ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – Three St. Bonaventure men's tennis players pushed their matches to three sets against Xavier on Saturday, but the Bonnies were shutout by the Musketeers, 7-0, in an Atlantic 10 match at the SBU Fitness Center.
Oscar Yanez won the second set against Mesa Mei, but the St. Bonaventure senior fell 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 6-1 in the second singles match. Senior Luis Guevara and junior Javier Ortiz encountered similar setbacks in the third and fourth matches for the Bonnies.
Guevara (pictured) took the first set, 6-4, from Zach Mueck before being defeated, 6-4 and 6-3. Ortiz, meanwhile, captured his first set, 6-0, but Brandon MacDonald recovered to win the final two sets, 7-6 (7-1) and 6-4 for the Xavier point.
In doubles play, the tandem of Ortiz and classmate Elliot Fanshel saw its four-match winning streak come to an end with an 8-6 loss to Patrick Bandy and Philip Diaz in the second position. SBU's top duo of Yanez and Guevara also fell 8-6.
The Bonnies closed their regular season schedule with a 5-13 overall record and 1-4 mark in A-10 matches, while Xavier improved to 18-4 and 7-0 heading into the Atlantic 10 Championships April 25-28 in Mason, Ohio.
Xavier 7, St. Bonaventure 0
Singles
1. Jimmy Roebker (XU) def. Elliot Fanshel (SBU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Mesa Mei (XU) def. Oscar Yanez (SBU) 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 6-1
3. Zach Mueck (XU) def. Luis Guevara (SBU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. Brandon MacDonald (XU) def. Javier Ortiz (SBU) 0-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4
5. Adam Krull (XU) def. Trevor Haskell (SBU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Patrick Bandy (XU) def. Celso de Vera Rehberger (SBU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. Mesa Mei/Jimmy Roebker (XU) def. Luis Guevara/Oscar Yanez (SBU) 8-6
2. Patrick Bandy/Philip Diaz (XU) def. Elliot Fanshel/Javier Ortiz (SBU) 8-6
3. Adam Krull/Zach Mueck (XU) def. Gabriel Cardenas/Trevor Haskell (SBU) 8-1