Tennis ‘Cats drop 4-3 decision to Jefferson; women tumble to Slippery Rock, 5-2

BUCKHANNON — The West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcat men’s tennis team lost a close matchup against Jefferson University (Pa.), Saturday, falling 4-3 in non-conference play.
 
Match Results, WVWC Men vs Jefferson University, L 3-4
April 18, 2026
 
Singles
#1: Felipe Mioch lost to Pablo Nicholas Trebuchet 0-6, 1-6
#2: Stefans Audrins defeated Johary Rabetrano  6-7, 6-1, 6-3
#3: Jheng Huang lost to Jules Thibault 6-4, 4-6, 2-6
#4: Hugo Poulain lost to A. Mateos Melenchon 6-4, 4-6, 1-6
#5: Timothe Plaza defeated Filip Slavkovic 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
#6: Leandro Arranda defeated Matt Cizmarik 6-4, 6-4
 
Doubles
#1: Felipe Mioch / Jheng Huang lost to Matt Cizmarik / Filip Slavkovic 3-6
#2: Stefan Audrins / Hugo Poulain defeated Nicholas Trebuchet / Johary Rabetrano 6-4
#3: Daniel Podoprygora / Timothe Plaza lost to Jules Thibault / A. Mateos Melenchon 3-6

The West Virginnia Wesleyan Bobcat women’s tennis team fell 5-2 to Slippery Rock University, Sunday at the Wood Street Tennis Courts.
 
Match Results, WVWC Women vs Slippery Rock, L 2-5
April 19, 2026
 
Singles
#1: Dominique Jansen van Vuuren lost to Amaia Balaguer Brau 1-6, 1-6
#2: Daria Godleweska lost to Alissia Kivi 3-6, 0-6
#3: Renata Pozzobon lost to Nicole Kempton 2-6, 1-6
#4: Yuko Sakurai defeated Tina Slovak 6-0, Ret.
#5: Sneha Sundaraneedi defeated Dari Sakhanova 1-6, 6-1, 10-8
#6: Emilie Bergmann lost to Nadia Rodewald 1-6, 0-6
 
Doubles
#1: Jansen van Vuuren / Pozzobon defeated Kivi / Kempton 7-6
#2: Bergmann / Martinez Garrido lost to Brau / Slovak 1-6
#3: Sundaraneedi / Sakurai lost to Sakhanova / Rodewald 3-6

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