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St. John’s Readies for Doubleheader Against NJIT and Villanova
4/6/2026 9:26:00 AM | Men's Tennis
The Johnnies will face the Highlanders at 11 a.m. and Wildcats at 2:30 p.m.
QUEENS, N.Y. – The St. John's men's tennis team (14-5, 4-0 BIG EAST) is set for a doubleheader on the campus of Villanova on Tuesday afternoon.
First serve from the Villanova Tennis Complex against NJIT (12-2) is scheduled for 11 a.m. while the conference tilt against the Wildcats (5-12, 0-2 BIG EAST) is set for 2:30 p.m.
The Red Storm enter Tuesday's doubleheader winning a critical BIG EAST clash against Georgetown in College Park, Md. on Wednesday.
After capturing the doubles point behind strong performances from the tandems of Mats Pottbecker and Sergej Zivkovic and Adam Groves and Semen Agynskyy, the Red Storm carried that momentum into singles play.
Victories from Danilo Raicevic, Radomir Tomic and Agynskyy secured the match, while Venedikt Tsirikidze and Groves added additional wins to round out a dominant team showing.
NJIT enters Tuesday's contest riding an eight-match win streak and a 12-2 overall record. The Highlanders have been dominant in recent outings, earning victories over Temple, 6-1, Baruch, 7-0 and Quinnipiac, 5-2.
NJIT is coming off an impressive 18-4 campaign in 2025 that saw the program reach the Southland Tournament Championship, where it fell to New Orleans, 4-1.
Tuesday's matchup marks the sixth all-time meeting between the two programs dating back to 2015, with St. John's holding a perfect record in the series. The Red Storm also claimed the most recent meeting, 4-2, in Queens.
Villanova enters the match on a four-match losing streak, most recently falling to Rider, 5-2, in Lawrenceville, N.J.
The Wildcats are coming off a 5-19 season in 2025, which concluded with a 4-0 loss to St. John's in the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament.
Thursday's contest marks the 19th all-time meeting between the two programs, with the Red Storm owning an unblemished 18-0 record in the series dating back to 2004.
Following Tuesday's doubleheader, the Johnnies will return to action on Thursday for a rescheduled matchup against Fordham at the Hawthorn/Rooney Tennis Courts. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
First serve from the Villanova Tennis Complex against NJIT (12-2) is scheduled for 11 a.m. while the conference tilt against the Wildcats (5-12, 0-2 BIG EAST) is set for 2:30 p.m.
The Red Storm enter Tuesday's doubleheader winning a critical BIG EAST clash against Georgetown in College Park, Md. on Wednesday.
After capturing the doubles point behind strong performances from the tandems of Mats Pottbecker and Sergej Zivkovic and Adam Groves and Semen Agynskyy, the Red Storm carried that momentum into singles play.
Victories from Danilo Raicevic, Radomir Tomic and Agynskyy secured the match, while Venedikt Tsirikidze and Groves added additional wins to round out a dominant team showing.
NJIT enters Tuesday's contest riding an eight-match win streak and a 12-2 overall record. The Highlanders have been dominant in recent outings, earning victories over Temple, 6-1, Baruch, 7-0 and Quinnipiac, 5-2.
NJIT is coming off an impressive 18-4 campaign in 2025 that saw the program reach the Southland Tournament Championship, where it fell to New Orleans, 4-1.
Tuesday's matchup marks the sixth all-time meeting between the two programs dating back to 2015, with St. John's holding a perfect record in the series. The Red Storm also claimed the most recent meeting, 4-2, in Queens.
Villanova enters the match on a four-match losing streak, most recently falling to Rider, 5-2, in Lawrenceville, N.J.
The Wildcats are coming off a 5-19 season in 2025, which concluded with a 4-0 loss to St. John's in the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament.
Thursday's contest marks the 19th all-time meeting between the two programs, with the Red Storm owning an unblemished 18-0 record in the series dating back to 2004.
Following Tuesday's doubleheader, the Johnnies will return to action on Thursday for a rescheduled matchup against Fordham at the Hawthorn/Rooney Tennis Courts. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
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