March 26, 2008

PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team earned a 4-3 victory over crosstown and conference rival Temple on Tuesday at Finnesey Courts. The win ends a three-match losing skid and pushes the Hawks to 5-7 on the spring season.

Saint Joseph's and Temple split the six singles matches, with the Hawks winning at each of the first three flights. The Owls took the #4, #5, and #6 singles matches.

The Hawks earned the advantage by dominating the doubles half of the competition, winning all three matches to secure the difference-making point.

For SJU, junior Pat Adams, senior Phil Garabedian, and sophomore Nick Tuxen were winners at both singles and doubles.

The Hawks return to Finnesey Courts on Saturday for a matchup with Xavier.

Results

Saint Joseph's 4, Temple 3

Singles
1. Pat Adams (SJU) def. Ricardo Velazquez (TU), 7-5, 6-1
2. Phil Garabedian (SJU) def. Lawrence Carpio (TU), 6-4, 6-1
3. Nick Tuxen (SJU) def. Pavlos Stephanides (TU), 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
4. Zach Tobias (TU) def. Patrick Cerutti (SJU), 6-3, 6-4
5. Andrew Choi (TU) def. Matt Prusack (SJU), 6-3, 1-6, 12-10 (super tiebreaker)
6. Eduardo Saavedra (TU) def. Michael Stauble (SJU), 6-0, 6-3

Doubles
1. Garabedian/Cerutti (SJU) def. Choi/Carpio (TU), 8-5
2. Tuxen/Stauble (SJU) def. Saavedra/Velazquez (TU), 9-7
3. Adams/Prusack (SJU) def. Stephanides/Tobias (TU), 8-2