St. John's University Athletics
Diogo Marques Clinches ITA Super Regionals Spot in Singles
10/10/2022 4:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Graduate student defeated Yale’s Vignesh Gogineni in three-sets on Monday
PHILADELPHIA. – St. John's men's tennis graduate student Diogo Marques clinched a spot in the ITA Super Regionals singles bracket with a hard-fought win on Monday over Yale's Vignesh Gogineni, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2.
Marques compiled three individual wins to emerge from a 96-player tournament as one of eight qualifiers moving on. The Setubal, Portugal native will meet the best of the Northeast region on Oct. 21-24 in Cambridge, Mass.
After advancing to the final day of play at ITA Northeast Regionals, Axel Vila Antuna fell to Yale's Walker Oberg 6-7 (2), 1-6 at the Hamlin Tennis Center. After earning a bye, the senior tallied a pair of victories in singles competition this weekend over opponents from Fordham and Pennsylvania.
Yesterday, Marques and Vila Antuna solidified their spot in Super Regionals after collecting three victories in doubles competition.
The duo will compete against the top-finishers from both of this weekend's regionals in two weeks at Harvard.
ITA Northeast Regionals Final Results:
Giuseppe De Camelis
De Camelis def. by Victor Castro (Monmouth) 2-6, 4-6
Adam Groves
Gustavsson / Groves def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley / Sampras Rakotondranibe (Fordham) 8-3
Gustavsson / Groves def. by Vila Antuna / Marques (St. John's) 7-8 (4)
Groves def. by Assil Bouzgarry (St. Francis Brooklyn) 3-6, 6-2, 4-6
Carl Gustavsson
Gustavsson / Groves def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley / Sampras Rakotondranibe (Fordham) 8-3
Gustavsson / Groves def. by Vila Antuna / Marques (St. John's) 7-8 (4)
Gustavsson def. by Nejc Skorjanc (NJIT) 4-6, 4-6
Ryota Kaneda
Kaneda/ Rogowski def. Jan Godfrey Seno/ Diego Gil Garcia (St. Francis Brooklyn) 8-7 (9)
Kaneda/ Rogowski def.by Alan Kam / Will Peters (Princeton) 2-8
Kaneda def. Bryce Bodak (Niagara) 6-0, 6-4
Kaneda def. by Sebastian Sec (Princeton) 2-6, 1-6
Diogo Marques
Vila Antuna / Marques def. Gustavsson / Groves (St. John's) 8-7 (4)
Vila Antuna / Marques def. Aidan Reilly / Renaud Lefevre (Yale) 8-3
Vila Antuna / Marques def. Dimitry Bezborodov / Alex Zuckerman (Monmouth) 8-4
Marques def. Simon Paquette (Cornell) 6-0, 6-4
Marques def. Dimitry Bezborodov (Monmouth) 6-0, 6-3
Marques def. Vignesh Gogineni (Yale) 7-5, 2-6, 6-2
Roger Rogowski
Kaneda/ Rogowski def. Jan Godfrey Seno/ Diego Gil Garcia (St. Francis Brooklyn) 8-7 (9)
Kaneda/ Rogowski def.by Alan Kam / Will Peters (Princeton) 2-8
Rogowski def. Fabio Varella (St. Francis Pa.) 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3
Rogowski def. by Manfredi Graziani (UPenn) 2-6, 2-6
Axel Vila Antuna
Vila Antuna / Marques def. Gustavsson / Groves (St. John's) 8-7 (4)
Vila Antuna / Marques def. Aidan Reilly / Renaud Lefevre (Yale) 8-3
Vila Antuna / Marques def. Dimitry Bezborodov / Alex Zuckerman (Monmouth) 8-4
Viila Antuna def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley (Fordham) 6-1, 6-2.
Vila Antuna def. Zach Lim (UPenn) 1-6, 6-4, 7-5
Vila Antuna def. by Walker Oberg (Yale) 6-7 (2), 2-6
Marques compiled three individual wins to emerge from a 96-player tournament as one of eight qualifiers moving on. The Setubal, Portugal native will meet the best of the Northeast region on Oct. 21-24 in Cambridge, Mass.
After advancing to the final day of play at ITA Northeast Regionals, Axel Vila Antuna fell to Yale's Walker Oberg 6-7 (2), 1-6 at the Hamlin Tennis Center. After earning a bye, the senior tallied a pair of victories in singles competition this weekend over opponents from Fordham and Pennsylvania.
Yesterday, Marques and Vila Antuna solidified their spot in Super Regionals after collecting three victories in doubles competition.
The duo will compete against the top-finishers from both of this weekend's regionals in two weeks at Harvard.
ITA Northeast Regionals Final Results:
Giuseppe De Camelis
De Camelis def. by Victor Castro (Monmouth) 2-6, 4-6
Adam Groves
Gustavsson / Groves def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley / Sampras Rakotondranibe (Fordham) 8-3
Gustavsson / Groves def. by Vila Antuna / Marques (St. John's) 7-8 (4)
Groves def. by Assil Bouzgarry (St. Francis Brooklyn) 3-6, 6-2, 4-6
Carl Gustavsson
Gustavsson / Groves def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley / Sampras Rakotondranibe (Fordham) 8-3
Gustavsson / Groves def. by Vila Antuna / Marques (St. John's) 7-8 (4)
Gustavsson def. by Nejc Skorjanc (NJIT) 4-6, 4-6
Ryota Kaneda
Kaneda/ Rogowski def. Jan Godfrey Seno/ Diego Gil Garcia (St. Francis Brooklyn) 8-7 (9)
Kaneda/ Rogowski def.by Alan Kam / Will Peters (Princeton) 2-8
Kaneda def. Bryce Bodak (Niagara) 6-0, 6-4
Kaneda def. by Sebastian Sec (Princeton) 2-6, 1-6
Diogo Marques
Vila Antuna / Marques def. Gustavsson / Groves (St. John's) 8-7 (4)
Vila Antuna / Marques def. Aidan Reilly / Renaud Lefevre (Yale) 8-3
Vila Antuna / Marques def. Dimitry Bezborodov / Alex Zuckerman (Monmouth) 8-4
Marques def. Simon Paquette (Cornell) 6-0, 6-4
Marques def. Dimitry Bezborodov (Monmouth) 6-0, 6-3
Marques def. Vignesh Gogineni (Yale) 7-5, 2-6, 6-2
Roger Rogowski
Kaneda/ Rogowski def. Jan Godfrey Seno/ Diego Gil Garcia (St. Francis Brooklyn) 8-7 (9)
Kaneda/ Rogowski def.by Alan Kam / Will Peters (Princeton) 2-8
Rogowski def. Fabio Varella (St. Francis Pa.) 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3
Rogowski def. by Manfredi Graziani (UPenn) 2-6, 2-6
Axel Vila Antuna
Vila Antuna / Marques def. Gustavsson / Groves (St. John's) 8-7 (4)
Vila Antuna / Marques def. Aidan Reilly / Renaud Lefevre (Yale) 8-3
Vila Antuna / Marques def. Dimitry Bezborodov / Alex Zuckerman (Monmouth) 8-4
Viila Antuna def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley (Fordham) 6-1, 6-2.
Vila Antuna def. Zach Lim (UPenn) 1-6, 6-4, 7-5
Vila Antuna def. by Walker Oberg (Yale) 6-7 (2), 2-6
Players Mentioned
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