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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Four members of the Saint Joseph’s men’s tennis team continued their weekend at the Navy Invitational at the Tose Family Tennis Center on Saturday.
Jakob Gaudreau Barnes and John Butler were winners on the day in their respective flights; Barnes rallied from a set down to beat Nelson Alapi of Bucknell in a supertiebreaker while Butler topped Navy’s Aaron Gu in straight sets.
The tournament concludes on Sunday.
SAINT JOSEPH’S RESULTS
White Singles Flight
Jason Kim (Navy) def. Jakob Gaudreau Barnes (SJU), 1-6, 6-2, 10-8 (STB)
Barnes (SJU) def. Nelson Alapi (Bucknell), 3-6, 6-1, 11-9 (STB)
Orange Singles Flight
Ethan Garcia (Navy) def. Hector Fullone (SJU), 7-5, 6-2
Green Singles Flight
Zack Giertz (Navy) def. John Butler (SJU), 6-2, 2-6, 10-7 (STB)
Butler (SJU) def. Aaron Gu (Navy), 6-3, 6-4
Gu (Navy) def. Mark Rubin (SJU), 7-5, 6-1
Giertz (Navy) def. Rubin (SJU), 6-2, 6-3
Additional Matches
Zihe Liao (Binghamton) def. Fullone (SJU), 6-2, 6-4