Men’s Tennis Dismantles St. Bonaventure to Reach Atlantic 10 Championship Quarterfinals
ORLANDO, Fla. – The seventh-seeded Saint Joseph's men's tennis team dominated 10th-seeded St. Bonaventure on Wednesday, winning by a 4-1 score to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship at the USTA National Campus.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Hawks took the first point of the match in short order as Justus Agbo and Eli Gan-Dy rolled to a 6-0 win in the third doubles flight before Matthew Dubas and Santiago Valle won, 6-3, in the second to secure the early lead.
• After the Hawks took the sixth singles flight in a walkover, Dubas and Othman Bezzaz won at love in the fourth and fifth flights, respectively, to clinch the match and send the Hawks on to the next round.
UP NEXT
The Hawks are set to meet second-seeded VCU in the quarterfinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
RESULTS
#7 Saint Joseph's 4, #10 St. Bonaventure 1
1. Chase Cohill-Welsh / Connor Turner (SBU) led Othman Bezzaz / Ernesto Ruy (SJU), 6-5, unfinished
2. Matthew Dubas / Santiago Valle (SJU) def. Alex Kim / Davis Matney (SBU), 6-3
3. Justus Agbo / Eli Gan-Dy (SJU) def. Marthinus Marais / Arjun Pindiprolu (SBU), 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 2
1. Turner (SBU) led Agbo (SJU), 6-5, unfinished
2. Matney (SBU) def. Ruy (SJU), 2-1, retired
3. Valle (SJU) led Kim (SBU), 7-6, unfinished
4. Dubas (SJU) def. Pindiprolu (SBU), 6-0, 6-0
5. Bezzaz (SJU) def. Marais (SBU), 6-0, 6-0
6. SJU wins via walkover
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 5, 4
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