Feb. 28, 2005

New Orleans, LA - The St. John's men's tennis team began its spring break trip down south with a 6-1 loss to New Orleans in a match played this afternoon at the City Park tennis courts in New Orleans, LA.

The lone Red Storm point came in No. 2 singles action, where junior David Nylen (Orebro, Sweden) knocked off Patricio Rodriguez in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1.

The Red Storm return to the courts tomorrow when they take on Louisiana-Lafayette at 2 pm.

SINGLES
Luka Bernard (UNO) def. Louis Desmarteaux 6-3, ret.
David Nylen (SJU) def. Patricio Rodriguez 6-3, 6-1
Pierre Ros-Barbier (UNO) def. Aurelio DiZazzo 7-5, 6-1
Saif Ali (UNO) def. Nick Stocker 6-4, ret.
Mano Erdei (UNO) def. Boris Chiporukha 6-0, 6-1
Julien De La Mettrie (UNO) def. Claudio Halim 6-2, 6-4

DOUBLES
Bernard/Rodriguez (UNO) def. Nylen/DiZazzo 8-5
Ros-Barbier/De La Mettrie (UNO) def. Desmarteaux/Halim 8-2
Ali/Erdei (UN) def. Todd Goldberg/Stocker 8-4