Saturday, February 21
Dick Savitt Tennis Center
1:30 PM
Columbia
6
vs
1
St. John's
2/21/2015 6:54:00 PM | Men's Tennis
NEW YORK - The 11th-ranked Columbia men's tennis team opened up its home schedule with a 6-1 defeat of No. 73 St. John's at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center.
Columbia (4-1) took a lead in the race to two doubles wins with a victory at No. 2. The Lions' Mike Vermeer and Winston Lin swept the Red Storm's Vasili Caripi and Erick Reyes, 8-0.
Columbia quickly took a 1-0 lead with a win at No. 3 as Dragos Ignat and Bert Vancura defeated Del Nunzio and Robert Livi, 8-2.
It didn't take long for the Lions to clinch the match in singles play. Columbia won five of the six matches, including the first four, to secure the victory.
Ignat was the first to finish with an easy win over Reyes at No. 2.
Eric Rubin was the next to record a victory with a 6-2, 6-2 decision of MJ Every in the sixth slot. With the Lions up 3-0 and a point away from victory, Lin finished off St. John's Lucas Hejhal. Columbia's ace took down Hejhal, 6-4, 6-4.
Narayana and Vancura also recorded victories for the Lions during singles play. Narayana bested Robert Livi, 7-5, 6-2, on the third court, and Vancura knocked off Elio Livi, 7-5. 7-5, at No. 4.
Columbia continues its home stand next Friday (Feb. 27) versus SUNY Binghamton at 4 p.m.
RESULTS
Doubles
1 - No. 12 Max Schnur/Ashok Narayana vs. No. 39 Lucas Hejhal/Vaidik Munshaw DNF 5-4
2 - Mike Vermeer/Winston Lin defeated Vasili Caripi/Erick Reyes 8-0
3 - Dragos Ignat/Bert Vancura defeated RJ Del Nunzio/Robert Livi 8-2
Singles
1 - No. 13 Winston Lin (Columbia) defeated Lucas Hejhal (St. John's) 6-4, 6-4
2 - Dragos Ignat (Columbia) defeated Erick Reyes (St. John's) 6-2, 6-3
3 - Ashok Narayana (Columbia) defeated Robert Livi (St. John's) 7-5, 6-2
4 - Bert Vancura (Columbia) defeated Elio Livi 7-5, 7-5
5 - Vaidik Munshaw (St. John's) defeated Shawn Hadavi (Columbia) 7-6, 3-6, 1-0(9)
6 - Eric Rubin (Columbia) defeated Vasili Caripi (St. John's) 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish (D) 2, 3 (S) 2, 6, 1, 3, 5, 4
Columbia (4-1) took a lead in the race to two doubles wins with a victory at No. 2. The Lions' Mike Vermeer and Winston Lin swept the Red Storm's Vasili Caripi and Erick Reyes, 8-0.
Columbia quickly took a 1-0 lead with a win at No. 3 as Dragos Ignat and Bert Vancura defeated Del Nunzio and Robert Livi, 8-2.
It didn't take long for the Lions to clinch the match in singles play. Columbia won five of the six matches, including the first four, to secure the victory.
Ignat was the first to finish with an easy win over Reyes at No. 2.
Eric Rubin was the next to record a victory with a 6-2, 6-2 decision of MJ Every in the sixth slot. With the Lions up 3-0 and a point away from victory, Lin finished off St. John's Lucas Hejhal. Columbia's ace took down Hejhal, 6-4, 6-4.
Narayana and Vancura also recorded victories for the Lions during singles play. Narayana bested Robert Livi, 7-5, 6-2, on the third court, and Vancura knocked off Elio Livi, 7-5. 7-5, at No. 4.
Columbia continues its home stand next Friday (Feb. 27) versus SUNY Binghamton at 4 p.m.
RESULTS
Doubles
1 - No. 12 Max Schnur/Ashok Narayana vs. No. 39 Lucas Hejhal/Vaidik Munshaw DNF 5-4
2 - Mike Vermeer/Winston Lin defeated Vasili Caripi/Erick Reyes 8-0
3 - Dragos Ignat/Bert Vancura defeated RJ Del Nunzio/Robert Livi 8-2
Singles
1 - No. 13 Winston Lin (Columbia) defeated Lucas Hejhal (St. John's) 6-4, 6-4
2 - Dragos Ignat (Columbia) defeated Erick Reyes (St. John's) 6-2, 6-3
3 - Ashok Narayana (Columbia) defeated Robert Livi (St. John's) 7-5, 6-2
4 - Bert Vancura (Columbia) defeated Elio Livi 7-5, 7-5
5 - Vaidik Munshaw (St. John's) defeated Shawn Hadavi (Columbia) 7-6, 3-6, 1-0(9)
6 - Eric Rubin (Columbia) defeated Vasili Caripi (St. John's) 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish (D) 2, 3 (S) 2, 6, 1, 3, 5, 4
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