ORLANDO, Fla. – The St. Bonaventure University men's tennis team forced a pair of set tiebreakers in doubles and battled in two three-set matches in singles but fell to Duquesne, 4-0, in the first round of the 2018 Atlantic 10 Championships.

The duo of Victor Blanco and Lukas Linden Malmberg forced a tiebreak at No. 1 doubles but the match was not finished. Guillermo Garcia and Ante Zovko also forced a tiebreak in their double match at the No. 2 spot, but were defeated by Adam Blasinsky and Drew Akins, 7-6.

In singles action, Blanco and John Rutkowski both played in three-set matches at No. 1 and No. 6, respectively. Blanco grabbed the first set 6-2, but Blasinsky captured the last two, 6-2, 6-4 to secure the match. Rutkowski, however, battled back from a set down to force the third set, falling 6-1, 0-6, 6-4.

Duquesne 4, St. Bonaventure 0
Singles
1. Adam Blasinsky (DUQ) def. Victor Blanco (SBU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
2. Chris Corrao (DUQ) vs. Hector Martinez (SBU) 3-6, 6-4, 0-0, DNF
3. Tim Kane (DUQ) vs. Indra Patwardhan (SBU) 6-4, 5-4, DNF
4. Drew Akins (DUQ) vs. Ante Zovko (SBU) 7-6, 5-4, DNF
5. Jared Isaacs (DUQ) def. Lukas Malmberg (SBU), 6-1, 6-2
6. Andrew Ong (DUQ) def. John Rutkowski (SBU) 6-1, 0-6, 6-4

Doubles
1. Andrew Ong/Chris Corrao (DUQ) vs. Victor Blanco/Lukas Malmberg (SBU), 6-6, DNF
2. Adam Blasinsky/Drew Akins (DUQ) def. Guillermo Garcia/Ante Zovko (SBU), 7-6
3. Tim Kane/Jared Isaacs (DUQ) def. Indra Patwardhan/Hector Martinez (SBU), 6-3

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