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Tennis Bobcats pick up two more victories

The West Virginia Wesleyan men’s tennis team remained undefeated in Mountain East Conference play by defeating West Liberty 7-0 and Frostburg State 5-2, setting up a showdown with fellow unbeaten Charleston.

BUCKHIANNON — West Virginia Wesleyan men’s tennis grabbed two more Mountain East Conference victories, one against West Liberty University, 7-0, on the road Sunday and another at home against Frostburg State University, 5-2, on Monday to move to 4-0 in conference play (10-5 overall).
 
The showdown is now set when the Bobcats host the University of Charleston, also undefeated in conference play, Thursday, April 17 at 2 p.m. (tentative on weather).
 
 
Match Results, WVWC Men vs West Liberty, W 7-0
April 13, 2025
 
Singles
#1: Nicola Bottelberghs defeated Federico Murrau 6-0, 6-0
#2: Mathis Blary defeated Barney Cowan 6-2, 6-1
#3: Jed Platts defeated Ignacio Giurfa 6-2, 6-0
#4: Pedro Roschel Do Nascimento defeated Austin Zgurski 6-0, 6-1
#5: Giovani Pinhati defeated Chris Burns 6-0
#6: Ayumu Seto defeated Robert Lindsey 6-0
 
Doubles
#1: Bottelberghs /Platts defeated Cowan / Giurfa 6-0
#2: Kobayashi / Seto defeated Zgurski / Murrau 6-2
#3: Luiz Pimenta / Pinhati defeated Burns / Lindsey 6-1
 
 
Match Results, WVWC Men vs Frostburg, W 5-2
April 14, 2025
 
Singles
#1: Takuya Kobayashi defeated Cole Alcala 6-3, 2-6, 7-6
#2: Mika Alexander Kreisel lost to German Diaz 6-7, 3-6
#3: Ricardo Starosta defeated Viktor Boban 6-0, 6-0
#4: Nicola Bottelberghs defeated Matt Bolen 7-5, 6-1
#5: Mathis Blary defeated Noah Fisher 6-1, 6-2
#6: Jed Platts defeated Jason Haley 6-0, 6-0
 
Doubles
#1: Bottelberghs /Platts lost to Alcala / Diaz 3-6
#2: Starosta / Pinhati lost to Boban / Bolen 6-7
#3: Kreisel / Seto defeated Fisher / Haley 6-0

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