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Wesleyan tennis teams sweep West Virginia State

West Virginia Wesleyan’s men’s and women’s tennis teams wrapped up their regular seasons with victories over West Virginia State, winning 4-2 and 4-3 respectively on Sunday.

INSTITUTE — West Virginia Wesleyan defeated West Virginia State University 4-2 Sunday to wrap up their regular season.
 
Match Results, WVWC Men vs WV State, W 4-2
April 27, 2025
 
Singles
#1: Takuya Kobayashi lost to Forkane Lebdi 1-6, 2-6
#2: Mika Alexander Kreisel defeated Johan Karlsson 7-5, 6-3
#3: Ricardo Starosta defeated Heinrich Lindeque 6-1, 6-2
#4: Nicola Bottelberghs defeated Franco Farias 6-2, 6-0
#5: Mathis Blary defeated Axel Dormann 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
#6: Platts against Elias Valencia 6-4, 3-6 DNF
 
Doubles
#1: Bottelberghs /Platts lost to Dormann / Lebdi 2-6
#2: Kobayashi / Seto lost to Karlsson / Facundo Campana 3-6
#3: Luiz Pimenta / Pinhati defeated Valencia / Lindeque 6-2

The West Virginia Wesleyan Lady Bobcats defeated West Virginia State University 4-3, Sunday to conclude thier regular season

 
Match Results, WVWC Women vs WV State, W 4-3
April 27, 2025
 
Singles
#1: Dominique Jansen van Vuuren lost to Amanda Menendez Thomasson 2-6, 3-6
#2: Sneha Sundaraneedi defeated Daniela Cruzado Fretel  1-6, 6-2, 6-3
#3: Angelique Jansen van Vuuren lost to Stephanie Gopar 0-6, 0-6
#4: Gabby Dooling defeated Talia Nichols 6-1, 6-4
#5: Hailey Banda defeated Mulema Mbapeh 6-1, 6-4
#6: Emilie Bergmann won by withdrawel
 
Doubles
#1: D. Jansen van Vuuren / Bergmann lost to Thomasson / Gopar 4-6
#2: A. Jansen van Vuuren / Banda lost to Nichols / Fretel  1-6
#3: Sundaraneedi / Andrea Martinez Garrido defeated Mbapeh / Indio 6-3

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