ST. BONAVENTURE at LOYOLA (MD)
Friday, Jan. 18 – 7:00 p.m.
Loyola, MD
ST. BONAVENTURE at NAVY
Saturday, Jan. 19 – 5:00 p.m.
Annapolis, MD
The St. Bonaventure University men's tennis begins its spring season on the road with a pair of matches against Loyola (MD) and Navy this Friday and Saturday. The Bonnies begin play in 2019 with a match against the Loyola Greyhounds Friday, Jan. 18 at 7:00 p.m. and conclude play against Navy Saturday, Jan. 19 at 5:00 p.m.
FALL REVIEW
The Bonnies last played at the Army Invitational in West Point, N.Y. St. Bonaventure also competed in the Navy Invitational and ITA Regionals. In singles action, senior Indra Patwardhan and freshman Marco Rivolo led the team with four wins each. On the doubles side, Patwardhan paired up with sophomore Ante Zovko for six total wins in the fall.
ABOUT LOYOLA (MD)
Friday's match will be the first of the spring for the Greyhounds. Last season, Loyola (MD) finished with a record of 9-6 and 2-3 in the Patriot League. The Greyhounds are led by four seniors – C.J. Cash, J.J. Good, Brian Hoffarth and Colin Kanuch.
ABOUT NAVY
Navy's match against St. Bonaventure will be the second of the day for the Midshipmen on Saturday, Jan. 19. Navy is the reigning Patriot League Tournament champions and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where the Midshipmen fell to top seed Wake Forest in the first round. Navy returns seven members from last year's NCAA Tournament roster, including two seniors Andrew Hicks and Cameron Kirkpatrick.
QUOTABLE
"We are really looking forward to the spring season," head coach Mike Bates said. "We are trying out some different doubles combinations as we start competing again. We played really hard in the fall and competed in a few tough tournaments. The three freshmen that are starting this spring got a lot of quality experience that we will look to build off of as the season goes on."
UP NEXT
The Bonnies return to action Friday, Jan. 25 on the road at Youngstown State. Play begins at 5:00 p.m.
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