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Box Score 2 Spartanburg, S.C. – King University tennis traveled to face Converse University in Conference Carolinas action, with both teams falling to the Valkyries. The men dropped a 6-1 decision, while the women fell 7-0.
Men:
The King men's team showed fight throughout the lineup, highlighted by a strong singles victory from
Ben Jones at the No. 6 position.
Jones secured the Tornado's lone point of the match, earning a 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 win after regrouping in the deciding set. Multiple singles matches were tightly contested. At No. 1,
Danny Neleman claimed the opening set before Converse's Mathis Blary rallied for a 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 win.
Lucas Machado also battled into a super tiebreak at No. 3 before falling 6-3, 4-6, 10-6.
In doubles play, the duo of
Rohan Chalisgaonkar and
Bar Meshel earned a 7-5 victory at No. 2 doubles. However, the Valkyries claimed the other two matches to secure the doubles point.
Singles competition
- Danny Neleman (King) vs Mathis Blary (CU) CU: 2-1 (1-6, 6-4, 7-5)
- Bar Meshel (King) vs Lucas Walker (CU) CU: 2-0 (6-2, 6-3)
- Lucas Machado (King) vs Takuma Furumaki (CU) CU: 2-1 (6-3, 4-6, 10-6)
- Beckham Sylvester (King) vs James Hardy (CU) CU: 2-0 (6-4, 7-5)
- Rohan Chalisgaonkar (King) vs Manuel Roncero (CU) CU: 2-0 (6-1, 6-3)
- Ben Jones (King) vs Ben Hyde-Smith (CU) King: 2-1 (6-1, 1-6, 6-3)
Doubles competition
- Machado/Neleman (King) vs Furumaki/Hyde-Smith (CU) CU: 6-1
- Chalisgaonkar/Meshel (King) vs Hardy/Roncero (CU) King: 7-5
- Jones/Sylvester (King) vs Walker/Naval (CU) CU: 6-2
Women:
The King women's team faced a tough challenge against a strong Converse lineup, falling 7-0 despite competitive efforts across the courts.
Deniz Aytun turned in one of the closest matches of the day at No. 1 singles, pushing to a super tiebreak before falling 7-6, 3-6, 10-7.
Rani Malhoe and
Shellby Tranchita competed at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots, while
Trinity Moore,
Ruth Robison, and
Sarah Hale rounded out the singles lineup.
In doubles action, Converse maintained control, taking all three matches to complete the sweep of the doubles point.
Singles competition
- Deniz Aytun (King) vs Khushi Kharb (CU) CU: 2-1 (7-6, 3-6, 10-7)
- Rani Malhoe (King) vs Tamanna Panwar (CU) CU: 2-0 (6-3, 6-2)
- Shellby Tranchita (King) vs Lais Martins (CU) CU: 2-0 (6-2, 6-0)
- Trinity Moore (King) vs Laurel Maynor (CU) CU: 2-0 (6-0, 6-1)
- Ruth Robison (King) vs Romy Rueff (CU) CU: 1-0 (8-2)
- Sarah Hale (King) vs Camille Lacombe (CU) CU: 2-0 (6-1, 6-0)
Doubles competition
- Aytun/Moore (King) vs Kharb/Martins (CU) CU: 6-1
- Malhoe/Robison (King) vs Rueff/Maynor (CU) CU: 6-3
- Tranchita/Blecher (King) vs Luppino/Lacombe (CU) CU: 6-2
Up Next: King returns home on April 3 to host Salem University in a non-conference match-up.
