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Wesleyan tennis teams go winless during North Carolina trip

BELMONT (NC) — The West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcat men and women were swept over the weekend by tennis teams from Francis Marion University and Belmont Abbey College. The men lost to Francis Marion 4-3, and lost to Belmont Abbey 5-2. The women lost to Francis Marion 7-0, and lost to Belmont Abbey 6-1.

Wesleyan men’s and women’s tennis hosts its first match of the spring on Tuesday, Mar. 19 at 3 p.m.

Match Results, WVWC Men at Francis Marion, L 3-4
March 7, 2024

Singles

  1. Martin Barbera (FMU) def. Khiro Karaswa (WVWC) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
  2. Harri Lloyd-Evans (FMU) def. Gianluca Gerndt (WVWC) 6-4, 6-0
  3. Leonel Gonzalez (FMU) def. Mika Kreisel (WVWC) 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 6-3
  4. Takuya Kobayashi (WVWC) def. Luis Lopez Sarasa (FMU) 6-4, 6-0
  5. Ricardo Starosta (WVWC) def. Ben Scott (FMU) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
  6. Carlson Lim (FMU) def. Jed Platts (WVWC) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5

Doubles

  1. Martin Barbera/Leonel Gonzalez (FMU) def. Khiro Karaswa/Jed Platts (WVWC) 7-6 (7-1)
  2. Gianluca Gerndt/Mika Kreisel (WVWC) def. Luis Lopez Sarasa/Austin Vienna (FMU) 6-4
  3. Ricardo Starosta/Takuya Kobayashi (WVWC) def. Harri Lloyd-Evans/Pedro Caro (FMU) 6-1

Match Results, WVWC Women at Francis Marion, L 0-7
March 7, 2024

Singles

  1. G. Karatantcheva (FMU_W) def. Dominique Jansen (WVWC) 6-3, 6-4
  2. Chelsea Seidewitz (FMU_W) def. Omolade Aderemi (WVWC) 7-5, 6-4
  3. Julie Martincova (FMU_W) def. Sneha Sundaraneedi (WVWC) 6-1, 6-4
  4. Polina Gontaryk (FMU_W) def. Hailey Banda (WVWC) 6-0, 6-1
  5. Kim Venghaus (FMU_W) def. Cayley Symons (WVWC) 6-4, 6-3
  6. Mia Koepf (FMU_W) def. Marisa Lauffer (WVWC) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

  1. G. Karatantcheva/Kim Venghaus (FMU_W) def. Dominique Jansen/Sneha Sundaraneedi (WVWC) 7-5
  2. Chelsea Seidewitz/Polina Gontaryk (FMU_W) def. Cayley Symons/Omolade Aderemi (WVWC) 6-0
  3. Julie Martincova/Julia B. F. Pinto (FMU_W) def. Hailey Banda/Marisa Lauffer (WVWC) 6-2

Match Results, WVWC Men at Belmont Abbey, L 2-5
March 8, 2024

  1. Khiro Karaswa [WVWC] def. Tim Stemler [BAC] 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
  2. Gianluca Gerndt [WVWC] lost to Charlie Fremaux [BAC] 2-6, 4-6
  3. Mika Kreisel [WVWC] lost to Kai Lloveras [BAC] 3-6, 2-6
  4. Takuya Kobayashi [WVWC] lost to Jonas Berglund [BAC] 3-6, 6-1, 4-6
  5. Ricardo Starosta [WVWC] lost to Ricard Novell [BAC] 1-6, 2-6
  6. Jed Platts [WVWC] def. Sullivan Monteith [BAC] 6-2, 7-5

Doubles

  1. Khiro Karaswa / Jed Platts [WVWC] lost to Joshua Mayhew / Samuel McGregor [BAC] 4-6
  2. Mika Kreisel / Gianluca Gerndt [WVWC] lost to Tim Stemler / Charlie Fremaux [BAC] 1-6
  3. Takuya Kobayashi / Ricardo Starosta [WVWC] def. Tyler Troche / Kai Lloveras [BAC] 6-1

Match Results, WVWC Women at Belmont Abbey, L 1-6
March 8, 2024

Singles

  1. Dominique Jansen [WVWC] lost to Frankee Hendricks [BAC] 4-6, 6-2, 7-10
  2. Omolade Aderemi [WVWC] def. Kaitlin Nguyen [BAC] 7-6, 6-4
  3. Sneha Sundaraneedi [WVWC] lost to Hanley Riner [BAC] 3-6, 2-6
  4. Cayley Symons [WVWC] lost to Alexis Burkhalter [BAC] 0-6, 1-6
  5. Fatima Bamonde [WVWC] lost to Mackenzie McCarthy [BAC] 3-6, 5-7
  6. Emily Lybarger [WVWC] lost to Leilany Sanchez [BAC]1-6, 2-6

Doubles

  1. Dominique Jansen / Sneha Sundaraneedi [WVWC] lost to Riner, Hanley / McCarthy, Mackenzie [BAC] 4-6
  2. Fatima Bamonde / Cayley Symons [WVWC] lost to Hendricks, Frankee / Burkhalter, Alexis [BAC] 1-6
  3. Omolade Aderemi / Emily Lybarger [WVWC] lost to Vollmin, Elizabeth / Sanchez, Leilany [BAC] 4-6

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