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OCEANSIDE, N.Y. – The Saint Joseph’s men’s tennis team collected a shutout victory on Sunday, blanking Hofstra by a 4-0 score.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Hawks took the early lead via the doubles point. Othman Bezzaz and Ernesto Ruy were 6-3 winners in the second flight; a third-flight walkover then clinched the first point of the day for SJU.
• After a walkover in the sixth singles flight doubled the lead, Sehaj Singh Pawar notched his first singles victory with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph in the fifth flight.
• Santiago Valle clinched the match with a 7-5, 6-1 win in the top flight. Elsewhere, Ruy and Bezzaz were both a game away from victory in the third and fourth, respectively, while Damir Abdusamadov was up a set in the second.
UP NEXT
The Hawks are back in action on Friday afternoon at Navy.
RESULTS
Saint Joseph’s 4, Hofstra 0
Doubles
1. Dominic Anderson / Alex Di Fruscia (HOF) def. Damir Abdusamadov / Santiago Valle (SJU), 6-4
2. Othman Bezzaz / Ernesto Ruy (SJU) def. Amir Albeg / Hideki Matsuoka (HOF), 6-3
3. Hector Fullone / Sehaj Singh Pawar (SJU) win via walkover
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
1. Valle (SJU) def. Anderson (HOF), 7-5, 6-1
2. Abdusamadov (SJU) led Di Fruscia (HOF), 7-5, 3-3, unfinished
3. Ruy (SJU) led Matsuoka (HOF), 6-3, 5-1, unfinished
4. Bezzaz (SJU) led Albeg (HOF), 6-4, 5-1, unfinished
5. Pawar (SJU) def. Samarth Deepudass (HOF), 6-2, 6-4
6. Mark Rubin (SJU) win via walkover
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 1