Jesudason Advances to Finals at Saint Joseph's Fall Invitational

Saturday, September 25

Philadelphia, Pa.

Drexel University

Saint Joseph's Fall Invitational

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Jesudason Advances to Finals at Saint Joseph's Fall Invitational

9/25/2021 8:35:00 PM | Men's Tennis

SJU Invitational Main Draws Day 2 SJU Invitational 2021 Consolations Day 2

PHILADELPHIA – Day two of the Saint Joseph's Fall Invitational has come to an end for the Drexel men's tennis team. Freshman Alan Jesudason punched his ticket to the finals and guaranteed himself a medal at the invitational. It will be the first medal of his young collegiate career.

Jesudason, representing the Dragons in flight number two, won two matches on Saturday. The freshman's second-round matchup ended in two sets. Competing against a Delaware Blue Hen player, the Berwyn, Pa. native won, 6-2, 7-5. Jesudason competed against a Villanova opponent in the semifinals match and was victorious in another two-set match, 6-3, 6-2. Jesudason will compete for a gold medal on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

After dropping his first-round match, Matvey Radionov received a default win in the first round of the consolation bracket. Radionov will compete on Sunday for a spot in the third-place match.

Gustav Wogen, competing in flight number three, also earned a win in the consolation bracket. The senior defeated his opponent in the first round, 8-2, and will compete on Sunday for a spot in the third-place match.

In Doubles play, the Dragons worked to send three separate duos to the next round. In flight number one, Xandy Hammitt and Sanil Jagtiani received a default and advanced to the semifinals. That match will be played on Sunday. Joining them in a semifinals match is the unit of Djordje Janackovic and Juan Manuel Sanchez, who defeated their opponents, 6-3, in the second flight. The third pair to advance to the next round was Radionov and Wogen. The two Dragons also earned a spot in the semifinals match after a default in the second round.

The final day of the Saint Joseph's Fall Invitational starts on Sunday, September 26, at 9 a.m.

RESULTS

Alex De Sousa (4) (Flight 1)
(4)Alex De Sousa def. Ramos (NJIT), 6-2, 6-3 (Round 1)
Carpenter (MSU) def. (4)Alex De Sousa, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4)

Matvey Radionov (Flight 2)
Niles Rachal (MSU) def. Matvey Radionov, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 10-5 (Round 1)
Matvey Radionov def. Amine El Kholti (NJIT), w/o (Consol. Round 1)
Matvey Radionov vs. Justin Suarez (VU), (Sunday, 9 a.m.)

Sanil Jagtiani (Flight 2)
(4)Matt Kleiman (LEH) def. Sanil Jagtiani, 6-3, 6-4 (Round 1)
Justin Suarez (VU) def. Sanil Jagtiani, w/o (Consol. Round 1)

Alan Jesudason (Flight 2)
Alan Jesudason def. Jordan Paul (LEH), 6-3, 6-2 (Round 1)
Alan Jesudason def. Valdoleiros (UD), 6-2, 7-5 (Round 2)
Alan Jesudason def. Fourticq (VU), 6-3, 6-2 (Round 3)
Alan Jesudason def. (4) Matt Kleiman (Finals, Sunday 10:30 a.m.)

Juan Manuel Sanchez (Flight 3)
(1) Liam Hedlund (UD) def. Juan Manuel Sanchez, 7-6 (6), 6-3 (Round 1)
Juan Manuel Sanchez def. Peter Leese (MW), 8-4 (Consol. Round 1)
Matthew Jones (VU) def. Juan Manuel Sanchez, 9-8 (1) (Consol. Round 2)

Gustav Wogen (Flight 3)
Sebastian Lopez (MSU) def. Gustav Wogen, 6-3, 7-5 (Round 1)
Gustav Wogen def. Lukas Choi (VU), 8-2 (Consol. Round 1)
Gustav Wogen vs. Enrique Soto Ballester (JEFF), (Sunday, 9 a.m.)

Xandy Hammitt (Flight 3)
Xandy Hammitt def. Juan Bejarano (NJIT), 6-2, 6-4 (Round 1)
Eitan Kromochenko (VU) def. Xandy Hammitt, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 10-6 (Round 2)

(5) Djordje Janackovic (Flight 4)
(5) Djordje Janackovic BYE (Round 1)
Noah Winton (VU) def. (5) Djordje Janackovic, 6-3, 1-6, 10-5 (Round 2)
Mateo Navarro (JEFF) def. Djordje Janackovic, w/o

Alex De Sousa/Alan Jesudason (Doubles Flight 1)
Alex De Sousa/Alan Jesudason def. Marc Blekhman/Zack Elliott (LEH), 6-2 (Round 1)
Mikeal Carpenter/Rhajzon Rankins (MSU) def. Alex De Sousa/Alan Jesudason, 6-1 (Round 2)

(3) Xandy Hammitt/Sanil Jagtiani (Doubles Flight 1)
(3) Xandy Hammitt/Sanil Jagtiani def. Hutchison/Watson (MW), 6-3
(3) Xandy Hammitt/Sanil Jagtiani def. Fenjiro/Perrone (SJU) w/o
(3) Xandy Hammitt/Sanil Jagtiani vs. Alexandre Gluck/Guillherme Valdolelros (Sunday, When Available)

(4) Djordje Janackovic/Juan Manuel Sanchez (Doubles Flight 2)
(4) Djordje Janackovic/ Juan Manuel Sanchez def. Meyer/Tecce (MW), 6-2
(4) Djordje Janackovic/Juan Manuel Sanchez def. Gary Fishkin/Andrew Nakhjaven (LEH), 6-3
(4) Djordje Janackovic/Juan Manuel Sanchez vs. Martlal Kawunde/Sebastian Lopez (MSU), (Sunday, When Available)

(2) Matvey Radionov/Gustav Wogen (Doubles Flight 2)
(2) Matvey Radionov/Gustav Wogen def. Mario Antonio/Enrique Soto Ballester, 6-3
(2) Matvey Radionov/Gustav Wogen def. Nicholas Gore/Liam Hedlund (UD), w/o
(2) Matvey Radionov/Gustav Wogen vs. Michael Bukhalo/Jordan Paul (LEH) (Sunday, When Available)