Box Score WEST POINT, New York – Junior
Piotr Sowinski scored a victory in the sixth flight in singles play, but that was all Marist could muster in a 6-1 defeat to St. John's on Saturday afternoon at West Point, NY.
The loss is Marist's first in dual match competition in the 2019-20 campaign, setting their record to 1-1. The Red Storm boosted its record to 3-0. The match served as the Red Foxes' 2020 spring opener.
- Sowinski and sophomore Jack Sequerth started off the day with a 6-3 triumph over Giuseppe De Camelis and Dylan Loru in the third position.
- In the second flight, senior Lars Schouten and junior Nestor Giribet Lopez narrowly fell to Charlie James and Igor Maslov 4-6.
- The tie-breaking battle for the double point came down to senior Chris Gladden and junior John Oxner, facing Ognjen Trejgut and Ignacio Garcia. In the top flight, St. John's nabbed the 6-4 win.
- Maslov swept sophomore Augusto Gonzalez Bonorino in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0m in the No. 5 singles.
- Oxner fell to De Camelis 0-6, 2-6 in the fourth flight.
- Making his season debut after a study abroad trip in the fall, Gladden dropped the No. 2 flight to Garcia, 0-6, 0-6.
- Giribet Lopez was competitive with Trejgut in the third position, but the latter was victorious, 7-5, 6-3.
- Sowinski took the first set over Loru in the sixth flight 6-4. He then outlasted Loru 7-6 (7-5) for Marist's lone victory on the day.
- Facing Udayan Bhakar in the first position, Schouten took his opponent down to the wire after falling in the first set, 4-6. He then forced a set tiebreak, but fell 7-6 (7-9) to give Bhakar the win.
- "The team displayed great heart and effort today against the defending Big East champs. We were literally one forehand away from seizing the doubles point. Congratulations to Piotr for his win at No. 6 singles. Lars and Nestor were both highly competitive at first and third singles, respectively. Overall, I was pleased with our intensity and fight against a high-caliber opponent." – Director of Tennis Gary Sussman.
- Marist turns its attention to Colgate on Saturday, February 8 at 6 p.m. in Hamilton, NY.
