villanova on Tuesday afternoon at the SJU Tennis Complex.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Hawks claimed the doubles point with wins in the top two flights.  Ernesto Ruy and Santiago Valle teamed up for a 6-3 win in the top flight, while Davi Carlos and Jakob Gaudreau Barnes clinched the point with a 6-4 win in the second.
 
• Ruy and Gaudreau Barnes staked the Hawks to a 3-0 lead in singles play.  Ruy rolled in the second flight, while Gaudreau Barnes on in straight sets in the fourth.
 
• The Wildcats took the sixth flight, but Valle outlasted his opponent in a three-setter in the top flight to secure the overall match victory.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks take on Saint Louis on Thursday.
 
RESULTS
 
Saint Joseph's 4, Villanova 1
 
Doubles
1. Ernesto Ruy / Santiago Valle (SJU) def. Ethan Carr / Cooper Gordon (VU), 6-3
2. Davi Carlos / Jakob Gaudreau Barnes (SJU) def. Kush Anand / Thomas Wakefield (VU), 6-4
3. Quincy Jones / Jack Sherner (VU) def. Hector Fullone / Sehaj Singh Pawar (SJU), 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
 
Singles
1. Valle (SJU) def. Gordon (VU), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
2. Ruy (SJU) def. Will Monahan (VU), 6-3, 6-2
3. Carr (VU) led Pawar (SJU), 4-6, 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
4. Gaudreau Barnes (SJU) def. Wakefield (VU), 6-4, 6-2
5. Carlos (SJU) led Anand (VU), 6-2, 5-7, 3-2, unfinished
6. Jones (VU) def. Fullone (SJU), 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 6, 1