April 10, 2008

QUEENS, N.Y. - The St. John's men's tennis team improved to 9-10 on the season after winning its final BIG EAST match of the regular season, 6-1, over Villanova. The Red Storm improved its BIG EAST record to 2-2, while the Wildcats fell to 6-11-1 overall (0-4 BIG EAST).

The Red Storm swept the doubles point as each spot picked up victories. The pair of juniors Artem Vlasenko/Gustavo Loza won at the No. 1 spot, 8-4 over Dimitri Chimerakis/Brian Maher. At No. 2, the duo of junior Alex Svetlakov/freshman Asaf Honig also doubled up their opponents 8-4, while sophomore Derek Wallensteen and freshman Pavel Cerny teamed up to win their matchup at No. 3, 8-4.

In singles play, the top five spots swept in straight-sets. Vlasenko beat VU's top man, Dimitri Chimerakis, 6-3, 6-1. Svetlakov won over Brian Maher 6-4, 6-0. Loza, Cerny and Honig completely controlled their matches at Nos. 3, 4, and 5, respectively. Honig won his tilt 6-1, 6-0, while Loza and Cerny both defeated their opponents by 6-1, 6-1 scores. After the match was clinched, Wallensteen fell in a quick pro-set by the score of 8-6.

The Red Storm men's tennis team is scheduled to play the Marist Red Foxes on Friday in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. First serve will be at 2 p.m. at Marist's Tennis Pavilion.

St. John's 6, Villanova 1
The Courts at St. John's - Queens, N.Y.
Thursday, April 10, 2008

Doubles
1. Artem Vlasenko / Gustavo Loza (STJ) def. Dimitri Chimerakis/Brian Maher (VU), 8-4
2. Alex Svetlakov / Asaf Honig (STJ) def. Trenton Alenik/John Drosick (VU), 8-4
3. Derek Wallensteen / Pavel Cerny (STJ) def. Alex Leeser/David Shaheen (VU), 8-4

Singles
1. Artem Vlasenko (STJ) def. Dimitri Chimerakis (VU), 6-3, 6-1
2. Alex Svetlakov (STJ) def. Brian Maher (VU), 6-4, 6-0
3. Gustavo Loza (STJ) def. Trenton Alenik (VU), 6-1, 6-1
4. Pavel Cerny (STJ) def. David Shaheen (VU), 6-1, 6-1
5. Asaf Honig (STJ) def. Brett Tobin (VU), 6-0, 6-1
6. John Magliano (VU) def. Derek Wallensteen (STJ), 8-6