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Wesleyan tennis teams sweep Kutztown (Pa.) and Bloomsburg (Pa.)

BLOOMSBURG (Pa.) — The West Virginia Wesleyan College men’s and women’s tennis teams swept a pair of opponents on the road Friday and Saturday. The men beat Kutztown on Friday 5-0 then later in the day won a close contest with Bloomsburg University 4-3. The women blanked Kutztown Friday 7-0 and on Saturday, took the victory from Bloomsburg 4-3.

Highlighting the weekend was Emily Lybarger who clinched the decider Saturday for the women in a comeback in the third set.

Head coach Kyle Hoffman said, “Physically we held up well for this early in the season, considering the guys played a double header and the women played a lot of three setters.”

Wesleyan tennis heads to Chowan University Friday, Mar. 1 for a 3 p.m. match.

Match Results, WVWC Men at Kutztown, W 5-0
February 23, 2024

Singles

1: Kihiro Karasawa defeated Gonzalo Barcelo 6-2, 6-3

2: Gianluca Gerndt defeated Dang Nguyen 6-3, 6-3

3: Mika Kreisel defeated Joaquin Perez 6-3, 6-3

4: Takuya Kobayashi defeated Emmitt Robinson 6-2, 6-1

Doubles

1: Karasawa/Platts defeated Barcelo/Perez 6-1

2: Gerndt/Kreisel lost to Nguyen/ Henrique Rocha 6-0

3: Kobayashi/Giovani Pinhati defeated Robinson/ Justin Gincauskas 6-1

Match Results, WVWC Women at Kutztown, W 7-0
February 23, 2024

Singles

1: Dominique Jansen defeated Alejandra Vera 6-2, 6-2

2: Omolade Aderemi defeated Bieke Roovers 6-2, 6-0

3: Hailey Banda defeated Emma Semery 6-7, 6-2, 10-5

4: Cayley Symons defeated Ava Lewis 6-3, 4-6, 10-5

5: Emily Lybarger defeated Caroline Novak 6-2, 6-0

6: Marisa Lauffer defeated Alexis Bundra 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

1: Jansen/ Banda lost to Vera/Semery 6-2

2: Aderemi/Symons defeated Roovers/Lewis 6-3

3: Lybarger /Lauffer defeated Ryleigh Bohning/Novak 6-3

Match Results, WVWC Men at Bloomsburg, W 4-3
February 23, 2024

Singles

1: Kihiro Karasawa defeated Vishesh Patel 6-3, 6-1

2: Gianluca Gerndt lost to Denis Dementev 6-3, 6-4

3: Mika Kreisel lost to Albert Martin 6-3, 4-6, 7-10

4: Takuya Kobayashi defeated Fernando Barros 6-4, 7-6

5: Jed Platts lost to Iu Casamitjana 5-7, 6-0, 6-10

6: Ricardo Starosta defeated Jaime Soria 6-2, 6-3

Doubles

1: Karasawa/Platts defeated Patel/Sergio Dilan 6-2

2: Gerndt/Kreisel defeated Barros/Soria 6-2

3: Kobayashi/Starosta lost to Casamitjana/Dementev 6-7

Match Results, WVWC Women at Bloomsburg, W 4-3
February 24, 2024

Singles

1: Dominique Jansen defeated Lexi Quackenbush 6-3, 6-2

2: Omolade Aderemi defeated Dasha Nakonecha 3-6, 6-3, 6-1

3: Hailey Banda defeated Nicole Ilkovic 6-2, 6-4

4: Cayley Symons lost to Lia-Sophie Seele 3-6, 3-6

5: Emily Lybarger defeated Alyssa Mazurek 7-5, 2-6, 6-4

6: Marisa Lauffer lost to Alese Rinker 6-7, 3-6

Doubles

1: Jansen/ Banda defeated Quackenbush/Ilkovic 6-4

2: Aderemi/Symons defeated Nakonecha/Seele 6-4

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