CUA downs St. Mary's 7-2 to close out fall home schedule

WASHINGTON – The CUA men’s tennis team closed out its 2010 fall home schedule with a 7-2 win over St. Mary’s on Saturday.  Brian Bradley scored the highlight win of the afternoon, as he battled flu-like symptoms to come back and beat Guy Guzzone 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 at fifth singles.

At first singles, Bernardo Nogales downed Thomas Hoseman by a 6-2, 7-6 score before Cassian Utrie fell at second singles, 6-4, 6-3. 

Joe Peters gave CUA its second win in singles play at the third flight with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep of Kyle Feeley and Jean Paul Roman followed that up with a 6-3, 7-5 win at fourth singles. 

Following Bradley’s dramatic win at the fifth flight, Joe Gribbin closed things out for the Cardinals with a 6-0, 6-1 win at sixth singles over Robbie Bourdon.

In doubles play Utrie and Peters earned an 8-6 win at the first flight and Nogales and Roman defeated John Feighner  and Guzzone 8-1 at the second flight.  St. Mary’s salvaged the third doubles match as Feeley and Devin Turk earned a 9-7 win over Bradley and Jason Quisberth.

CUA will close out its 2010 fall schedule on September 30 when the Cardinals travel to take on York.  The match is set to begin at 3:30.