Men’s Tennis Handed First Loss by St. John’s

Saturday, February 3

Hanover, N.H.

11:00 AM

Dartmouth College

St. John's

Miles Groom ’24

Photo by: Kyle Relf

Men’s Tennis Handed First Loss by St. John’s

2/3/2024 9:34:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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The Big Green are no longer unbeaten after a 4-3 loss to the defending Big East champion

By: Kyle Relf

HANOVER, N.H. — Putting its 5-0 start to the test and capping off an action-packed weekend in Boss Tennis Center, the Dartmouth men's tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision to defending Big East champion St. John's on Saturday afternoon.

The doubles point proved to be crucial in a showdown where both sides claimed three singles matches. Miles Groom and Waleed Qadir remained unbeaten and represented Dartmouth's lone doubles victory, but it wasn't enough to fend off the Red Storm, who were victorious on the top two courts.

Henry Ren (No. 2), Miles Groom (No. 4) and Yujiro Onuma (No. 5) accounted for the Big Green's three singles triumphs. Onuma improved to a team-best 5-0 in singles. Carlos Guerrero Alvarez nearly gave Dartmouth the match at the No. 1 position, but was edged in a third-set tiebreak by Francisco Bascon.

The Big Green take next weekend off before competing in the ECAC Championship at Harvard beginning on Friday, Feb. 16.

DOUBLES
Francisco Bascon/Leonardo Mileikowsky (St. John's) def. Henry Ren/Alex Knox-Jones (Dartmouth), 6-4
Ignacio Vinas/Leon Petko (St. John's) def. Carlos Guerrero Alvarez/Hikaru Takeda (Dartmouth). 6-4
Miles Groom/Waleed Qadir (Dartmouth) def. Martin Bugaj/Carl Gustavsson (St. John's), 6-3

SINGLES
Francisco Bascon (St. John's) def. Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth), 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(3)
Henry Ren (Dartmouth) def. Martin Burgaj (St. John's), 7-5, 6-3
Carl Gustavsson (St. John's) def. Hikaru Takeda (Dartmouth), 7-5, 6-0
Miles Groom (Dartmouth) def. Marco Cinotti (St. John's), 6-0, 6-2
Yujiro Onuma (Dartmouth) def. Leonardo Mileikowsky (St. John's), 6-2, 6-2
Ryota Kaneda (St. John's) def. Logan Chang (Dartmouth), 7-5, 6-2