QUEENS, NY — The Sacred Heart University men's tennis program fell 7-0 against reigning Big East champions St. John's on Wednesday.

SHU drops to 0-2, while the Red Storm opened their season with a win.

Junior Ayman Khan nearly forced a third set but lost the tiebreaker 7-3. First-year Matthew Nagel had a close first set, but lost 6-5, 6-2 at number six.

Sacred Heart hosts its first home game against Fordham March 7 at 5:30 p.m.

St. John's 7, Sacred Heart 0

Feb 24, 2021 at Queens, N.Y. (Cunningham Park)

Singles Competition

1. Ignacio Garcia (STJ) def. William Wibmer (SHU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Djuro Opacic (STJ) def. Cameron Goldstein (SHU) 6-4, 6-0
3. Louis -Nils Michel (STJ) def. Lefteri Apostolou (SHU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Charlie James (STJ) def. Ayman Khan (SHU) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
5. Evan Felcher (STJ) def. Lucca Casalduc Pla (SHU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Dylan Loru (STJ) def. Matthew Nagel (SHU) 6-5, 6-2

Doubles Competition

1. Ignacio Garcia/Charlie James (STJ) def. William Wibmer/Cameron Goldstein (SHU) 6-3
2. Dylan Loru/Louis -Nils Michel (STJ) def. Tyler Lowe/Ayman Khan (SHU) 6-4
3. Evan Felcher/Djuro Opacic (STJ) def. Lefteri Apostolou/Lucca Casalduc Pla (SHU) 6-1

Match Notes:
Sacred Heart 0-2
St. John's 1-0