March 29, 2007

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple men's tennis team dropped a tough 4-3 decision to Saint Joseph's Thursday afternoon. The Owls fall to 8-10 on the season while the Hawks improve to 5-8.

The Owls opened play by winning the doubles point. Zach Tobias and Pavlos Stephanides fell at No. 1 doubles, but the duos of Nathan Spunda/Philip Gegenheimer and Daniel Davis/Eduardo Saavedra earned wins at No. 2 and 3 doubles, respectively, to give the Owls the point.

Senior Daniel Davis and freshman Gonzalo De Villa captured Temple's lone singles wins, taking the second and sixth spots, respectively.

The Owls (8-10) travel to Virginia Beach on Saturday to take on Old Dominion. The Monarchs are currently #20 in the nation.

Saint Joseph's 4, Temple 3 TU Pavilion March 29, 2007

Singles

1. Jarret Chirico (St. Joe's) def. Nathan Spunda (T), 6-2, 6-2 2. Daniel Davis (T) def. Phil Bayliss (St. Joe's), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 3. Chris Chirico (St. Joe's) def. Philip Gegenheimer (T), 6-3, 6-1 4. Matt Glasgow (St. Joe's) def. Zach Tobias (T), 7-5, 6-1 5. Pat Adams (St. Joe's) def. Pavlos Stephanides (T), 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 6. Gonzalo De Villa (T) def. Lucho Perez-Abreu (St. Joe's), 6-0, 6-2

Doubles

1. C. Chirico/J. Chirico (St. Joe's) def. Tobias/Stephanides (T), 8-2 2. Spunda/Gegenheimer (T) def. Glasgow/Garabedian (St. Joe's), 8-4 3. Davis/Saavedra (T) def. Bayliss/Tuxen (St. Joe's), 8-5