Red Storm Falls To No. 30 Harvard, 5-2

Sunday, March 30

Cambridge, Mass.

2:00 PM

St. John's University

Harvard

Junior Lucas Hejhal won his tenth match of the season with his victory against DePaul.

3/31/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

March 31, 2014

Results

CAMBRDIGE, Mass. - Despite claiming the doubles point that put No. 30 Harvard on the ropes on their home court, the St. John's men's tennis team could not pull off its second upset victory in as many days as the Red Storm fell to the Crimson, 5-2, in Cambridge, Mass. on Sunday evening.

Junior Lucas Hejhal and sophomore Vaidik Munshaw tallied their third-consecutive doubles victory with an 8-5 win to strike first in doubles action. Sophomore R.J. Del Nunzio and junior Erick Reyes sealed the point with an 8-6 victory at second doubles.

It took a furious Crimson comeback to win the match as Harvard took five of six matches in singles. Del Nunzio won his match at second singles, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6, to give SJU its second point of the match.

St. John's will next travel to Omaha, Neb. to take on new BIG EAST member Creighton for a matchup set for Thursday, April 3 at 1:30 p.m. To keep up with the St. John's men's tennis team this season, follow the team on Facebook and Twitter. Use the hashtag #SJUMT to join the conversation.

#30 Harvard 5, St. John's 2

Singles competition

1. Denis Nguyen (HAR) def. Erick Reyes (SJU) 6-1, 6-1

2. R.J. Del Nunzio (SJU) def. Sebastian Beltrame (HAR) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6

3. Shaun Chaudhuri (HAR) def. Lucas Hejhal (SJU) 6-2, 6-4

4. Brian Yeung (HAR) def. Vaidik Munshaw (SJU) 6-2, 6-1

5. Alex Steinroeder (HAR) def. Robert Livi (SJU) 7-6, 4-6, 1-0

6. Nicky Hu (HAR) def. Freddy Ruiz Acevedo (SJU) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Vaidik Munshaw/Lucas Hejhal (SJU) def. Casey MacMaster/Denis Nguyen (HAR) 8-5

2. R.J. Del Nunzio/Erick Reyes (SJU) def. Nicky Hu/Brian Yeung (HAR) 8-6

3. Alex Steinroeder/Sebastian Beltrame (HAR) def. Robert Livi/Michael-John Every (SJU) 8-6