BOX SCOREBy Sports Information Student Assistant Brian NiemiecÂ
The Saint Vincent Men's tennis team came away with a 5-4 win against the undermanned Waynesburg Yellow Jackets in Presidents' Athletic Conference play at the Greensburg Racquet Club.
Saint Vincent started the match up by a 3-0 margin as the Yellow Jackets failed to field players at third doubles along with fifth and sixth singles.
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In doubles play, the Bearcats' top pairing of
Jonathan Prichard and
Ryan Hartz came away with an 8-3 victory to put the Bearcats up 4-0 in the match. Waynesburg struck back to take the second doubles matchup and put the match score at (4-1) in favor of Saint Vincent.
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Prichard, the reigning PAC Player of the Week, kept up his winning ways and clinched the match for Saint Vincent with a straight sets victory at first singles, 7-6 (2) and 6-1.
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The win puts Saint Vincent at 3-2 overall and 3-0 in the PAC on the year.
The Bearcats will be back in action for a non-conference night match against Pitt-Greensburg on Tuesday, March 29 at the Greensburg Racquet Club. Start time is set for 8 p.m.
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