Men’s Tennis Dominate at Hofstra Invitational

Friday, September 26

Hempstead, NY

St. John's University

Hofstra Invitational

9/29/2025 11:55:00 AM | Men's Tennis

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The Red Storm won 21 matches over the weekend to open its fall season.

    HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (Sept. 29, 2025) — The St. John's men's tennis team opened its fall schedule this weekend, totaling 21 victories at the Hofstra Invitational.

    The Johnnies faced off against athletes from Hofstra, Fordham, Stony Brook, NJIT, St. Joseph's and Army across the two-day event in Hempstead, N.Y. This marks the second consecutive year Head Coach Dillon Pottish has brought his team to the Prides' Invitational.

    Freshman Mats Pottbecker shined in his Red Storm debut, earning six victories and going 3-0 with a championship game bid alongside fellow newcomer in Sergej Zivkovic. On Friday, Pottbecker secured a hard-fought singles win, rallying for a 2-6, 6-3, 10-6 victory over Hofstra's Alex Di Fruscia.

    Danilo Raicevic had a strong weekend, picking up four wins and going undefeated in singles play. In the second round, he secured a decisive 7-5, 6-2 victory over NJIT's Severin Risan.

    The tournament concluded early as several finals were not completed, with St. John's players set to face off against one another after dominating the field.

    The Red Storm will continue its fall campaign on Oct. 16-21 at the ITA Northeast Regionals in Princeton N.J.

Day 1
Singles Round 1:
Radomir Tomic def. Filip Horak (Fordham), 6-2, 6-2
Danilo Raicevic def. Amir Albeg (Hofstra), 6-2, 7-6
Filip Paroulek def. Juan Argenal (NJIT), 6-2, 6-3
Mats Pottbecker def. Alex Di Fruscia (Hofstra), 2-6, 6-3, 10-6
Sergej Zivkovic def. Santiago Valle-Saenz (St. Joseph's), 7-5, 4-6, 10-7
Adam Groves def. Tim Sofa (Fordham), 6-2, 6-2
Semen Agynskyy def. Mateusz Gradzki (Fordham), 2-6, 6-3, 10-8
Doubles Round 1:
Tomic/Raicevic def. Athreya/Virdee-Oakley (Fordham)
Pottbecker/Zivkovic def. Feoli/Hanna (Army)
Groves/Sotello def. Barrientos/Russwurm (Fordham)
Agynskyy/Tsirikidze def. Valle-Saenz/Carlos (St. Jospeh's)
Day 2
Singles Round 2:
Tomic def. Garnier (Fordham), 6-4, 6-1
Raicevic def. Risan (NJIT), 7-5, 6-2
Lokier (Fordham) def. Paroulek
Pottbecker def. Tsirikidze, 7-5, 0-6, 10-4
Zivkovic def. Groves, 6-4, 6-7, 10-4
Agynskyy def. Anderson (Hofstra), 3-6, 6-1, 10-6
Doubles Round 2:
Bezzaz/Ruy (St. Joseph's) def. Tomic/Raicevic, 6-7, 3-6
Pottbecker/Zivkovic def. Jung/Choi (Army), 6-3, 6-1
Lokier/Garnier (Fordham) def. Argenal/Paroulek, 1-6, 6-7
Groves/Sotello def. Agynskyy/Tsirikidze, 6-3, 6-1
Singles Round 3:
Tomic def. Ruy (St. Jospeh's)
Raicevic def. Carlos (St. Joseph's)
Pottbecker def. Lokier (Fordham)
Agynskyy def. Zivkovic
Doubles Round 3:
Pottbecker/Zivkovic def. Bezaz/Ruy (St. Jospeh's) via W/D