After a tough loss to Hofstra this past week, the Stags men's tennis team bounced back by defeating St. Peter's to open up the MAAC season. Fairfield then knocked off Rhode Island, in Kingston, R.I.
On Sunday the Stags had their first conference match and pulled out a 5-2 victory over the St. Peter's Peacocks in Jersey City, NJ. Jon Fernando `07 led the way with a victory at one singles, 7-6, 6-2 over Cprime Realista of St. Peter's. Despite losses at two and three singles by Ryan Berthod `10 and Zach Morrison `07, Fairfield pulled out the singles victory with wins from Balazs Szilka `08, Chip Palumbo `09, and Glen Gannon `09.
Fairfield swept the doubles points as all three teams defeated the Peacocks.
The Stags had little time to rest, as they had to travel to the University of Rhode Island for a match against URI on Tuesday. Fairfield picked up its second straight victory, this time winning 6-1. Fernando again opened things up with a victory at one singles over URI's top player, Henrik Alstrom, 6-2, 6-1. Berthod fell at two singles, but the other four singles players won their matches.
Fernando and Palumbo won at one doubles and Berthod and Morrison claimed victory at third doubles. Gannon and Szilka were the only team to lose to the Rams.
Fairfield, now 7-5 overall on the season, is back in action right away as the team returns home to play its first home outdoor match, against Fordham, at 3:00 on Thurs. March 29. The Stags are home for the next six matches, all but two against MAAC opponents.
-Tom Cleary
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