Men's Tennis

#12 Men's Tennis Ousts Averett and Shaw 8-1

Luca Knese, courtesy Carl Lewis
Luca Knese, courtesy Carl Lewis
Shaw
1
NC Wesleyan
8

Doubles

Jhonny Acosta / Diego Segovia (NCWM)
def. Munoz,Martin / Mahajan,Aakarshit (SHAW-M)
8-4
Max Robinson / Roberto Puig (NCWM)
def. Paul Chavoz / Garah,Panashe (SHAW-M)
8-3
Juan Vallejo / John Falke (NCWM)
def. Franco,Guillermo / Gomis,Javier (SHAW-M)
8-1

Singles

Diego Segovia (NCWM)
def. Munoz,Martin (SHAW-M)
6-2, 1-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Tshepo Mosarwa (NCWM)
def. Hennebelle,Romain (SHAW-M)
7-5, 6-1
Andrea Fanzaga (NCWM)
def. Mahajan,Aakarshit (SHAW-M)
6-2, 6-1
Valentin Ancieto (NCWM)
def. Paul Chavoz (SHAW-M)
6-4, 6-3
Garah,Panashe (SHAW-M)
def. Joaquin Micheloni (NCWM)
7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Matan Amitay (NCWM)
def. Franco,Guillermo (SHAW-M)
6-1, 6-0
full stats

Averett
1
NC Wesleyan
8

Doubles

Jhonny Acosta / Juan Vallejo (NCWM)
def. Rufus Nurminen / Martinho Gonclaves (AUM)
8-5
Max Robinson / Roberto Puig (NCWM)
def. Jay Trip / Stan Martherus (AUM)
8-4
Shori Nishizoe / Jorge Figueroa (AUM)
def. Thato Holmes / John Falke (NCWM)
8-6

Singles

Jhonny Acosta (NCWM)
def. Jorge Figueroa (AUM)
6-1, 6-0
Juan Vallejo (NCWM)
def. Stan Martherus (AUM)
7-5, 7-6
John Falke (NCWM)
def. Rufus Nurminen (AUM)
6-2, 6-2
Roberto Puig (NCWM)
def. Jay Trip (AUM)
6-2, 6-1
Augusto Roca (NCWM)
def. Shori Nishizoe (AUM)
6-0, 6-2
Luca Knese (NCWM)
def. Martinho Gonclaves (AUM)
6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5)
full stats
Posted: Apr 13, 2022

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - The NC Wesleyan College men's tennis team used a dominant performance in going 6 for 6 in singles matches to roll past conference contender Averett 8-1 at home on Tuesday.

Averett, who is regionally ranked #13 was no match for the Bishops in singles, however, they did steal a win in the #3 doubles match. Wesleyan was led in doubles by the senior duo of Max Robinson and Roberto Puig in the two spot winning 8-4 while the third ranked top doubles team of seniors Jhonny Acosta and JP Vallejo pulled away late to win 8-5 in their match. The duo of John Falke and Thato Holmes then fell 8-6 in the third spot.

Then in singles, straight set wins by junior Augusto Roca at #5 (6-0, 6-2), Puig at #4 (6-2, 6-1), and third ranked Acosta at the top line (6-1, 6-0) clinched the win for the Bishops.

Falke then cruised 6-2, 6-2 at the third line while freshman Luca Knese won a thrilling three-setter 10-5 in the tiebreaker after he split the first two sets 6-4, 2-6. Vallejo then completed the win with a hard-earned 7-5, 7-6 win over former Bishop Stan Martherus at the two line.

Wesleyan improves to 20-3 overall and 6-0 in the conference with the win while Averett fell to 10-4 and 4-1.

The Bishops next battled Shaw University at 6:00 PM at the Slick Family Outdoor Courts. In the Shaw match, Wesleyan swept through the doubles with #3 Acosta teaming with freshman Diego Segovia to win 8-4 at the top line while Robinson and Puig again romped 8-3 at the two line. Vallejo and Falke then cruised 8-1 at the three line.

In singles, junior Matan Amitay and sophomore Andy Fanzaga then clinched the win for the Bishops with their straight set wins. Amitay won 6-1, 6-0 at the six line while Fanzaga woin 6-2, 6-1 at the third line. Tshepo Mosarwa then downed his foe at the two line 7-5, 6-1 while Aniceto won 6-4, 6-3 at the four line. Segovia ousted his foe in the third set tiebreak 10-8 after splitting the first two sets 6-2, 1-6. Joaquin Micheloni then suffered the lone defeat going down 5-7, 6-1, 8-10.

Wesleyan improves to 21-3 while dropping Shaw to 5-7. The Bishops will next host Mount Olive and Greensboro on Saturday at home at 1:00.

  • Sun, 05/07 | Men's Tennis vs. Emory L, 5-4 (Final) R | V | LI
  • Sat, 05/06 | Men's Tennis vs. Washington and Lee W, 5-1 (Final) BX | V
  • Fri, 04/28 | Men's Tennis vs. Pfeiffer W, 5-0 (Final) BX | V
  • Thu, 04/27 | Men's Tennis vs. Methodist W, 5-0 (Final) R | V
  • Tue, 04/18 | Men's Tennis vs. N.C. A&T L, 7-2 (Final) BX | R | V
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