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MERION STATION, Pa. \u2013 The Saint Joseph’s men’s tennis team returned to action on Saturday with a 5-2 win over Delaware at the SJU Tennis Complex.
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED
\n\u2022 The Hawks got on the board via the doubles point, as Damir Abdusamadov<\/a> and Santiago Valle<\/a> were 6-2 winners in the first flight before Othman Bezzaz<\/a> and Ernesto Ruy<\/a> won the second in a tiebreaker.
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\n\u2022 Bezzaz then rolled in straight sets in the fourth singles flight to double the lead before the Blue Hens drew level through wins in the sixth and then third flights.
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\n\u2022 Sehaj Singh Pawar<\/a> put the Hawks back on top with a three-set win in the fifth flight before Ruy finished off his own three-setter in the second flight to clinch the win.\u00a0 Valle then closed the match out with a three-set win in the top flight.
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\nUP NEXT
\nThe Hawks host Old Dominion on March 19.
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\nRESULTS
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\nSaint Joseph’s 5, Delaware 2
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\nDoubles
\n1. Damir Abdusamadov<\/a> \/ Santiago Valle<\/a> (SJU) def. Tobey Lock \/ Euan Mackenzie (UD), 6-2
\n2. Othman Bezzaz<\/a> \/ Ernesto Ruy<\/a> (SJU) def. Mason Robins \/ James Sclater (UD), 7-6 (5)
\n3. Federico Garbero \/ Pere Prat (UD) def. Davi Carlos<\/a> \/ Sehaj Singh Pawar<\/a> (SJU), 6-0
\nOrder of Finish: 3, 1, 2
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\nSingles
\n1. Valle (SJU) def. Lock (UD), 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
\n2. Ruy (SJU) def. Garbero (UD), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
\n3. Mackenzie (UD) def. Abdusamadov (SJU), 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
\n4. Bezzaz (SJU) def. Prat (UD), 6-1, 6-2
\n5. Pawar (SJU) def. Robins (UD), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
\n6. Luke Tollenaar (UD) def. Carlos (SJU), 6-4, 6-3
\nOrder of Finish: 4, 6, 3, 5, 2, 1
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