April 6, 2007

MONROEVILLE, Pa. - The fourth-seeded St. Bonaventure men's tennis team had its championship dreams dashed on Friday afternoon as it fell to top-seeded Charlotte in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament at the Club 4 Life.

The 49ers earned the doubles point and then finished off the match with three singles victories for the 4-0 win. Charlotte moves on to play second-seeded Xavier in Saturday's Championship match. The Bonnies will play third-seeded George Washington in the third place match.

The No. 1 doubles duo of senior Alejandro Nery and sophomore Jonathan Luce posted the lone victory of the day for the Brown and White. Nery and Luce defeated Johnson and Bernhoerster 8-6.

# 1 Charlotte 4, #4 St. Bonaventure 0
Singles
1. Roy Sichel (CHA) vs. Alejandro Nery - 7-6 (5), 2-1 (DNF)
2. Darren Mansell (CHA) def. Diego Valdenegro - 6-3, 6-2
3. Ryan Johnson (CHA) def. Andrew Hart - 6-4, 6-3
4. Aljoscha Jelinck (CHA) vs. Leo Mochizuki - 7-5, 1-1 (DNF)
5. Dorian Host (CHA) vs. Jonathan Luce - 7-6, 1-1 (DNF)
6. Brad Clinard (CHA) def. Antonio Farias - 6-1, 6-4

Doubles
1. Nery/Luce def. Johnson/Bernhoerster (CHA) - 8-6
2. Sichel/Mansell def. Stankovic/Hart - 9-7
3. Jelinck/Host (CHA) def. Valdenegro/Lecina - 8-1