Men's Tennis Opens Fall Season with Numerous Titles at CNU

Jhonny Acosta
Jhonny Acosta

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The NC Wesleyan College men's tennis team opened their fall season this past weekend competing in the CNU Invitational where they brought home numerous titles. 

Bringing home titles were the doubles pairing of seniors JP Vallejo and Jhonny Acosta in the Top Doubles Division as they rolled through each of their three opponents. Junior Augusto Roca and freshman partner Nicolo Iacoboni also won two matches in the Second Doubles Division. 

Then in top singles competition, taking home third place was Acosta as he came back to win two consolation bouts after dropping his quarterfinal. Freshman Diego Segovia then placed 2nd in his same top Singles division.

Sophomore John Falke and Vallejo then competed in the Flight B Singles Division with Vallejo coming in third and Falke in 6th. Sophomore Tshepo Mosarwa and Roca also each won their respective brackets in the Flight C Division of Singles. 

Flight A Doubles
Quarterfinals
JP Vallejo/Jhonny 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. Tshepo Mosarwa/John Falke (NCWC); 8-2
Semifinals
J. Vallejo/J. Acosta (NCWC) def. R. Macy/A. Strause (CNU); 8-0
S. Rendon/F. Rebecchini (NSU) def. M. Kolls/P. Baron (CNU); 8-5
Finals
J. Vallejo/J. Acosta (NCWC) def. S. Rendon/F. Rebecchini (NSU); 8-4

Flight B Doubles
Quarterfinals
Augusto Roca/N. Iacoboni (NCWC) def. C. Gruyan/A. Province; 8-4
M. Robinson/A. Fanzaga (NCWC) def. A. Smith/L. Strober (WC); 8-2
Semifinals
A. 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

Flight A Singles
Quarterfinals
Diego Segovia (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 (NCWC) def. Strober (WC); 7-6 (3), 6-4
Rebecchini (NSU) def. Karl Hoegstedt (WC); 6-4, 6-2
Acosta (NCWC) def. Alec Strause (CNU); 6-0, 5-7, 10-4
Finals
1st: Rebecchini (NSU) def. Segovia (NCWC); 7-5, 6-3
3rd place: Acosta (NCWC) def. Naydenov (Longwood); 6-2, 6-0

Flight B Singles
Quarterfinals
John Falke (NCWC) def. Ryan Macy (CNU); 6-3, 6-2
Guillermo Cagigas (Longwood) def. JP Vallejo (NCWC); 7-5, 6-7 (7), 12-10
Semifinals
Rendon (NSU) def. Falke (NCWC); 7-6 (6), 6-4
Vallejo (NCWC) def. Tyler Hyun (CNU); 6-3, 6-2
Finals
3rd place: Vallejo  (NCWC) def. Macy (CNU); 6-3, 6-1
5th: Bonta (WC) def. Falke (NCWC); 6-2, 6-7, 11-9

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, 10-4
Semifinals
Fernando Reis (Longwood) def. Mosarwa (NCWC); 7-6, 4-6, 10-7
Fajardo Roca (NCWC) def. Ian Hewes (WC); 7-5, 6-1
Finals
Fajardo Roca (NCWC) def. Fernando Reis (Longwood); 6-3, 6-1
Mosarwa (NCWC) def. Hewes (WC); 7-5, 5-7, 10-7

Flight D Singles
Quarterfinals
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
Finals
Rocabert (Longwood) def. Fanzaga (NCWC); 7-5, 6-4
Dubuque (CNU) def. Iacoboni (NCWC); 6-3, 0-6, 10-7

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)
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
Bhodan Zhylchuk (NCWC) def. Johannes Ludwigstorff (WC); 6-1, 6-1
Luca Knese (NCWC) def. Theodor Risebrobakken (CNU); 6-7 (7), 6-2, 10-3
Matan Amitay (NCWC) def.  Risebrobakken (CNU); 4-6, 6-3, 10-6
Knese (NCWC) def. Legum (CNU); 4-6, 6-0, 10-3
Amitay (NCWC) def. Risebrobakken (CNU); 4-6, 6-3, 10-6
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, 10-4