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St. John's Falls to No. 5 Virginia in NCAA Tournament Opener

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – In its first NCAA Tournament match since the 2016 season, the St. John's men's tennis team fell, 4-0, to No. 5 seed Virginia on Friday afternoon at Sheridan Snyder Tennis Center in Charlottesville.

The Johnnies (19-6) held leads in two of the singles courts, but the Cavaliers (22-4) held off the Red Storm with three wins in singles competition.

Beginning in doubles play, Virginia jumped out to an early lead with a pair of 6-2 victories on the No. 1 and No. 3 courts, but the duo of Alan Nunez Aguilera and Ognjen Trejgut battled the entire way on the No.