King falls to UNC Asheville in First Match of 2026

Asheville, N.C. – The King University Men's Tennis team took on UNC Asheville on the road to start the 2026 season with a loss of 0-7. With a tough start to the match, losing the doubles 0-3. In individual matches, King got swept 0-6.
 
The team was able to sneak some set wins with Bar Meshel vs Daniel Franco-Key, which went 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 3-6. Meshel would fall in 1-2 sets.
 
Singles competition
1. Jip Mens (AVLMTEN) def. Danny Neleman (KING-M) 6-1, 6-1
2. Daniel Franco-Key (AVLMTEN) def. Bar Meshel (KING-M) 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-3
3. Cian Ingles (AVLMTEN) def. Lucas Machado (KING-M) 6-0, 6-4
4. Harrison Cooper (AVLMTEN) def. Ben Jones (KING-M) 6-1, 6-0
5. Martin Fuks (AVLMTEN) def. Rohan Chalisgaonkar (KING-M) 6-1, 6-0
6. Leo Kolbe (AVLMTEN) def. Maximillian Kellner (KING-M) 7-5, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Jip Mens/Trevor Gray (AVLMTEN) def. Danny Neleman/Lucas Machado (KING-M) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Griffin Lovern/Harrison Cooper (AVLMTEN) def. Bar Meshel/Rohan Chalisgaonkar (KING-M) 6-1
3. Leo Kolbe/Luke Ruecker (AVLMTEN) def. Rutger Van Dongen/Ben Jones (KING-M) 6-0
 
 
 
The Tornado will be back on the road this weekend at Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, February 7th, against LMU and the University of the Cumberlands, starting at 9:00 AM.