ORLANDO, Fla. - Seventh-seeded Saint Joseph's posted four singles victories to seal a 4-1 win over No. 10 St. Bonaventure in Thursday's first round matchup at the Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship. The Hawks move on to face second-seeded George Washington on Friday at 4:00 pm.
St. Bonventure came out strong in doubles picking up two wins to claim the doubles point. At No., 2 John Rutkowski and Gullermo Garcia defeated their Hawks opponents 6-4 garnering the first point for the Bonnies. Hector Martinez and Hristo Hristov followed up with a 6-4 win at the No. 3 spot, securing the lone point for St. Bonaventure in doubles.
In singles, Saint Joseph's did not drop a set, winning the four bottom spots in the linup. Peter Dewitt claimed the first singles point at the No. 6 spot, not dropping a game, going 6-0, 6-0. Beekman Schaeffer would follow with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 4 and Andre Fick would produce the same score at the third spot. Tristan Boustany would clinch the match for the Hawks after battling to win the tiebreak in set one.
Saint Joseph's and the Colonials have not yet met this season.
#7 SAINT JOSEPH'S def. #10 ST. BONAVENTURE, 4-1
SINGLES
1. Tim Stierle (SJU) vs. Hector Martinez (SBU), 6-4, 5-2 (DNF)
2. Kyle Chalmers (SJU) vs. Indra Patwardhan (SBU), 7-5, 3-3 (DNF)
3. Andre Fick (SJU) def. Lukas Malmberg (SBU), 6-1, 6-2
4. Beekman Schaeffer (SJU) def. Guillermo Garcia (SBU), 6-1, 6-2
5. Tristan Boustany (SJU) def. John Rutkowski (SBU), 7-6 (6), 6-0
6. Peter Dewitt (SJU) def. Hristo Hristov (SBU), 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6,4,3,5
DOUBLES
1. Tim Stierle/Kyle Chalmers (SJU) def. Lukas Malmberg/Indra Patwardhan (SBU), 6-1
2. John Rutkowski/Gullermo Garcia (SBU) def. Scott Battaglia/Beekman Schaeffer (SJU), 6-4
3. Hector Martinez/Hristo Hristov (SBU) def. Dan Tan/Peter Dewitt (SJU), 6-4
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
ORLANDO, Fla. - After dropping the doubles point, the sixth-seeded Saint Louis Billikens came back to win four straight singles victories to defeat No. 11 Fordham in the opening day of the 2017 A-10 Men's Tennis Championship at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. The Billikens will face No. 3 VCU in Friday's 4pm quarterfinal match.
Fordham's Tomas Cosmai and Allen Thornes paired up to defeat Oscar Pachon and John Nogalski, 6-3 at No. 2 doubles. Saint Louis answered back as David Ferragut and Juan Calero Alsono took down Victor Li and Fabian Mauritzson, 6-3. Just seconds later, Nick Borak and Joseph Kavaloski took a 6-3 decision and the team point for the Rams over Justin Nogalski and Paarth Dodhiawala.
Trailing by one, Billiken's No. 6 Oscar Pachon defeated Jeremy Chung, 6-1, 6-3 to even the score, before Charlie Parry gave SLU the team lead with a 6-2, 7-5 victory at No. 4 singles. The remaining courts No. 1, 2, 3 and 5 would enter third sets, with Fordham leading in the first frame on the first two courts, and Saint Louis with the advantage on No. 3 and 5. The Billikens would prevail at No. 2 and No. 3 singles as Calero Alonso won the second set tiebreaker and the final set, and John Nogalski clinched the match with a final set victory.
Saint Louis and VCU met earlier this year, with the Rams taking a 6-1 victory.
MATCH #3
#6 SAINT LOUIS def. #11 FORDHAM, 4-1
SINGLES
1. David Ferragut (SLU) vs. Victor Li (FOR), 4-6, 6-3, 3-3, DNF
2. Juan Calero Alonso (SLU) def. Tomas Cosmai (FOR), 2-6, 7-6, 6-3
3. John Nogalski (SLU) def. Fabian Mauritzson (FOR) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
4. Charlie Parry (SLU) def. Nick Borak (FOR) 6-2, 7-5
5. Paarth Dohiawala (SLU) vs. Allen Thornes (FOR) 6-1, 3-6, 5-5, DNF
6. Oscar Pachon (SLU) def. Jeremy Chung (FOR), 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 2, 3
DOUBLES
1. David Ferragut/Juan Calero Alsono (SLU) def. Victor Li/ Fabian Mauritzson (FOR), 6-3
2. Tomas Cosmai/Allen Thornes (FOR) def. Oscar Pachon/John Nogalski (SLU), 6-3
3. Nick Borak/Joseph Kavaloski (FOR) def. Justin Nogalski/Paarth Dodhiawala (SLU), 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3