Spiders Shutout A-10 Foe Saint Joseph’s

Friday, March 29

Philadelphia, PA

2:30PM

University of Richmond

Saint Joseph's

03/29/2019 | Men's Tennis

RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond men's tennis team won the doubles point and three singles matches to blank Atlantic 10 member Saint Joseph's, 4-0, Friday at SJU Tennis Complex.

The Spiders (12-4, 3-1 A-10) took a 1-0 lead after winning the first two doubles matches. At No. 3 doubles, junior George Lovitt (Marvin, N.C.) and freshman John Walsh (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) won 6-2 against Dan Tan and Eshan Kanetkar.

Richmond clinched the doubles point after freshman Campbell Erwin (San Antonio, Texas) and junior Klein Evans took down Scott Battaglia and Alex MacNeil, 6-2, at No. 3 doubles.

Freshman Josh Keitelman (Chevy Chase, Md.) and junior Matt Fernandez (Richmond, Va.) were leading 5-3 against Andre Fick and Nathan Perrone when the point was decided.

In singles, Lovitt won in straight sets against Tan, 6-1, 6-3 at No. 4 singles. Erwin defeated Luis Janko, 6-1, 3-0. Walsh gave Richmond the victory against Kanetkar, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

Fernandez was in a battle at No. 1 singles against Perrone when the match was clinched. Fernandez lost the first set 4-6 but won the second set 6-4 and was tied 1-1 in the third.

Senior Brice Polender (Lake Bluff, Ill.) was also in the third set trailing Johnnie Massart, 6-0, 0-6, 1-4. At No. 2 singles, Evans lost a tough first set tiebreaker 6-7 (5) but was winning the second set 5-0 before the clinch.

Richmond returns home to host James Madison on Saturday, April 6, at 1 p.m. at the Salisbury Country Club.

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Richmond 4, Saint Joseph's 0
Singles
1. Nathan Perrone (SJUl) vs. Matt Fernandez (UR), 4-6, 6-4, 1-1 unfinished
2. Klein Evans (UR) vs. Andre Fick (SJU), 6-7 (5), 5-0 unfinished
3. Brice Polender (UR) vs. Johnnie Massart (SJU), 6-0, 0-6, 1-4 unfinished
4. George Lovitt (UR) def. Dan Tan (SJU), 6-1, 6-3
5. John Walsh (UR) def. Eshan Kanetkar (SJU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
6. Campbell Erwin (UR) def. Luis Janko (SJU), 6-1, 3-0 retired

Doubles
1. Josh Keitelman/Matt Fernandez (UR) vs. Perrone/Fick (SJU), 5-3 unfinished
2. Campbell Erwin/Klein Evans (UR) def. Scott Battaglia/Alex MacNeil (SJU), 6-2
3. George Lovitt/John Walsh (UR) def. Kanetkar/Tan (SJU), 6-2

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