ORLANDO, Fla. - The Atlantic 10 Men’s Tennis Championship began on Wednesday with a pair of first round matches between ninth-seeded Saint Louis and eighth-seeded Duquesne, and tenth-seeded St. Bonaventure and seventh-seeded Saint Joseph’s at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
Match #1 #9 Saint Louis defeated #8 Duquesne, 4-1
The ninth-seeded Saint Louis Billikens rattled off four singles victories to defeat eighth-seeded Duquesne Dukes 4-1. Saint Louis advances to the A-10 quarterfinals, where the Billikens will face top-seeded Dayton. Andres Castellanos and Valentin Vasquez of Saint Louis won 6-2 over Alfrendo Vogelaar and Keita Duclos of Duquesne on doubles court one. Duquesne’s duo Arnau Anton Garcia and Aril Kayra took the win on court two over Max Chen and Riki Koshimizu of Saint Louis 6-3. The Dukes clinched the doubles point with Uvan Patel and Enrique Garcia’s 6-4 win over SLU’s Luca Lo Nardo and Sebastian Munoz on court three. Koshimizu won 6-1 6-1 over Duclos on court three followed by Castellanos’ 6-0, 6-4 win over Duquesne’s Alfrendo Vogelaar on court one. Sebastian Munoz defeated Teo Papadopoulos 6-4, 6-2 at No. 6 singles. Valentin Vasquez clinched the fourth point for Saint Louis with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Duquesne’s Enrique Lana.
SINGLES
1. Andres Castellanos (SLU) def. Alfrendo Vogelaar (DUQ) 6-0, 6-4
2. Anton Arnau Garcia (DUQ) vs. Luca Lo Nardo (SLU) DNF
3. Riki Koshimizu (SLU) def. Keita Duclos 6-1, 6-1
4. Aril Kayra Tuna (DUQ) vs. Max Chen 7-6, 5-1
5. Valentin Vasquez (SLU) def. Enrique Lana 6-3, 6-4
6. Sebastian Munoz (SLU) def. Teo Papadopoulos 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 6, 5
DOUBLES
1. Andres Castellanos/ Valentin Vasquez (SLU) def. Alfrendo Vogelaar/ Keita Duclos (DUQ) 6-2
2. Arnau Anton Garcia/ Aril Kayra Tuna (DUQ) def. Max Chen/ Riki Koshimizu (SLU) 6-3
3. Uvan Patel/ Enrique Garcia (DUQ) def. Luca Lo Nardo/ Sebastian Munoz 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Match #2: #7 Saint Joseph's def. #10 St. Bonaventure, 4-1
The seventh-seeded Saint Joseph’s men’s tennis team clinched the doubles point and claimed three singles victories to defeat tenth-seeded St. Bonaventure 4-1. The Hawks will meet second-seeded VCU in the A-10 quarterfinals. SJU's duo of Justus Agbo and Eli Gan-Dy won 6-0 on court three over Mathinus Marais and Arjun Pindiprolu. Santiago Valle and Matthew Dubas of Saint Joseph’s defeated St. Bonaventure’s battery of Alex Kim and Davis Matney on court two, 6-3 for the doubles point. Saint Joseph’s retire on court six added a singles point for St. Bonaventure, and a St. Bonaventure retire on court two gave the Bonnies its singles point. Othman Bezzaz claimed a 6-0, 6-0 defeat on court five over Marais. Dubas claimed a victory on court four with a 6-0, 6-0 win against Pindiprolu to secure Saint Joseph’s victory.
SINGLES:
1. Connor Turner (SBU) vs. Justus Agbo (SJU) DNF
2. Davis Matney (SBU) vs. Ernesto Ruy (SJU) 2-1, RET
3. Santiago Valle (SJU) vs. Alex Kim (SBU) 7-6 UF
4. Matthew Dubas (SU) def. Arjun Pindiprolu 6-0 6-0
5. Othman Bezzaz (SJU) def. Marthinus Marais 6-0, 6-0
6. Hector Fullone (SJU) vs. Marthinus Marais (SBU) RET
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 5, 4
DOUBLES:
1. Ernesto Ruy/ Othman Bezzaz (SJU) vs. Connor Turner / Chase Cahill-Welsh (SBU) DNF
2. Santiago Valle / Matthew Dubas (SJU) def. Alex Kim/ Davis Matney (SBU) 6-3
3. Justus Agbo / Eli Gan-Dy (SJU) def. Marthinus Marais / Arjun Pindiprolu 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 2
The Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship continues on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. with the quartefinal matchups.