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.