April 4, 2008

MONROEVILLE, Pa. - The number two-seeded Xavier men's tennis team took the 4-0 victory Friday over 10th-seeded Saint Louis in the second round of the 2008 Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship held at Club 4 Life. With the win, the Musketeers advance to a semifinal matchup with defending A-10 Champion Charlotte on Saturday, April 5, at 2:00 p.m.

Led by junior Doug Matthews and sophomore Chris Herrlinger, who teamed for an 8-4 victory in No. 1 doubles and followed it with first and second flight victories, the Musketeers will look to reach the championship match for the second year in a row.

"I felt like this was obviously a great win," said head coach Eric Toth. "This win gets us closer to our ultimate goal which is to win the A-10 Tournament. Give credit to Saint Louis, they played well today. We look forward to competing against Charlotte tomorrow."

Results
Xavier 4, Saint Louis 0

Singles
1. Doug Matthews (XU) def. Acosta (SLU) - 6-0, 6-1
2. Chris Herrlinger (XU) def. Hendrie (SLU) - 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
3. Ra'ees Ismail (XU) def. McManus (SLU) - 6-1, 6-2
4. J.T. Torbeck (XU) vs. Fadul (SLU) - 6-3, 5-1 (DNF)
5. Sam McSpadden (SLU) vs. Brian Schubert (XU) - 7-5, 5-5 (DNF)
6. Mike Dieciuc (XU) vs. Feder (SLU) - 7-6 (3), 2-2 (DNF)

Doubles
1. Herrlinger/Matthews (XU) def. Acosta/Feder (SLU) - 8-4
2. Ismail/Torbeck (XU) def. Hendrie/McManus (SLU) - 8-5
3. Fadul/Reeb (SLU) vs. Anthony Palmenter / Brian Starr (XU) - 5-3 (DNF)