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The West Virginia Wesleyan College men’s and women’s tennis teams wrapped up a demanding three-match stretch over three consecutive days during spring break, battling Belmont Abbey (Feb. 28), Catawba (March 1), and Francis Marion (March 2). The Bobcat men posted a pair of narrow 4-3 victories over Belmont Abbey and Francis Marion, sandwiching a tough road loss to Catawba, while the Wesleyan women dropped three matches by the same 1-6 score to the same trio of opponents.
Match Results, WVWC Men vs Belmont Abbey, W 4-3
February 28, 2026
Singles
#1: Felipe Mioch defeated Isaac Buerkle 6-2, 6-2
#2: Stefan Audrins lost to Cameron Simpson 7-6, 6-4
#3: Hugo Poulin defeated Charlie Fremaux 6-3, 6-2
#4: Jheng Huang defeated Bayo 6-4, 6-0
#5: Takuya Kobayashi lost to Gergelin 6-0, 6-1
#6: Timothe Plaza defeated Jackson Korta 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
#1: Mioch / Huang defeated Buerkle / Fremaux 6-2
#2: Audrins / Daniel Podoprygora lost to Simpson / Korta 6-1
#3: Poulain / Arranda lost to Tim Stemler / Noelle Andrey Ampong 6-1
Match Results, WVWC Women vs Belmont Abbey, L 1-6
February 28, 2026
Singles
#1: Dominique Jansen van Vuuren lost to Kaitlin Nguyen 6-3, 7-6-1
#2: Renata Pozzobon lost to Alexis Burkhalter 6-1, 6-2
#3: Daria Godleweska lost to Hanley Riner 6-2, 6-1
#4: Yuko Sakurai defeated Mackenzie McCarthy 6-1, 7-6
#5: Emilie Bergmann lost to Rebekka Collyer 6-1, 6-0
#6: Sneha Sundaraneedi lost to Leilany Sanchez 6-5, 6-2
Doubles
#1: Jansen van Vuuren / Pozzobon lost to Riner / McCarthy 6-3
#2: Bergmann / Godleweska lost to Nguyen / Burkhalter 6-0
#3: Sundaraneedi / Sakurai defeated Collyer / Charlotte Bergman 7-5
Match Results, WVWC Men vs Catawba, L 1-6
March 1, 2026
Singles
#1: Felipe Mioch lost to Agustin Mastri 2-6, 3-6
#2: Stefan Audrins defeated Mateo Berne 6-3, 7-5
#3: Hugo Poulin lost to Santiago Passoni 3-6, 5-7
#4: Jheng Huang lost to Luca Bergonzi 3-6, 2-6
#5: Takuya Kobayashi lost to Ryosuke Inagawa 4-6, 5-7
#6: Daniel Podoprygora lost to Alen Bill 5-7, 4-6
Doubles
#1: Huang / Mioch lost to Mastri / Lura 4-6
#2: Audrins / Podoprygora lost to Passoni / Bill 3-6
#3: Poulin / Leandro defeated Berne / Alessandro Valletta 6-4
Match Results, WVWC Women vs Catawba, L 1-6
March 1, 2026
Singles
#1: Dominique Jansen van Vuuren lost to Sofia Antolini 1-6, 4-6
#2: Renata Pozzobon lost to Ami Miya 1-6, 1-6
#3: Daria Godleweska lost to Lili Drukerova 1-6, 0-6
#4: Yuko Sakurai lost to Nika Dundovic 2-6, 1-6
#5: Emilie Bergmann lost to Ckaterina 0-6, 1-6
#6: Sneha Sundaraneedi lost to Rin Igarashi 3-6, 3-6
Doubles
#1: Jansen van Vuuren / Pozzobon lost to Miya / Drukerova 3-6
#2: Bergmann / Godleweska lost to Antolini / Igarashi 0-6
#3: Sundaraneedi / Sakurai lost to Tina Gomes / Dundovic 3-6
Match Results, WVWC Men vs Francis Marion, W 4-3
March 2, 2026
Singles
#1: Felipe Mioch defeated Miguel Maia 6-3, 0-6, 7-6 (7-3)
#2: Stefan Audrins defeated. Viktor Viraghalmi 7-6 (7-3), 6-0
#3: Hugo Poulain lost to Alexandre Frigout 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-2)
#4: Jheng Huang lost to Boris van Ruiten 0-6, 6-3, 6-3
#5: Takuya Kobayashi lost to Diego Vega Espinosa 6-3, 6-4
#6: Timothe Plaza defeated A. Calvo Guerrero 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3
Doubles
#1: Felipe Mioch/Jheng Huang defeated Boris van Ruiten/Alexandre Frigout 6-4
#2: Daniel Podoprygora/Stefan Audrins defeated Miguel Maia/Viktor Viraghalmi 7-5
#3: Hugo Poulain/Leandro Aranda lost to Diego Vega Espinosa/A. Calvo Guerrero 6-1
Match Results, WVWC Women vs Francis Marion, L 1-6
March 2, 2026
Singles
#1: Dominique Jansen van Vuuren lost to Sofia Antolini 1-6, 4-6
#2: Renata Pozzobon lost to Ami Miya 1-6, 1-6
#3: Daria Godleweska lost to Lili Drukerova 1-6, 0-6
#4: Yuko Sakurai lost to Nika Dundovic 2-6, 1-6
#5: Emilie Bergmann lost to Ckaterina 0-6, 1-6
#6: Sneha Sundaraneedi lost to Rin Igarashi 3-6, 3-6
#1: D Jansen van Vuuren lost to Lara Lanno 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
#2: Daria Godlewska lost to Magdalena Skachova 6-4, 6-1
#3: Renata Pozzobon defeated Janka Juhasz 6-4, 7-5
#4: Yuko Sakurai lost to Valery Gomez 6-4, 6-2
#5: Emilie Bergmann lost to F. Hernandez Huerta 6-1, 6-1
#6: Sneha Sundaraneedi lost to Alyssa Boschin 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
#1: D Jansen van Vuuren/Renata Pozzobon defeated Magdalena Skachova/Janka Juhasz 7-6 (7-4)
#2: Emilie Bergmann/A Martinez Garrido lost to F. Hernandez Huerta/Jensen Gibbs 7-5
#3: Sneha Sundaraneedi/Yuko Sakurai lost to Lara Lanno/Alyssa Boschin 6-4
