St. John's University Athletics
Friday, October 2
Philadelphia, Pa. (SJU Tennis Complex)
St. John's University
at
Saint Joseph's Invitational
Photo by: Ana Maldonado
St. John’s Turns in Strong Showing at Saint Joseph’s Invitational
10/4/2026 5:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Agynskyy and Wakamatsu each went unbeaten in singles play in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The St. John's men's tennis team continued its fall slate this weekend with a strong showing at the Saint Joseph's Invitational at the SJU Tennis Complex.
The Johnnies competed against a deep field over the two days of action, combining for 14 singles victories and seven doubles wins.
Semen Agynskyy and Taichi Wakamatsu led the way for the Red Storm, each posting perfect 3-0 records in singles competition. Agynskyy battled past Saint Joseph's Sehaj Singh Pawar, 3-6, 7-5, 10-6, on the opening day before collecting a pair of victories on Saturday. The junior defeated Penn's Sebastian Chodura in three sets, 6-3 6-0, before cruising past NJIT's Riccardo Campagnola, 6-1, 6-0.
Wakamatsu opened the tournament with a hard-fought 6-3, 3-6, 11-9 victory over NJIT's Maxime Hankins. The senior followed with a pair of straight-set wins on Saturday, defeating Temple's João Bento Carqueija, 6-4, 6-3, and Villanova's Ethan Carr by the same score.
Mats Pottbecker and Maksym Kalabishka also turned in strong performances, each recording two singles victories. Pottbecker dispatched Villanova's Ryan Benoit, 6-4, 6-0, before outlasting Delaware's Pere Prat Turro in three sets. Kalabishka opened with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 victory over Delaware's Adam Bojkovic and followed with a three-set triumph over Penn's Adam Bain, 7-5, 3-6, 11-9.
Adam Kresina and Sergej Zivkovic rounded out the Red Storm's singles victories. Kresina rallied past Temple's Adrien Ducruet, 4-6, 6-4, 10-2, while Zivkovic earned a 6-3, 6-1 win over Drexel's Tiago Lima.
St. John's also found success in doubles competition. Venedikt Tsirikidze and Kalabishka, Pottbecker and Zivkovic, along with Kresina and Wakamatsu, each registered victories on both days of the tournament. Agynskyy and Radomir Tomic added a 6-4 win over Lafayette's John Dickens and Piotr Kowalik on the opening day.
The Red Storm will return to action at the ITA Northeast Regionals from Oct. 15-20 at the Hamlin/Hecht Tennis Centers in Philadelphia, Pa.
Day1
Doubles:
CRIMSON
Semen Agynskyy/Radomir Tomic def. John Dickens/Piotr Kowalik (Lafayette), 6-4
Venedikt Tsirikidze/Maksym Kalabishka def. Haozhe Jiang/Francis Alexander Lendvay Thoresen (Swarthmore), 6-4
GREY
Mats Pottbecker/Sergej Zivkovic def. Maksims Kazancevs/Tikhon Sorokin (Thomas Jefferson), 6-0
Adam Kresina/Taichi Wakamatsu def. Omar Aboseada/Hector Fullone (Saint Joseph's), 6-2
Singles:
HAWK HILL
Arijan Kaliterna (NJIT) def. Radomir Tomic, 6-3, 6-7 [5], 6-10
Maksym Kalabishka def. Adam Bojkovic (Delaware), 6-1, 6-2
Semen Agynskyy def. Sehaj Singh Pawar (Saint Joseph's), 3-6, 7-5, 10-6
CRIMSON
Mats Pottbecker def. Ryan Benoit (Villanova), 6-4, 6-0
Anthony Moukarzel (Drexel) def. Venedikt Tsirikidze, 6-0, 7-5
Adam Kresina def. Adrien Ducruet (Temple), 4-6, 6-4, 10-2
GREY
Taichi Wakamatsu def. Maxime Hankins (NJIT), 6-3, 3-6, 11-9
Sergej Zivkovic def. Tiago Lima (Drexel), 6-3, 6-1
Day 2
Doubles:
CRIMSON
Federico Garbero/Pere Prat Turro (Delaware) def. Semen Agynskyy/Radomir Tomic, 6-2
Venedikt Tsirikidze/Maksym Kalabishka def. Riccardo Campagnola/Yerassyl Bakhtiyar (NJIT), 6-4
GREY
Mats Pottbecker/Sergej Zivkovic def. Luke Tallenaar/James Sclater (Delaware), 6-3
Adam Kresina/Taichi Wakamatsu def. Filip Slavkovic/Ludwig Einer (Thomas Jefferson), 6-1
Singles:
HAWK HILL
Maksym Kalabishka def. Adam Bain (Penn), 7-5, 3-6, 11-9
Semen Agynskyy def. Sebastian Chodura (Penn), 6-3, 6-0
Arijan Kaliterna (NJIT) def. Maksym Kalabishka, 5-2 RET [inj.]
Semen Agynskyy def. Riccardo Campagnola (NJIT), 6-1, 6-0
CONSOLATION: Julian Forer (Temple) def. Radomir Tomic, Wo [inj.]
CRIMSON
Mats Pottbecker def. Pere Prat Turro (Delaware), 7-2, 2-6, 10-8
Yerassyl Bakhtiyar (NJIT) def. Adam Kresina, 7-6 [3], 7-6 [4]
Anthony Moukarzel (Drexel) def. Mats Pottbecker, 6-3, 6-4
CONSOLATION: Severin Risan (NJIT) def. Venedikt Tsirikidze, Wo [inj.]
GREY
Taichi Wakamatsu def. João Bento Carqueija (Temple), 6-4, 6-3
Tiago Lima (Drexel) def. Sergej Zivkovic, 6-1, 6-1
Taichi Wakamatsu def. Ethan Carr (Villanova), 6-4, 6-3
The Johnnies competed against a deep field over the two days of action, combining for 14 singles victories and seven doubles wins.
Semen Agynskyy and Taichi Wakamatsu led the way for the Red Storm, each posting perfect 3-0 records in singles competition. Agynskyy battled past Saint Joseph's Sehaj Singh Pawar, 3-6, 7-5, 10-6, on the opening day before collecting a pair of victories on Saturday. The junior defeated Penn's Sebastian Chodura in three sets, 6-3 6-0, before cruising past NJIT's Riccardo Campagnola, 6-1, 6-0.
Wakamatsu opened the tournament with a hard-fought 6-3, 3-6, 11-9 victory over NJIT's Maxime Hankins. The senior followed with a pair of straight-set wins on Saturday, defeating Temple's João Bento Carqueija, 6-4, 6-3, and Villanova's Ethan Carr by the same score.
Mats Pottbecker and Maksym Kalabishka also turned in strong performances, each recording two singles victories. Pottbecker dispatched Villanova's Ryan Benoit, 6-4, 6-0, before outlasting Delaware's Pere Prat Turro in three sets. Kalabishka opened with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 victory over Delaware's Adam Bojkovic and followed with a three-set triumph over Penn's Adam Bain, 7-5, 3-6, 11-9.
Adam Kresina and Sergej Zivkovic rounded out the Red Storm's singles victories. Kresina rallied past Temple's Adrien Ducruet, 4-6, 6-4, 10-2, while Zivkovic earned a 6-3, 6-1 win over Drexel's Tiago Lima.
St. John's also found success in doubles competition. Venedikt Tsirikidze and Kalabishka, Pottbecker and Zivkovic, along with Kresina and Wakamatsu, each registered victories on both days of the tournament. Agynskyy and Radomir Tomic added a 6-4 win over Lafayette's John Dickens and Piotr Kowalik on the opening day.
The Red Storm will return to action at the ITA Northeast Regionals from Oct. 15-20 at the Hamlin/Hecht Tennis Centers in Philadelphia, Pa.
Day1
Doubles:
CRIMSON
Semen Agynskyy/Radomir Tomic def. John Dickens/Piotr Kowalik (Lafayette), 6-4
Venedikt Tsirikidze/Maksym Kalabishka def. Haozhe Jiang/Francis Alexander Lendvay Thoresen (Swarthmore), 6-4
GREY
Mats Pottbecker/Sergej Zivkovic def. Maksims Kazancevs/Tikhon Sorokin (Thomas Jefferson), 6-0
Adam Kresina/Taichi Wakamatsu def. Omar Aboseada/Hector Fullone (Saint Joseph's), 6-2
Singles:
HAWK HILL
Arijan Kaliterna (NJIT) def. Radomir Tomic, 6-3, 6-7 [5], 6-10
Maksym Kalabishka def. Adam Bojkovic (Delaware), 6-1, 6-2
Semen Agynskyy def. Sehaj Singh Pawar (Saint Joseph's), 3-6, 7-5, 10-6
CRIMSON
Mats Pottbecker def. Ryan Benoit (Villanova), 6-4, 6-0
Anthony Moukarzel (Drexel) def. Venedikt Tsirikidze, 6-0, 7-5
Adam Kresina def. Adrien Ducruet (Temple), 4-6, 6-4, 10-2
GREY
Taichi Wakamatsu def. Maxime Hankins (NJIT), 6-3, 3-6, 11-9
Sergej Zivkovic def. Tiago Lima (Drexel), 6-3, 6-1
Day 2
Doubles:
CRIMSON
Federico Garbero/Pere Prat Turro (Delaware) def. Semen Agynskyy/Radomir Tomic, 6-2
Venedikt Tsirikidze/Maksym Kalabishka def. Riccardo Campagnola/Yerassyl Bakhtiyar (NJIT), 6-4
GREY
Mats Pottbecker/Sergej Zivkovic def. Luke Tallenaar/James Sclater (Delaware), 6-3
Adam Kresina/Taichi Wakamatsu def. Filip Slavkovic/Ludwig Einer (Thomas Jefferson), 6-1
Singles:
HAWK HILL
Maksym Kalabishka def. Adam Bain (Penn), 7-5, 3-6, 11-9
Semen Agynskyy def. Sebastian Chodura (Penn), 6-3, 6-0
Arijan Kaliterna (NJIT) def. Maksym Kalabishka, 5-2 RET [inj.]
Semen Agynskyy def. Riccardo Campagnola (NJIT), 6-1, 6-0
CONSOLATION: Julian Forer (Temple) def. Radomir Tomic, Wo [inj.]
CRIMSON
Mats Pottbecker def. Pere Prat Turro (Delaware), 7-2, 2-6, 10-8
Yerassyl Bakhtiyar (NJIT) def. Adam Kresina, 7-6 [3], 7-6 [4]
Anthony Moukarzel (Drexel) def. Mats Pottbecker, 6-3, 6-4
CONSOLATION: Severin Risan (NJIT) def. Venedikt Tsirikidze, Wo [inj.]
GREY
Taichi Wakamatsu def. João Bento Carqueija (Temple), 6-4, 6-3
Tiago Lima (Drexel) def. Sergej Zivkovic, 6-1, 6-1
Taichi Wakamatsu def. Ethan Carr (Villanova), 6-4, 6-3
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