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Intercollegiate Tennis Association
Men’s Tennis Finishes Play at ITA Northeast Regionals
10/9/2023 4:56:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Gustavsson and Kaneda advanced to the Round of 16 in singles play
PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 9, 2023) – The St. John's men's tennis team wrapped up a strong four days of competition at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Regionals Monday afternoon.
Carl Gustavsson and Ryota Kaneda both impressed in Philadelphia, each advancing to the Round of 16 in singles play. Kaneda recorded a team-high three individual victories while Gustavsson picked up two wins after receiving a first round bye.
Gustavsson took down William Burridge of Drexel in his opening match of the tournament in the Round of 64. The junior defeated Nejc Skorjanc of NJIT in the following round, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. On Monday, he fell in the quarterfinals to Penn's Kian Vakili in a hard-fought three-set match.
Kaneda began his run by defeating Jordan Paul from Lehigh in straight sets. After splitting the first two sets with Princeton's Landon Ardilla, Kaneda was dominant in the decisive third round, earning himself a trip to the next round, where he would beat Trevor Masi from Niagara in another three-set thriller. The junior's run would end in the Round of 16 at the hands of Cornell's Bradley Paliska.
Martin Bugaj also picked up a win in singles competition, defeating Archie Graham from St Bonaventure, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4.
Francisco Bascón will represent the Red Storm at ITA Super Regionals in Princeton, N.J. on October 20-23. The Idaho graduate transfer pre-qualified for the singles competition based on his prior results.
Following Super Regionals, the Johnnies will be back in action on Oct. 27-29 when the team heads upstate for the Binghamton Invite.
ITA Northeast Regionals Results:
Round of 128:
Ryota Kaneda def. Jordan Paul (Lehigh) 6-4, 6-2
William Morais Binnie (Binghamton) def. Adam Groves 6-3, 7-5
Round of 64:
Singles:
Carl Gustavsson def. William Burridge (Drexel) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Martin Bugaj def. Archie Graham (St. Bonaventure) 7-6 (7-1), 6-4
Kaneda def. Landon Ardila (Princeton) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Doubles:
Philip Hilble (LIU) def Danilo Raicevic 7-6(7-4), 6-4
Wil Jenkins/Nejc Skorjanc def. Leon Petko/Raicevic 8-2
Round of 32:
Singles:
Gustavsson def. Nejc Skorjanc (NJIT) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Kaneda def. Trevor Masi (Niagara) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Sameer Gangoli (Penn) def. Bugaj 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Doubles:
Jackson Morash/Aristotelis Bezianis (Lehigh) def. Groves/Gustavsson 8-7(11-9)
Round of 16:
Singles:
Bradley Paliska (Cornell) def. Kaneda 6-2, 6-2
Kian Vakili (Penn) def. Gustavsson 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
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