Matty Najfeld

Men's Tennis NCAA Selection Show

Tuesday, April 30

St. John’s Falls to Princeton in the Opening Round of the NCAA Tournament

Saturday, May 03

Scenes from the 2025 Big East Tennis Championship in Columbia, S.C. (Travis Bell/SIDELINE CAROLINA)

St. John’s Prepares for NCAA Tournament First Round Matchup Against Princeton

Friday, May 02

St. John’s Named BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year; Four Johnnies Earn All-BIG EAST Honors

Thursday, May 01

Men’s Tennis Placed In the Virginia Region of the NCAA Tournament

Monday, April 28

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Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
High School:
Lycee Classique Diekirch

Fall 2011: Finished the season with five singles wins ... picked up two victories at the Fall Columbia Classic (Oct. 7-9) to reach the semifinals of the third flight ... also reached the semifinal round of the Princeton/Farnsworth Invitational (Sept. 16-18) with wins over Binghamton and Yale ... paired with Greg Streat to finished the season with four doubles victories ... claimed the consolation title of the Columbia Classic with wins against Fordham and Monmouth ... grabbed a victory over a Binghamton pairing at the Princeton/Farnsworth Invite in the third doubles flight.

Spring 2011: Compiled a 17-6 record in singles play, including an 8-3 mark at the No. 6 singles slot, in his rookie campaign ... capped a five-match winning streak with a straight-set 6-0, 6-3 win over DePaul (April 29) in the opening round of the BIG EAST Championship ... went 4-0 in conference play with straight-set wins over Villanova (April 9), UConn (April 3), Georgetown (March 25) and USF (March 13) ... topped No. 57 Princeton (March 5) 7-5, 6-1 at the No. 6 slot ... opened the season on a five-match winning streak, which included wins over nationally-ranked Binghamton (Feb. 26) and Princeton (Feb. 19) ... won eight doubles matches, including five with former teammate Mischa Koran ... claimed five doubles wins in a row late in the season, including wins over Villanova and UConn.

Fall 2010: Finished the fall season with a 6-3 record in singles play ... went 3-0 at the Farnsworth/Princeton Invitational (Sept. 18-20) to win the No. 5 singles bracket ... reached the finals of the USTA Invitational (Sept. 24-26) in the No. 5 singles position ... picked up one win over Princeton[apos]s Michael Lin 6-2, 7-6(5) at the Fall Columbia Classic (Oct. 8-10) ... registered a team-best 4-2 record in doubles play with teammate Dustin Goldenberg ... won the No. 2 doubles consolation bracket at the Fall Columbia Classic ... picked up two wins at the USTA Invitational in the No. 3 doubles position.

Before St. John[apos]s: Named Luxembourgish Champion several times as junior and senior ... achieved highest ranking of No. 2 in the Under-16 European Tennis Association ... finished fourth twice at the small states championship and traveled with the International Tennis Federation for a month ... team won Luxembourgish Championship and was promoted to the TC Diekirch, the highest league in Luxembourg ... was also a four-year letterwinner in soccer.

Personal: Has one brother, Michael ... lists Andre Agassi as his favorite athlete and his family as his inspiration ... majors in management/finance at St. John[apos]s.