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St. John’s Finishes Strong at Penn Invite
9/20/2021 11:33:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Vila Antuna shines in Red Storm debut
PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 20, 2021)- The St. John's men's tennis team opened its fall slate at the Penn Invite over the weekend. The Red Storm played opponents from two Philadelphia schools in hosts Penn and Drexel before closing the tournament against players from BIG EAST foe Georgetown.
Lamar transfer Axel Vila Antuna was the lone Johnnie to go undefeated in all three of his singles matches this weekend. The 2021 Southland Conference Player of the Year had a strong St. John's debut, winning his first two individual matches in straight sets. After losing the first set in his final contest, he rallied back for two consecutive 7-6 set victories to outlast Georgetown's Andrew Rozanov.
In doubles competition, Vila Antuna was partnered with returning All-BIG EAST performer Ignacio Garcia. The duo tallied two wins in three tries, both victories came in dominant fashion by a score of 6-1 at the Hamlin Tennis Center.
After dropping his first two matches, freshman Carl Gustafsson posted four straight victories, two singles and two in doubles during his collegiate debut.
St. John's returners Giuseppe De Camelis, Dylan Loru and Charlie James all registered multiple wins on the weekend.
Next on the docket for the Red Storm, the International Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Championships held In Tulsa, Okla. on Oct. 2-10.
Penn Invite Results:
Penn vs. St. John's (Friday, Sept. 17)
Singles:
Edoardo Graziani def. Ignacio Garcia 6-1, 6-1
Aditya Gupta def. Udayan Bhakar (St. John's) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Kevin Zhu def. Giuseppe De Camelis 3-6, 7-6, 6-4
Axel Vila Antuna def. Harsh Parikh 7-5, 6-4
Jason Hildebrandt def. Carl Gustafsson 6-1, 6-1
Zach Smith def. Charlie James (6-4, 6-3
Zachery Lim def. Evan Felcher 7-6, 6-0
Baylor Sai def. Ryota Kaneda 6-1, 6-1
Jonah Jurick def. Dylan Loru (7-5, 6-7 (10-6)
Sameer Gangoli def. Matthew Mosejczuk 6-1, 7-6
Doubles:
Graziani/Zhu def. Vila Antuna/Garcia 8-2
Gupta/Parikh def. Bhakar/De Camelis 8-6
Hildebrandt/Smith def. Gustafsson/James 8-3
Lim/Sai def. Loru/Felcher 8-3
Gangoli/Goodman def. Kaneda/Mosejczuk 8-1
Drexel vs St. John's (Sept. 18)
Singles:
De Sousa def. Bhakar 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
De Camelis def. Jesudason 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
Vila Antuna def. Hammitt 6-3, 7-6
Garcia def. Wogen 6-2, 6-2
Gustafsson def. Radionov 6-2, 6-1
Loru def. Jagtiani 6-4, 7-5
Felcher def. Sanchez 6-4, 6-2
Janackovik def.Mosejczuk 6-4, 7-6
Doubles:
Jesudason/De Sousa def. de Camelis/Bhakar 6-3
Garcia/Vila Antuna def. Hammitt/Jagtiani 6-1
Gustafsson/Loru def. Sanchez/Wogen 7-6
Janackovik/Radionov def. James/Felcher 6-3
St. John's vs Georgetown (Sept. 19)
Singles:
Vila Antuna def. Rozanov 2-6, 7-6, 7-6
Bhakar def. Fellows 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Gustafsson def. Suh 6-1, 6-3
Garcia def. Sharma 6-3, 6-2
Bickel def. Felcher 6-2, 6-1
James def. Morgenstern 6-1, 6-3
Doubles:
Garcia/Vila Antuna def. Rozanov/Sharma 6-1
De Camelis/Gustafsson def. Fellows/Morgenstern 6-3
James/Loru def. Bickel/Suh 7-6
Yang/Grande def. Kaneda/Felcher 6-4
Lamar transfer Axel Vila Antuna was the lone Johnnie to go undefeated in all three of his singles matches this weekend. The 2021 Southland Conference Player of the Year had a strong St. John's debut, winning his first two individual matches in straight sets. After losing the first set in his final contest, he rallied back for two consecutive 7-6 set victories to outlast Georgetown's Andrew Rozanov.
In doubles competition, Vila Antuna was partnered with returning All-BIG EAST performer Ignacio Garcia. The duo tallied two wins in three tries, both victories came in dominant fashion by a score of 6-1 at the Hamlin Tennis Center.
After dropping his first two matches, freshman Carl Gustafsson posted four straight victories, two singles and two in doubles during his collegiate debut.
St. John's returners Giuseppe De Camelis, Dylan Loru and Charlie James all registered multiple wins on the weekend.
Next on the docket for the Red Storm, the International Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Championships held In Tulsa, Okla. on Oct. 2-10.
Penn Invite Results:
Penn vs. St. John's (Friday, Sept. 17)
Singles:
Edoardo Graziani def. Ignacio Garcia 6-1, 6-1
Aditya Gupta def. Udayan Bhakar (St. John's) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Kevin Zhu def. Giuseppe De Camelis 3-6, 7-6, 6-4
Axel Vila Antuna def. Harsh Parikh 7-5, 6-4
Jason Hildebrandt def. Carl Gustafsson 6-1, 6-1
Zach Smith def. Charlie James (6-4, 6-3
Zachery Lim def. Evan Felcher 7-6, 6-0
Baylor Sai def. Ryota Kaneda 6-1, 6-1
Jonah Jurick def. Dylan Loru (7-5, 6-7 (10-6)
Sameer Gangoli def. Matthew Mosejczuk 6-1, 7-6
Doubles:
Graziani/Zhu def. Vila Antuna/Garcia 8-2
Gupta/Parikh def. Bhakar/De Camelis 8-6
Hildebrandt/Smith def. Gustafsson/James 8-3
Lim/Sai def. Loru/Felcher 8-3
Gangoli/Goodman def. Kaneda/Mosejczuk 8-1
Drexel vs St. John's (Sept. 18)
Singles:
De Sousa def. Bhakar 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
De Camelis def. Jesudason 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
Vila Antuna def. Hammitt 6-3, 7-6
Garcia def. Wogen 6-2, 6-2
Gustafsson def. Radionov 6-2, 6-1
Loru def. Jagtiani 6-4, 7-5
Felcher def. Sanchez 6-4, 6-2
Janackovik def.Mosejczuk 6-4, 7-6
Doubles:
Jesudason/De Sousa def. de Camelis/Bhakar 6-3
Garcia/Vila Antuna def. Hammitt/Jagtiani 6-1
Gustafsson/Loru def. Sanchez/Wogen 7-6
Janackovik/Radionov def. James/Felcher 6-3
St. John's vs Georgetown (Sept. 19)
Singles:
Vila Antuna def. Rozanov 2-6, 7-6, 7-6
Bhakar def. Fellows 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Gustafsson def. Suh 6-1, 6-3
Garcia def. Sharma 6-3, 6-2
Bickel def. Felcher 6-2, 6-1
James def. Morgenstern 6-1, 6-3
Doubles:
Garcia/Vila Antuna def. Rozanov/Sharma 6-1
De Camelis/Gustafsson def. Fellows/Morgenstern 6-3
James/Loru def. Bickel/Suh 7-6
Yang/Grande def. Kaneda/Felcher 6-4
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