Robert Morris Defeats Terriers, 4-0

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Moon Township, Pa. – The Robert Morris University men's tennis team snapped a nine-game losing streak and opened its 2012-13 Northeast Conference slate with a victory Friday thanks to a 4-0 win over St. Francis Brooklyn.

The Colonials, who were also set to square off with fellow NEC foes Saint Francis U. and Mount St. Mary's this past weekend, had those matches postponed due to inclement weather. RMU's match Tuesday against Coppin State at home was also postponed due to the weather.

The win over the Terriers gives RMU a 3-12 record on the 2012-13 campaign.Doubles were not contested against St. Francis Brooklyn, and Robert Morris secured the victory thanks to wins at each of the first four singles flights.

At No. 1, freshman Matheus Neves Ferreira (Barueri, Brazil) knocked off Francesco Terns-Campius, 6-4, 0-6 and 6-3.

Senior Jose Limon (Colonia San Jose, Mexico) followed suit at the No. 2 singles flight by posting a straight set sweep of Evan Vrsaljko, 6-0 and 6-0.

At No. 3, senior Tarun Kishan (Mississauga, Ontario / Saint Francis Xavier Secondary) earned a come-from-behind win over Tita Mba, 4-6, 7-5 and 6-3, while the Colonials sealed the win as senior Andre Coiro (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) defeated Ricardo Garcia at No. 4, 2-6, 6-0 and 6-3.

RMU returns to the court Sunday, April 7, with a 1 p.m. match against Allegheny at the North Athletic Complex. The Colonials will reschedule their matches with the SFU, the Mount and Coppin State, with dates and times to be determined.

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