Eagles Fall to St. John's at US Open Grounds

Friday, January 28

Queens, NY

8:00 PM

Boston College

St. John's University

Eagles Fall to St. John's at US Open Grounds

January 29, 2022 | Men's Tennis

Motlagh, Kasten, and Bianchi picked up singles victories on Friday

By: Ethan Roy

QUEENS, N.Y. -- In the second match of the spring, the Eagles narrowly lost against St. John's on Friday night. At Flushing Meadows, the venue for the U.S. Open, Boston College fell 4-3 as it came down to the final singles match.

After dropping the doubles point, the Eagles took four first sets in singles play as it came down to four third sets to decide the match. Max Motlagh won to trim the deficit to 3-2, and Juan Jose Bianchi tied it at 3-3 with a singles win of his own before St. John's pulled away at the end.

The Eagles will play their home opener this Friday, hosting SNHU at 3:00 at the Margot Connell Rec Center.

FULL RESULTS:

Singles:

Max Motlagh def. Vila Antuna 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

Garcia def. Matt Campbell 6-4, 7-6, (7-3)

Bhakar def. Oliver Worth 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1

Gustavsson def. Jake Vassel 6-3, 6-4

Will Kasten def. Guberman 6-3, 3-6, 6-4

Juan Jose Bianchi def. Evan Felcher 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

Doubles:

Vila Antuna/Garcia def. Juan Jose Bianchi/Max Motlagh 6-4

James/Kaneda def. Matt Campbell/Jake Vassel 7-5

Will Kasten/Oliver Worth vs. Felcher/Guberman no result