RICHMOND, Va. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team fell at VCU on Thursday by a 4-1 score.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Matthew Dubas and Santiago Valle won their second-flight doubles match, 6-3, but the Rams ultimately took the point with wins in flights one and three.
 
• Dubas claimed his second win of the day with a fourth-flight singles win, but VCU took three of the remaining matches to clinch the result.  Othman Bezzaz was up a set and a game away from a win in the fifth flight when play was halted.
 
HAWK TALK
"I'm proud of the guys today," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "They came to battle against the best team in the Atlantic 10.  I know it says 4-1, but we were fighting.  We're looking forward to tomorrow's matchup against Richmond."
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will take on Richmond on Friday.
 
RESULTS
 
VCU 4, Saint Joseph's 1
 

1. Kostiantyn Mantach / German Samofalov (VCU) def. Othman Bezzaz / Ernesto Ruy (SJU), 6-3
2. Matthew Dubas / Santiago Valle (SJU) def. Nicolo Consonni / Gevorg Mnatsakanyan (VCU), 6-3
3. Erwann Bouchet / Leon Zaorski (VCU) def. Justus Agbo / Eli Gan-Dy (SJU), 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
 

1. Samofalov (VCU) def. Agbo (SJU), 6-3, 6-0
2. Consonni (VCU) led Ruy (SJU), 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
3. Alfred Almasi (VCU) def. Valle (SJU), 6-2, 6-4
4. Dubas (SJU) def. Mantach (VCU), 6-1, 6-4
5. Bezzaz (SJU) led Zaorski (VCU), 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
6. Mnatsakanyan (VCU) def. Gan-Dy (SJU), 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 4, 6