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April 6, 2007

MONROEVILLE, Pa. - The fourth-seeded St. Bonaventure men's tennis team turned in its second-straight 4-0 shutout in the Atlantic 10 Tournament, this time against #5 Duquesne in the quarterfinals late Friday night at the Club 4 Life.

The Bonnies advance into Saturday's semifinal round where they will take on top-seeded Charlotte at 2 p.m. The other semifinal match will also be played at 2 p.m. and will feature #2 Xavier against #3 George Washington.

St. Bonaventure picked up the doubles point as its top to teams earned victories. The No.1 doubles duo of senior Alejandro Nery and Jonathan Luce had a little trouble as they posted an 8-1 win, while seniors Dejan Stankovic and Andrew Hart earned a hard fought 8-6 win at No.2 doubles.

Again, it was Nery getting things started as he posted a dominating 6-1, 6-3, win over Paul Clough at No. 1 singles. Hart stepped in at No. 3 singles and cruised to a 6-2, 6-2, victory over Adam Townsend. The match-ending point came when junior Leo Mochizuki defeated Jeremy McClelland 6-3, 7-5 at No. 4 singles.

# 4 St. Bonaventure 4, #5 Duquesne 0
Singles
1. Alejandro Nery def. Paul Clough (DUQ) - 6-1, 6-3
2. Michael Ortega (DUQ) vs. Diego Valdenegro - 6-3, 6-5 (DNF)
3. Andrew Hart def. Adam Townsend (DUQ) - 6-2, 6-2
4. Leo Mochizuki def. Jeremy McClelland (DUQ) - 6-3, 7-5
5. Victor Lecina vs. Mark Maciuch (DUQ) - 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (DNF)
6. Jonathan Luce vs. Gustavo Villares (DUQ) - 6-4, 2-6, 2-2 (DNF)

Doubles
1. Nery/Luce def. Clough/Townsend (DUQ) - 8-1
2. Stankovic/Hart def. Muciuch/McClelland (DUQ) - 8-6
3. Valdenegro/Lecina vs. Ortega/Weisband (DUQ) - 7-6 (DNF)