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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. and ANNAPOLIS, Md. \u2013 Saint Joseph’s men’s tennis juniors Othman Bezzaz<\/a> and Ernesto Ruy<\/a> had their historic run come to an end in the quarterfinals of the ITA East Sectional Championships on Friday afternoon.\u00a0 Meanwhile, four of their teammates were in action on the first day of the Navy Invitational.
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\nITA EAST SECTIONALS
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\nBezzaz and Ruy took to the court against Ian Mayew and Kase Schinnerer of the host North Carolina Tar Heels with a spot in the semifinals on the line.\u00a0 The pair battled hard, but ultimately fell to the host duo by a 6-4, 6-2 score.
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\nNAVY INVITATIONAL
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\nJohn Butler<\/a> and Mark Rubin<\/a> had strong performances on Friday, combining to defeat a duo from Navy in doubles play before each claiming singles wins over players from the Naval Academy as well.
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\nHector Fullone<\/a> and Jakob Gaudreau Barnes<\/a> also added a doubles win against a pairing from Navy.
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\nPlay at the Navy Invitational continues on Saturday.
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\nSAINT JOSEPH’S RESULTS
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\nITA East Sectional Doubles Championship Quarterfinals
\nIan Mayew \/ Kase Schinnerer (North Carolina) def. Othman Bezzaz<\/a> \/ Ernesto Ruy<\/a> (SJU), 6-4, 6-2
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\nNavy Invitational
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\nWhite Singles Flight
\nGur Libal (James Madison) def. Jakob Gaudreau Barnes<\/a> (SJU), 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6)
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\nOrange Singles Flight
\nSteve Nguyen (Navy) def. Hector Fullone<\/a> (SJU), 6-2, 6-4
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\nGreen Singles Flight
\nJohn Butler<\/a> (SJU) def. Daniel Seo (Navy), 6-1, 6-2
\nMark Rubin<\/a> (SJU) def. Kai Edwards (Navy), 6-1, 6-3
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\nDoubles
\nButler \/ Rubin (SJU) def. Edwards \/ Zac Giertz (Navy), 6-3
\nFullone \/ Gaudreau Barnes (SJU) def. S. Nguyen \/ Nathan Nguyen (Navy), 7-5
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