St. John's University Athletics
Saturday, February 12
New Haven, Conn.
1 p.m.
St. John's University
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Yale
St. John’s Sinks Yale on the Road, 5-2
2/12/2022 8:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Axel Vila Antuna outlasts no. 102 Michael Sun in New Haven, Conn.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.- The St. John's men's tennis team picked up a quality victory at Yale, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon.
The Red Storm earned the doubles point before recording four singles victories to add a tally to the win column.
Reigning BIG EAST Singles Player of the Week Axel Vila Antuna notched another victory over a nationally ranked opponent on Saturday. The junior claimed a win in straight sets over no. 102 Yale's Michael Sun 7-6, (7-2), 7-6 (7-4).
Freshman Carl Gustavsson and Vlad Vasilache continued their strong week. Vasilache bested the Bulldogs' Luke Neal in consecutive sets, 6-4, 6-2. Gustavsson battled his way to a three-set victory over Yale's Walker Oberg, 6-1, 1-6, 7-5, on the no. 4 court.
In doubles, the no. 1 team of Vila Antuna and Ignacio Garcia continued its dominance on the right side of a 7-5 decision over Yale's Michael Sun and Arnav Dhingra. Charlie James and Ryota Kaneda gutted out a 7-6 (7-5) to move past the Bulldogs' Theo Dean and Aidan Reilly to tally the doubles point.
The Johnnies will retake the court on Wednesday when it will face neighboring opponent Queens College.
The Red Storm earned the doubles point before recording four singles victories to add a tally to the win column.
Reigning BIG EAST Singles Player of the Week Axel Vila Antuna notched another victory over a nationally ranked opponent on Saturday. The junior claimed a win in straight sets over no. 102 Yale's Michael Sun 7-6, (7-2), 7-6 (7-4).
Freshman Carl Gustavsson and Vlad Vasilache continued their strong week. Vasilache bested the Bulldogs' Luke Neal in consecutive sets, 6-4, 6-2. Gustavsson battled his way to a three-set victory over Yale's Walker Oberg, 6-1, 1-6, 7-5, on the no. 4 court.
In doubles, the no. 1 team of Vila Antuna and Ignacio Garcia continued its dominance on the right side of a 7-5 decision over Yale's Michael Sun and Arnav Dhingra. Charlie James and Ryota Kaneda gutted out a 7-6 (7-5) to move past the Bulldogs' Theo Dean and Aidan Reilly to tally the doubles point.
The Johnnies will retake the court on Wednesday when it will face neighboring opponent Queens College.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
77
Michael Sun / 0 (102/-) [YALE]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
42
Theo Dean / 0 [YALE]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Aidan Reilly / 0 [YALE]
34
#4 Singles Match
123
667
Walker Oberg / 0 [YALE]
115
#5 Singles Match
12
46
Shervin Dehmoubed / 0 [YALE]
67
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Luke Neal / 0 [YALE]
24
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