St. John's University Athletics
Columbia Edges Men's Tennis, 4-3
2/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 20, 2009
NEW YORK - The St. John's men's tennis team lost a tight match to Columbia, 4-3, on Friday at the Lions' Dick Savitt Tennis Center in Manhattan. With the loss, St. John's falls to 3-3 on the season, while the Lions improve to 5-2.
Columbia gained an early 1-0 lead in the match by winning the important doubles-point with a straight sweep over the Red Storm lineup.
In singles play, freshman Milo Hauk picked up his team-leading fifth win of the season with a 6-2, 6-1, straight-set victory at the No. 2 spot. Sophomore Pavel Cerny and junior Martin Kosut earned three-set wins at the No. 3 and 4 spots, respectively, but Columbia victories at the No. 1, 5 and 6 spots clinched the match for the Lions.
The Red Storm returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 22, when the squad hosts the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at 1 p.m. at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows.
Columbia 4, St. John's 3
Friday, February 20, 2009
Dick Savitt Tennis Center - New York, N.Y.
Doubles
1. Jon Wong/Haig Schneiderman (Columbia) def. Alex Svetlakov / Derek Wallensteen (STJ), 8-3
2. Bogdan Borta/Rajeev Deb-Sen (Columbia) def. Milo Hauk / Martin Kosut (STJ), 8-4
3. Ekin Sezgen/Dan Urban (Columbia) def. Pavel Cerny / Stefan Nikolic (STJ), 8-2
Columbia won the doubles point and led the match, 1-0
Singles
1. Jon Wong (Columbia) def. Asaf Honig (STJ), 6-4, 6-1
2. Milo Hauk (STJ) def. Bogdan Borta (Columbia), 6-2, 6-1
3. Pavel Cerny (STJ) def. Ekin Sezgen (Columbia), 3-6, 7-6, 6-4
4. Martin Kosut (STJ) def. Haig Schneiderman (Columbia), 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
5. Kevin Kung (Columbia) def. Stefan Nikolic (STJ), 7-5, 6-2
6. Rajeev Deb-Sen (Columbia) def. Jordan Talbot (STJ), 6-2, 7-6
