4/7/2008 - PATCHOGUE, NY – The College of Mount Saint Vincent Men’s Tennis team fell on the road at Skyline rival St. Joseph’s (LI) on Saturday by a score of 8-1. Junior Phil Anselmo (Bronx, NY) won his second straight match in the contest, winning at sixth singles.

Anselmo took the win in the sixth position with a 6-3, 6-3 triumph over St. Joseph’s Mikko Tesalona. With the win, Anselmo moves his overall record to 2-1 in singles competition through the season’s first three matches.

The loss drops the Mount to 0-3 overall on the season and to 0-2 in Skyline Conference matches. Mount Saint Vincent will return to action for a Hudson Valley Men’s Athletic Conference match on Monday, April 7 at Cooper Union. The match is set to begin at 6:00 p.m.

Singles
Celentano (SJLI) def. Munroe (MSV) – 6-2, 6-0
Conta (SJLI) def. Franz (MSV) – 6-0, 6-3
Russo (SJLI) def. Nickerson (MSV) – 6-1, 6-1
Asti (SJLI) def. Firmender (MSV) – 6-0, 6-0
Donadio (SJLI) def. Furka (MSV) – 6-0, 6-0
Anselmo (MSV) def. Tesalona (SJLI) – 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
Celentano/Asti (SJLI) def. Munroe/Anselmo (MSV) – 8-2
Russo/Donadio (SJLI) def. Firmender/Furka (MSV) – 8-1
Conta/Tesalona (SJLI) def. Franz/Congiano (MSV) – 8-2