Tennis Wins Doubles Point at Tennessee Wesleyan

Saturday, February 12

Athens, Tenn.

11 a.m.

The Citadel

Tennessee Wesleyan

Box Score (.pdf)

Photo by: John Brush / The Citadel

Tennis Wins Doubles Point at Tennessee Wesleyan

2/12/2022 8:54:00 PM | Tennis

Athens, Tenn. – The Citadel tennis won the doubles point and posted a two-singles victory in the opening match of a doubleheader Saturday at Tennessee Wesleyan. TWU won the opener, 5-2, then posted a 7-0 decision in the nightcap.

Match #1 Results
Doubles

Hayden Shoemake/Lucas Robins (CIT) def. Jesus Fernandez/Patricio Gallegos (TWU), 6-1
Sebastian Kamieniecki/Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. Octavio Volpi/German Delcanto (TWU), 6-2
Leo du Plooy/Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) def. Valentin Popescu/Gregorio Magnarelli (TWU), 6-3

Singles

Gabriel Ortiz (TWU) def. Hayden Shoemake (CIT), 6-4, 6-3
Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. Patricio Gallegos (TWU), 7-5, 6-2
Valentin Popescu (TWU) def. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT), 6-4, 6-2
German Delcanto (TWU) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT), 6-3, 6-1
Jesus Fernandez (TWU) def. Lucas Robins (CIT), 6-2, 7-6
Zoilo Rios Bolea (TWU) def. Andrew Darby (CIT), 6-1,6-2

Inside the Box Score

The Bulldogs swept doubles match play in the first match against Tennessee Wesleyan.
The doubles team of Zvonko Bencedic and Sebastian Kamieniecki won their second doubles match of the season.
Zvonko Bencedic is a tough competitor at the No. 2 singles spot; he won his second singles match of the 2022 season.

Match #2 Results
Doubles

Gregorio Magnarelli/German Delcanto (TWU) def. Hayden Shoemake/Lucas Robins (CIT), 7-6
Sebastian Kamieniecki/Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. Zoilo Rios Bolea/Octavio Volpi (TWU), 6-3
Jesus Fernandez/Gabriel Ortiz (TWU) def. Josiah Schainblatt/Leo du Plooy (TWU), 6-4

Singles

Valentin Popescu (TWU) def. Hayden Shoemake (CIT), 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
Gabriel Ortiz (TWU) def. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT), 6-2, 6-1
Patricio Gallegos (TWU) def. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT), 6-1, 6-7, 6-3
Zoilo Rios Bolea (TWU) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT), 6-2, 7-5
Ruben Busch (TWU) def. Lucas Robins (CIT), 6-3, 6-4
Gregorio Magnarelli (TWU) def. Bradey Minnich (CIT), 7-6, 5-7, 7-5

Inside the Box Score

Hayden Shoemake forced a third set against Popescu in the No. 1 singles spot. Shoemake won the first set in a tie-break set, 7-6, but lost set two and three.
Bradey Minnich forced a first-set tie break against Magnarelli, losing 7-6. Minnich forced a third set by defeating Magnarelli in the second set, 5-7, but Minnich could not hold on to set three, losing 7-5.

Up Next
The Bulldogs travel to Nashville, Tenn. to face Vanderbilt University on Feb. 13.