Dawson Driscoll

Men's Tennis

Christopher Newport Men's Tennis Opens Fall 2021 Schedule with CNU Invite at Eyre Courts

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The Christopher Newport men's tennis team opened play in the 2021-22 season this weekend as they hosted the 2021 CNU Invite on the James T. and Sarah C. Eyre Courts. The home venue for the Captains saw nearly 90 matches played as the Captains welcomed in teams from around the region for fall tournament action. 

Dawson Driscoll won twice in singles and added a doubles win for the Captains. Driscoll picked up two victories in the Flight D singles, including one over a Division I opponent. The CNU veteran downed Muhammad Ibrahim Abbas of Norfolk State University by the final score of 6-1, 7-5. 

In doubles play, CNU grabbed three wins over Division I opponents over the weekend's tournament. In the Flight A Doubles bracket, Ryan Macy and Alec Strause paired up for an 8-4 win over Longwood's Rosen Naydenov and Luis Reis. In the Flight B doubles bracket, CNU added two more wins over DI foes as Eddy Porsmyr Hansen paired with Matthew Dubuque for an 8-6 victory against the Spartans Abbas and Ivan Ivars and Theodor Risebrobakken joined Tyler Hyun for an 8-7 (5) win against Longwood's Guillermo Cagigas and Ernest Rocabert. 

For a full breakdown of all the action, see below for complete scores. 

Flight A Doubles
Quarterfinals
J. Vallejo Alvarez/J. Acosta (NCWC) def. I. Hewes/K. Hoegstedt (WC); 8-3
R. Macy/A. Strause (CNU) def. R. Naydenov/L. Reis (Longwood); 8-4
M. Kolls/P. Baron (CNU) def. B. Burns/R. Kawai (WC); 8-5
S. Rendon/F. Rebecchini (NSU) def. T. Mosarwa/J. Falke (NCWC); 8-2
Semifinals
J. Vallejo Alvarez/J. Acosta (NCWC) def. R. Macy/A. Strause (CNU); 8-0
S. Rendon/F. Rebecchini (NSU) def. M. Kolls/P. Baron (CNU); 8-5
I. Hewes/K. Hoegstedt (WC) def. R. Naydenov/L. Reis (Longwood); 8-2
Finals
J. Vallejo Alvarez/J. Acosta (NCWC) def. S. Rendon/F. Rebecchini (NSU); 8-4

Flight B Doubles
Quarterfinals
E. Porsmyr Hansen/M. Dubuque (CNU) def. M. Abbas/I. Ivars (NSU); 8-6
T. Risebrobakken/T. Hyun (CNU) def. G. Cagigas/E. Rocabert (Longwood); 8-7 (5)
A. Fajardo Roca/N. Iacoboni (NCWC) def. C. Gruyan/A. Province; 8-4
M. Robinson/A. Fanzaga def. A. Smith/L. Strober (WC); 8-2
Semifinals
A. Fajardo Roca/N. Iacoboni (NCWC) def. T. Risebrobakken/T. Hyun (CNU); 8-5
G. Cagigas/E. Rocabert (Longwood) def. C. Gruyon/A. Province (WC); 8-1
A. Smith/L. Strober (WC) def. M. Abbas/I. Ivars (NSU); 8-5
Finals
G. Cagigas/E. Rocabert (Longwood) def. A. Smith/L. Strober (WC); 8-3
M. Abbas/I. Ivars (NSU) def. C. Gruyon/A. Province (WC); 8-3

Flight A Singles
Quarterfinals
Landon Strober (WC) def. Rosen Naydenov (Longwood); 6-4, 0-6, 1-0 (6)
Diego Jose Segovia Perez (NCWC) def. Eddy Porsmyr Hansen (CNU); 4-6, 6-4, 1-0
Federico Rebecchini (NSU) def. Jhonny Acosta (NCWC); 7-5, 6-4
Semifinals
Segovia Perez (NCWC) def. Strober (WC); 7-6 (3), 6-4
Rebecchini (NSU) def. Karl Hoegstedt (WC); 6-4, 6-2
Naydenov (Longwood) def. Porsmyr Hansen (CNU); 6-4, 7-5
Acosta (NCWC) def. Alec Strause (CNU); 6-0, 5-7, 1-0 (4)
Finals
Rebecchini (NSU) def. Segovia Perez (NCWC); 7-5, 6-3
Acosta (NCWC) def. Naydenov (Longwood); 6-2, 6-0

Flight B Singles
Quarterfinals
Santiago Rendon (NSU) def. Ryohei Kawai (WC); 6-1, 6-4
John Falke (NCWC) def. Ryan Macy (CNU); 6-3, 6-2
Guillermo Cagigas (Longwood) def. Juan Pablo Vallejo Alvarez (NCWC); 7-5, 6-7 (7), 1-0 (10)
Semifinals
Rendon (NSU) def. Falke (NCWC); 7-6 (6), 6-4
Cagigas (Longwood) def. Koby Bonta (WC); 6-2, 6-0
Macy (CNU) def. Kawai (WC); 6-2, 6-2
Vallejo Alvarez (NCWC) def. Tyler Hyun (CNU); 6-3, 6-2
Finals
Cagigas (Longwood) def. Rendon (NSU); 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11)
Vallejo Alvarez (NCWC) def. Macy (CNU); 6-3, 6-1
Bonta (WC) def. Falke (NCWC); 6-2, 6-7, 1-0 (9)
Hyun (CNU) def. Kawai (WC); 6-4, 7-6

Flight C Singles
Quarterfinals
Luis Fernando Reis (Longwood) def. Bently Goodwin (CNU); 6-4, 6-3
Tshepo Mosarwa (NCWC) def. Brady Burns (WC); 6-2, 7-6 (1)
Augusto Fajardo Roca (NCWC) def. Ivan Ivars (NSU); 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 (4)
Semifinals
Fernando Reis (Longwood) def. Mosarwa (NCWC); 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 (7)
Fajardo Roca (NCWC) def. Ian Hewes (WC); 7-5, 6-1
Burns (WC) def. Goodwin (CNU); 6-2, 6-4
Ivars (NSU) def. Mason Kolls (CNU); 6-0, 7-5
Finals
Fajardo Roca (NCWC) def. Fernando Reis (Longwood); 6-3, 6-1
Ivars (NSU) def. Burns (WC); 6-2, 6-0
Mosarwa (NCWC) def. Hewes (WC); 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (7)
Goodwin (CNU) def. Kolls (CNU); 6-4, 6-0

Flight D Singles
Quarterfinals
Ernest Rocabert (Longwood) def. Dawson Driscoll (CNU); 6-4, 6-4
Nicolo Iacoboni (NCWC) def. Paul Baron (CNU); 6-3, 6-4
Andrea Fanzaga (NCWC) def. Muhammad Ibrahim Abbas (NSU); 6-0, 6-0
Semifinals
Rocabert (Longwood) def. Iacoboni (NCWC); 6-0, 6-2
Fanzaga (NCWC) def. Matthew Dubuque (CNU); 6-4, 7-5
Driscoll (CNU) def. Baron (CNU); 6-2, 6-0
Ibrahim Abbas (NSU) def. Christian Gruyon (WC); 7-6 (4), 6-4
Finals
Rocabert (Longwood) def. Fanzaga (NCWC); 7-5, 6-4
Driscoll (CNU) def. Ibrahim Abbas (NSU); 6-1, 7-5
Dubuque (CNU) def. Iacoboni (NCWC); 7-3, 0-6, 1-0 (7)
Baron (CNU) def. Gruyon (WC); 6-0, 6-4

Doubles Flight
D. Segovia Perez/T. Holmes (NCWC) def. A. Legum/B. Goodwin (CNU); 8-5
M. Amitay/L. Emanuel Knese (NCWC) def. K. Bonta/J. Ludwigstorff (WC); 7-1
B. Zhylchuk/V. Ancieto (NCWC) def. P. Karanski/D. Driscoll (CNU); 8-4
M. Robinson/J. Falke (NCWC) def. B. Burns/R. Kawai (WC); 8-3
R. Macy/A. Strause (CNU) def. A. Fajardo Roca/N. Iacoboni (NCWC); 8-6
I. Hewes/K. Hoegstedt (WC) def. M. Robinson/J. Falke (NCWC); 8-7 (3)
R. Naydenov/L. Reis (Longwood) def. B. Burns/R. Kawai (WC); 8-2
E. Porsmyr Hansen/M. Dubuque (CNU) def. T. Risebrobakken/T. Hyun (CNU); 8-2
P. Karanski/D. Driscoll (CNU) def. M. Amitay/L. Emanuel Knese (NCWC); 8-3
B. Zhylchuk/V. Ancieto (NCWC) def. A. Legum/B. Goodwin (CNU); 8-7 (5)
B. Zhylchuk/V. Ancieto (NCWC) def. K. Bonta/J. Ludwigstorff (WC); 8-5
A. Legum/B. Goodwin (CNU) def. M. Amitay/L. Emanuel Knese (NCWC); 8-2

Doubles 2 Flight
T. Holmes/A. Fanzaga (NCWC) def. E. Porsmyr Hansen/M. Dubuque (CNU); 8-5

Doubles 3 Flight
T. Holmes/A. Fanzaga (NCWC) def. M. Kolls/P. Baron (CNU); 8-6
T. Mosarwa/D. Segovia Perez (NCWC) def. P. Karanski/D. Driscoll (CNU); 8-2

Singles Flight
Valentin Ancieto (NCWC) def. Ashton Legum (CNU); 7-5, 7-6 (5)
Vittorio Noli (NCWC) def. Peter Karanski (CNU); 6-3, 6-1
Bohdan Zhylchuk (NCWC) def. Johannes Ludwigstorff (WC); 6-1, 6-1
Luca Emanuel Knese (NCWC) def. Theodor Risebrobakken (CNU); 6-7 (7), 6-2, 1-0 (3)
Matan Amitay (NCWC) def.  Risebrobakken (CNU); 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (6)
Emanuel Knese (NCWC) def. Legum (CNU); 4-7, 6-0, 1-0 (3)
Alec Strause (CNU) def. Landon Strober (WC); 6-3, 6-1
Karl Hoegstedt (WC) def. Eddy Porsmyr Hansen (CNU); 6-3, 7-5
Amitay (NCWC) def. Risebrobakken (CNU); 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (6)
Noli (NCWC) def. Ludwigstorff (WC); 6-2, 6-0
Amitay (NCWC) def. Legum (CNU); 6-4, 6-4
Ancieto (NCWC) def. Karanski (CNU); 6-2, 7-6
Zhylchuk (NCWC) def. Risebrobakken (CNU); 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (4)
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Players Mentioned

Paul Baron

Paul Baron

6' 5"
Senior
Dawson Driscoll

Dawson Driscoll

5' 7"
Junior
Matthew Dubuque

Matthew Dubuque

5' 9"
Junior
Bently Goodwin

Bently Goodwin

6' 1"
Junior
Tyler Hyun

Tyler Hyun

5' 10"
Sophomore
Mason Kolls

Mason Kolls

6' 1"
Senior
Ryan Macy

Ryan Macy

5' 9"
Senior
Edvard Porsmyr Hansen

Edvard Porsmyr Hansen

5' 9"
Sophomore
Alec Strause

Alec Strause

5' 11"
Junior
Teddy Risebrobakken

Teddy Risebrobakken

6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Paul Baron

Paul Baron

6' 5"
Senior
Dawson Driscoll

Dawson Driscoll

5' 7"
Junior
Matthew Dubuque

Matthew Dubuque

5' 9"
Junior
Bently Goodwin

Bently Goodwin

6' 1"
Junior
Tyler Hyun

Tyler Hyun

5' 10"
Sophomore
Mason Kolls

Mason Kolls

6' 1"
Senior
Ryan Macy

Ryan Macy

5' 9"
Senior
Edvard Porsmyr Hansen

Edvard Porsmyr Hansen

5' 9"
Sophomore
Alec Strause

Alec Strause

5' 11"
Junior
Teddy Risebrobakken

Teddy Risebrobakken

6' 4"
Freshman