Southeastern University’s men’s and women’s tennis programs recorded singles and doubles victories at the ITA Cup from October 15-17 in Rome, Georgia. Piero Fernandez led the men’s results by reaching the singles quarterfinals. The Fire also produced wins in men’s and women’s doubles competition.
Fernandez opened the men’s singles draw with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Karan Srivastava of Hope International in the Round of 16 on October 15. Fernandez then lost to Christian Sanchez 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the quarterfinals. He finished singles play with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 consolation victory over Mete Koseoglu of Huntington.
Southeastern University Men’s Tennis Records Doubles Victories
Alejandro Bancalari and Piero Fernandez opened the men’s doubles draw with a 6-4, 1-6, 10-5 victory over Dillard’s Siddarth Arya Sangheeth and Tarique Tonge. The Southeastern University pair then lost to Lindsey Wilson’s Facundo Grasso and Tadeo David Ramirez 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Bancalari and Fernandez closed their tournament with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 consolation victory over Huntington’s Julian Tantera and Francisco Javier Lopez Real.
Pedro De la Riva and Gonzalo Fernandez also advanced through the men’s doubles Round of 16. They defeated Tennessee Wesleyan University’s Lucca Guercio and Santiago Jose Russo 6-2, 6-4 before losing to Georgia Gwinnett’s Nicolas Philibert and Mariano Alberto Hasenkopf 4-6, 6-4, 12-10 in the quarterfinals. De la Riva and Gonzalo Fernandez then defeated New College of Florida’s Francisco Duran and Kacper Laskowski 1-6, 6-3, 10-6 in consolation play.
Southeastern University Women’s Tennis Pair Wins Twice
Esma-Nur Dodooglu and Maria Bylina opened the women’s doubles competition with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Texas A&M University-Texarkana’s Kseniya Zhdanok and Lucia Siddens. The Southeastern University pair lost to Zeynep Sila Ege and Paulina Hudson 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 10-7 in the quarterfinals. Dodooglu and Bylina responded with a 2-6, 6-4, 10-6 consolation victory over Keiser’s Ceylin Ipek and Emily Kim.
Next Event for Southeastern University Tennis
Southeastern University’s men’s and women’s tennis programs are scheduled to compete in the Rollins Invite. The event will use a round-robin format involving multiple NCAA Division II and NAIA programs. No date for the Rollins Invite was provided in the verified information.
FSB Take
Southeastern University’s ITA Cup results included a men’s singles quarterfinal appearance from Piero Fernandez and victories across three doubles pairings. Fernandez, Alejandro Bancalari, and Piero Fernandez each finished with a consolation win in their respective draws, as did Pedro De la Riva and Gonzalo Fernandez and Esma-Nur Dodooglu and Maria Bylina. The Rollins Invite is the next verified competition listed for Southeastern University’s men’s and women’s tennis programs.
Source: Original report