Dragons Fall to St. John's, 6-1

Friday, March 11

Queens, N.Y.

1 p.m.

Drexel University

St. John's

3/12/2022 12:43:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel men's tennis team fell to the St. John's Red Storm on Saturday afternoon, 6-1. The Dragons fall to 7-3 after the loss in Queens, N.Y.

Drexel picked up its lone point in the fourth-seeded singles match. Matvey Radionov battled his opponent to a two-set victory, including a two-point tiebreaker.

"We have been working hard and it's showing in our results," head coach Mehdi Rhazali said. "We are focusing on tactical details that we are improving on them so much. Now our attention is turned towards recovery and being injury free so we can take advantage of having our full roster and compete the way we want. We look forward to the outdoor season and continue to grow as a team."

Drexel travels to Williamsburg, Va. on March 22 to take on the Tribe and begin a lengthy road trip. It will be the first match of seven that the Dragons will be away from Vidas Courts. The match against William & Mary will begin at 4 p.m.

DOUBLES
1 | Axel Vila Antuna / Ignacio Garcia def. Xandy Hammitt / Alex De Sousa, 6-2
2 | Charlie James / Carl Gustavsson def. Sanil Jagtiani / Matvey Radionov, 6-3
3 | Djordje Janackovic / Gustav Wogen vs. Vlad Vasilache / Udayan Bhaker, 3-3

Order of Finish: 2, 1

SINGLES
1 | Axel Vila Antuna def. Alex De Sousa, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
2 | Ignacio Garcia def. Xandy Hammitt, 6-3, 6-3
3 | Carl Gustavsson def. Sanil Jagtiani, 7-5, 6-1
4 | Matvey Radionov def. Charlie James, 6-4, 7-6 (2)
5 | Vlad Vasilache def. Juan Manuel Sanchez, 6-2, 6-2
6 | Udayan Bhaker def. Gustav Wogen, 5-7, 6-2, 10-3

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 5, 4, 1, 6