St. John's University Athletics
Friday, February 20
Queens, N.Y. (Cunningham Park)
11 a.m.
St. John's University
vs
VCU
St. John’s Set For Two Match Slate this Weekend
2/19/2026 3:48:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Red Storm will host VCU before visiting UPenn
QUEENS, N.Y. – The St. John's Red Storm men's tennis team is set to host VCU at Cunningham Park before traveling to Philadelphia to face Penn at the Hamlin/Hecht Tennis Centers. First serve in Queens is scheduled for 11 a.m., while Saturday's match in at Penn is slated for 1 p.m.
St. John's has opened the 2026 campaign with a 5-1 record, most recently earning victories over Adelphi (5-1) and Binghamton (7-0) in a Wednesday doubleheader. Semen Agynskyy and Adam Groves paced the Johnnies with perfect 3-0 records on the day, including a victory together on the No. 3 doubles court.
VCU will make its first-ever trip to Queens, with the previous three meetings between the programs taking place in Richmond, Va., dating back to 2012. The Rams hold a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series, with St. John's last victory coming in a 4-3 decision in 2015. The two sides last met on March 2, 2025, when VCU narrowly defeated the Red Storm.
The Rams enter the match with a 4-3 overall record, including a 2-0 mark in Atlantic-10 play under Head Coach Dimi Kutrovsky. VCU is coming off an A10 Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance last season, marking the program's eighth consecutive conference title. return 2025 A10 First Team selection Alfred Almasi. The senior posted an impressive 22-6 singles record during the 2025 campaign.
St. John's and UPenn will meet for the sixth time since 2013, with the Johnnies holding a 3-2 advantage in the all-time series. In the most recent matchup, Dillon Pottish's squad traveled to Philadelphia and secured a hard-fought 4-3 victory on Feb. 28, 2020.
Last season, Rich Bonfiglio's squad posted a 21-9 overall record. The doubles tandem of Aaron Sandler and Manfredi Graziani highlighted the campaign, earning a bid to the NCAA Doubles Championship and advancing to the quarterfinals. The duo returns this season as a key part of the Quakers' lineup.
Penn enters the contest with a 6-3 record, including an impressive 5-1 mark in non-conference play. The Quakers have played their last three matches in conference action, going 1-2 with a win over Harvard before suffering back-to-back losses to Princeton and Cornell.
Following this weekend's matchups, St. John's is set to travel to Cleveland, Ohio to take on Cleveland State at the Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.
St. John's has opened the 2026 campaign with a 5-1 record, most recently earning victories over Adelphi (5-1) and Binghamton (7-0) in a Wednesday doubleheader. Semen Agynskyy and Adam Groves paced the Johnnies with perfect 3-0 records on the day, including a victory together on the No. 3 doubles court.
VCU will make its first-ever trip to Queens, with the previous three meetings between the programs taking place in Richmond, Va., dating back to 2012. The Rams hold a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series, with St. John's last victory coming in a 4-3 decision in 2015. The two sides last met on March 2, 2025, when VCU narrowly defeated the Red Storm.
The Rams enter the match with a 4-3 overall record, including a 2-0 mark in Atlantic-10 play under Head Coach Dimi Kutrovsky. VCU is coming off an A10 Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance last season, marking the program's eighth consecutive conference title. return 2025 A10 First Team selection Alfred Almasi. The senior posted an impressive 22-6 singles record during the 2025 campaign.
St. John's and UPenn will meet for the sixth time since 2013, with the Johnnies holding a 3-2 advantage in the all-time series. In the most recent matchup, Dillon Pottish's squad traveled to Philadelphia and secured a hard-fought 4-3 victory on Feb. 28, 2020.
Last season, Rich Bonfiglio's squad posted a 21-9 overall record. The doubles tandem of Aaron Sandler and Manfredi Graziani highlighted the campaign, earning a bid to the NCAA Doubles Championship and advancing to the quarterfinals. The duo returns this season as a key part of the Quakers' lineup.
Penn enters the contest with a 6-3 record, including an impressive 5-1 mark in non-conference play. The Quakers have played their last three matches in conference action, going 1-2 with a win over Harvard before suffering back-to-back losses to Princeton and Cornell.
Following this weekend's matchups, St. John's is set to travel to Cleveland, Ohio to take on Cleveland State at the Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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