WEST WINDSOR, N.J. (April 17, 2014) – The quarterfinal round of the 2014 Northeast Conference Tennis Championship is in the books and the third-seeded Saint Francis U men, for the first time in over a decade, are still in the mix.
 
The Red Flash rallied from a set down in three singles matches to upend #6 Mount St. Mary's, 4-2, at Mercer County Tennis Center.  SFU advances to its first semifinal since to the 2001 season under first-year head coach Rob Castille.
 
Tomorrow's semifinal will pit two-time defending NEC Champion and #2 seed Fairleigh Dickinson against #3 Saint Francis U. The Knights opened play with a 4-0 win over #7 Wagner.
 
Action begins on Friday at 10:00 am with the two men's semifinal matches.
 
 
Saint Francis U 4, Mount St. Mary's 2
 
Doubles
1. GERVAIS/TICO (SFU) def. SALOMON, Peter/TONON, Louis (MSM) 8-4
2. SALAM, Adam/DESOMOCURCIO, Mateo (MSM) def. JIMENEZ/CARVAJAL (SFU) 8-5
3. ZABETAKIS, Mike/BLAKE, Austin (MSM) def. BARTER/AVUSKI (SFU) 8-4
 
Singles
1. GERVAIS (SFU) vs. SALAM, Adam (MSM) 6-7 (1-7), 7-6 (7-3), 1-0, unfinished
2. TICO (SFU) def. BLAKE, Austin (MSM) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
3. DESOMOCURCIO, Mateo (MSM) def. CERDAN (SFU) 6-4, 6-0
4. JIMENEZ (SFU) def. SALOMON, Peter (MSM) 6-1, 6-0
5. CARVAJAL (SFU) def. ZABETAKIS, Mike (MSM) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
6. AVUSKI (SFU) def. MAST, Darren (MSM) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1