NEWARK, N.J. – Saint Peter's defeated St. Francis Brooklyn 5-2 in a non-conference men's tennis contest on Saturday.
Saint Peter's opened up winning all three of its doubles contests. The tandem of Carlos Carrera (Quito, Ecuador / APCH) and Daniil Ivanov (Rostov-On-Don, Russia / [UMKC]) won their doubles contest against Victor Blascso and Martin Bedecarratz 8-3. Jorge Rodriguez (Havana, Cuba / Elizabeth) and Andres-Sebastian Rojas (Quito, Ecuador / Centebad) won their doubles contest 8-3. In third doubles, Oliver Bellomi (Nanaimo, Canada / Laurel Spring) and Luke Whaley (California / La Costa Canyon) blanketed the duo of Alex Bosch and John Wisniewski, 8-0.
In singles play, Saint Peter's took four of six matchups. In second singles, Ivanov defeated Francesc Terns-Campius in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. Bellomi cruised past Sacha Singh in fourth singles, 6-0, 6-0. In fifth singles, Whaley defeated his won 6-0, 6-1. Rojas closed out singles play with a 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 victory over Milos Vukicevic.
Saint Peter's contest at Quinnipiac, originally scheduled for Feb. 22, has been postponed due to inclement weather conditions.
The Peacocks return to action on Feb. 25, when they host Fairleigh Dickinson. Match time is slated for 3:30 p.m.
