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George Washington
Red Storm Falls To George Washington, 4-3
4/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Despite a late comeback by the Red Storm to tie the match at three apiece, the team was unable to clinch the victory over George Washington University on Sunday and lost 4-3.
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The Red Storm entered singles play down 1-0 after losing the early doubles point. Following a pair of wins in the first two singles matches, the Colonials led the Red Storm 3-0.
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Facing a daunting deficit, St. John's rallied back and earned three consecutive points in singles play. Lucas Hejhal scored the first point of the day for the Red Storm with a three-set win, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, in the No. 1 singles slot.
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Senior Erick Reyes then followed with another three-set victory, 6-0, 1-6, 6-4. Robert Livi then capped off the run to tie the match at 3-3 with his straight-set win in the third flight, 7-5, 6-3.
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The deciding point came down to the No. 5 singles slot between freshmen Elio Livi and Julius Tverijonas. Livi lost the first set, 6-4, but fought back to win the second set, 7-5, forcing a third set. Tverijonas defeated Livi, 6-1, in the third set to claim the 4-3 victory for the Colonials.
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The loss snaps the Red Storm's five-game winning streak and puts the team at 9-8 on the season. Up next, the Red Storm hits the road to take on VCU on Sunday.
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George Washington 4, St. John's 3
Singles
1. Lucas Hejhal (SJU) def. Francisco Dias (GW) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
2. Erick Reyes (SJU) def. Danil Zelenkov (GW) 6-0, 1-6, 6-4
3. Robert Livi (SJU) def. Chris Fletcher (GW) 7-5, 6-3
4. Christos Hadjigeorgiou (GW) def. Vaidik Munshaw (SJU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Julius Tverijonas (GW) def. Elio Livi (SJU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-1
6. Cahit Kapukiran (GW) def. Freddy Ruiz Acevedo (SJU) 6-4, 6-0
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Doubles
1. Francisco Dias/Chris Fletcher (GW) def. #66 Lucas Hejhal/Vaidik Munshaw (SJU) 8-5
2. Danil Zelenkov/Julius Tverijonas (GW) def. Michael-John Every/Robert Livi (SJU) 8-3
3. Erick Reyes/Freddy Ruiz Acevedo (SJU) def. Cahit Kapukiran/Chris Reynolds (GW) 8-6
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