The St. John’s men’s tennis team defeated Georgetown 6-1 on Apr. 1 in College Park, Maryland, maintaining an undefeated record in Big East Conference play.
This win brings the Red Storm’s overall record to 14-5 and keeps them perfect at 4-0 within the conference. The result highlights St. John’s continued success against Georgetown, with the team now holding a 15-3 advantage in matches dating back to 2004 and extending their winning streak in the series to seven consecutive matches.
The Red Storm started strong by sweeping all doubles matches, including a decisive victory from Mats Pottbecker and Sergej Zivkovic on the No. 1 court and another from Adam Groves and Semen Agynskyy on court three. In singles play, Danilo Raicevic secured a straight-set win at No. 6 singles before Radomir Tomic extended the lead at No. 1 singles with a two-set victory over Arthur O’Sullivan.
Semen Agynskyy contributed his second win of the day at No. 3 singles, helping clinch the overall match for St. John’s before additional victories from Venedikt Tsirikidze and Groves closed out the contest. Georgetown managed one point at No. 2 singles but could not overcome St. John’s depth across other courts.
St. John’s Red Storm Men’s Tennis competes in NCAA Division I athletics within the Big East Conference according to its official website. The program is affiliated with St. John’s University according to its official website and is known for intercollegiate competition as part of collegiate athletics according to its official website. The team’s mascot represents all university athletics programs including men’s tennis according to its official website.
Looking ahead, St. John’s will return for a doubleheader against Queens College and Fordham on Friday at Hawthorn/Rooney Tennis Courts in the Bronx.
