April 4, 2008

MONROEVILLE, Pa. - The seventh-seeded Saint Joseph's men's tennis team fell to the 10th-seeded Saint Louis Billikens, 4-0, in the first round of the 2008 Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship at Club 4 Life in Monroeville, Pa.

The Hawks will face #11 seed La Salle on Saturday. The winner will tie for ninth place with the winner of the Dayton-Fordham match.

Results

#10 Saint Louis 4, #7 Saint Joseph's 0

Doubles
1. Pat Adams / Will Pearson (SJU) def. Felipe Acosta/Paul Feder (SLU), 8-6
2. P.J. Hendrie/Sean McManus (SLU) def. Phil Garabedian / Patrick Cerutti (SJU), 8-3)
3. Marcus Fadul/Adam Reeb (SLU) def. Nick Tuxen / Michael Stauble (SJU), 9-8 (8-6)

Singles
1. Acosta (SLU) vs. Adams (SJU), 6-3, 3-2 (DNF)
2. Garabedian (SJU) vs. Hendrie (SLU), 7-6, 3-2 (DNF)
3. McManus (SLU) vs. Tuxen (SJU), 6-1, 3-3 (DNF)
4. Fadul (SLU) def. Cerutti (SJU), 6-1, 6-3
5. Sam McSpadden (SLU) def. Matt Prusack (SJU), 6-1, 6-4
6. Feder (SLU) def. Brian Costello (SJU), 6-2, 6-3