Posted: Sep 03, 2023
The Beaver men's tennis team traveled to Topeka, KS on Sunday, September 3 to face William Woods University at the Kossover Tennis Center. The Owls of Williams Woods was preseason ranked #6 in the NAIA Men's Tennis poll and finished ranked #4 last season. The Beavers took advantage of this unique opportunity to play a top tier level team and wasted no time defeating the Owls 4-3. While the match is technically a scrimmage for the Beavers it no less was a great way for the men's team to start their season.
Match Results
Singles competition
- Matyas Alan (PCC) def. Zinovii Nahirniak (WWU) 7-5, 1-6, 10-7
- Ben Grumley (WWU) def. Alexi Khamartu (PCC) 6-3, 6-4
- Simeon Latinchev (PCC) def. Arre Knott (WWU) 6-3, 6-4
- Andres De Los Rios (WWU) def. Gabriel Cuenca (PCC) 6-3, 6-3
- Martin Despodov (PCC) def. Stephan Mach (WWU) 7-5, 6-1
- Valentino Iveli (PCC) def. Andrej Jovanovic (WWU) 1-6, 6-4, 10-7
Doubles competition
- Alexi Khamartu/Matyas Alan (PCC) def. Jasek Schneider/Ben Grumley (WWU) 6-3
- Ciro Nahirniak/Andres De Los Rios (WWU) def. Gabriel Cuenca/Simeon Latinchev (PCC) 6-2
- Stepan Mach/Arre Knott (WWU) def. Valentino Iveli/Alex Ballinger (PCC) 6-4
Next Up
The Beavers will host the Pratt Invite with both McPherson College and Newman University coming to town on Friday, September 8