ANNAPOLIS, MD – The St. Bonaventure University men's tennis team fell to Navy, 7-0, in the spring opener on the road Saturday afternoon.

Winning for the Bonnies was the duo of Connor Turner and Chase Cahill-Welsh at No. 1 doubles, defeating Aniketh Ayinala and Lachlan Buckingham, 6-0.

Navy, however, won at No. 2 and No. 3 singles to secure the doubles point.

The Midshipmen went on to sweep all six singles matches.

The Bonnies are back in action Saturday, Jan. 24 when they take on Pratt CC.

QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH MIKE BATES
"It was a tough first match for the season. Navy's is a good team. Chase and Connor had a good match at No. 1, winning easily. We competed in singles. Just need to learn a couple things and keep getting better week after week."

BONNIES RESULTS
Singles
1. Aniketh Ayinala (NAVY) def. Connor Turner (SBU) 7-5, 6-3
2. George Cutone (NAVY) def. Davis Matney (SBU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Lachlan Buckingham (NAVY) def. Chase Cahill-Welsh (SBU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Jeffrey Etterbeek (NAVY) def. Alex Kim (SBU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Tommy Kim (NAVY) def. Dilraj Singh Dhillon (SBU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Zachary Quattro (NAVY) def. Luke Ollivierre (SBU) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles
1. Turner/Cahill-Welsh (SBU) def. Ayinala/Buckingham (NAVY) 6-0
2. Kim/Herrick Legaspi (NAVY) def. Matney/Kim (SBU) 7-5
3. Cutone/Etterbeek (NAVY) def. Dhillon/Ollivierre (SBU) 6-1

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