The St. John’s men’s tennis team secured a 4-0 win over VCU on Friday at Cunningham Park, bringing their season record to 6-1 and extending their current winning streak to three matches.
In doubles play, Adam Groves and Semen Agynskyy won 6-1 against Patrik Petera and Kostiantyn Mantach on the No. 3 court. Armando Sotelo and Taichi Wakamatsu followed with another 6-1 victory over Erwann Bouchet and Mats Bredschneijder on the No. 1 court, earning the doubles point for St. John’s.
Semen Agynskyy continued his strong performance in singles by defeating Erwann Bouchet in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, giving St. John’s a 2-0 lead. On the No. 2 court, David Petrovic came back after losing the first set to defeat Nicolo Consonni, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Radomir Tomic clinched the match for St. John’s with a three-set win over Mats Bredschneijder on the No. 5 court: 0-6, 6-3, 6-2.
With this result, St. John’s evens its all-time series against VCU at two wins each since their first meeting in 2012.
The scheduled match against Penn was postponed due to weather conditions; it has been rescheduled for March 25 in Philadelphia with details about start time to be announced later.
St. John’s Red Storm Men’s Tennis competes as part of NCAA Division I athletics within the Big East Conference and is affiliated with St. John’s University (official website). The program is known for its intercollegiate competitions and operates as a collegiate athletics team representing the university’s mascot Red Storm (official website).
Following this victory, St. John’s will travel to Cleveland State for their next match scheduled for February 27 at 6 p.m.
