Men's Tennis Competed at Brother AI Invitational
SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 7, 2024) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's tennis team participated in the Brother AI Invitational hosted by St. Mary's University (StMU) on Friday and Saturday. The Saints battled opponents from Schreiner University (SU), Texas Lutheran University (TLU), Lubbock Christian University (LCU), Western New Mexico University (WNMU) and St. Mary's University.
David Ekpenyong and Jaroslav Majsajdr won all three doubles matches to win the championship in Flight A, which was the top bracket in the tournament. Ekpenyong also won the Flight 1 singles bracket and finished the tournament with a 6-0 record. Joshua Alarcon won the Flight 6 singles consolation bracket.
Head Coach Dave Watts commented, "We did a good job and I was impressed with how Caleb Olen competed all tournament. He's improved a lot from last season. The big one for us was David Ekpenyong. He won his top flight singles bracket and beat a lot of top tier NCAA D2 players. He did a great job playing doubles with Jaroslav Majsajdr and they won the doubles Flight A as well. Joshua Alarcon did a great job winning the consolation bracket in Flight 6. The freshmen looked excited to play and they just have to get more experience on the court. This was a positive start to the season."
Full results:
DOUBLES
David Ekpenyong/Jaroslav Majsajdr (W3/L0): defeated Romero/Rebois (WNMU) - 6-4; defeated Vigneron Scattarregia/De Los Rios Kolejewska (LCU) - 6-1; defeated Ghedin/Giese (LCU) - 7-6
Paulo Goncalves Ceolin/Joshua Alarcon (W1/L1): defeated Salinas/Salinas (TLU) - 6-2; lost to Freire/Koth (StMU) - 4-6
Caleb Olen/Luis Jimenez Arzate (W1/L2): lost to Castillo-Sanchez/Baldonado (StMU) - 0-6; defeated Leslie/Randall (TLU) - 6-2; lost to Anton/Hauer (StMU) - 2-6
SINGLES
Kyllian Savary (W1/L1): defeated Soler (StMU) - 6-4, 6-1; lost to Ghedin (LCU) - 3-6, 6-3, 4-10
David Ekpenyong (W3/L0): defeated Nava (SU) - 6-2, 6-2; defeated Giese (LCU) - 4-6, 6-3, 11-9; defeated Ghedin (LCU) - 7-6, 5-7, 10-5
Jaroslav Majsajdr (W1/L2): lost to Fabbri (StMU) - 6-4, 2-6, 8-10; defeated Morales (SU) - 6-1, 6-0; lost to Matheu Baldor (StMU) - 2-6, 0-6
Luis Jimenez Arzate (W1/L2): lost to Anton (StMU) - 0-6, 1-6; defeated Pogue (SU) - 4-6, 7-6, 10-2; lost to Moninger (TLU) - 4-6, 6-7
Oliver Hopper (W0/L2): lost to Georgiev (LCU) - 4-6, 2-6; lost to Moninger (TLU) - 6-3, 3-3 (ret.)
Caleb Olen (W1/L2): lost to Kolejewska (LCU) - 1-6, 0-6; defeated Houee (WNMU) - 7-6, 6-4; lost to Duvinage (WNMU) - 6-4, 2-6, 6-10
Paulo Goncalves Ceolin (W1/L1): defeated Figueroa (TLU) - 6-0, 6-2; lost to Freire (StMU) - 5-7, 3-6
Joshua Alarcon (W2/L1): lost to Koth (StMU) - 0-6, 4-6; defeated Thomas (SU) - 6-1, 6-3; defeated Lawler (SU) - 6-4, 7-5
Up next
The Saints play Trinity University on Sept. 13 at the Butch Newman Tennis Center.