Eagles fall in final home match of 2025
Carson-Newman (9-6, 6-4 SAC) dropped its home regular season finale 4-0 to #12 Catawba (16-2, 11-0 SAC) on Wednesday afternoon at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (9-6, 6-4 SAC) dropped its home regular season finale 4-0 to #12 Catawba (16-2, 11-0 SAC) on Wednesday afternoon at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex.
"Our guys showed extreme fight and team energy," Carson-Newman head coach Nate Gangelhoff said. "It was some of the best doubles I have seen out of our group this year. It says a lot knowing that we have not lost many doubles points this year. The doubles point was right there for us, so we could have had them in doubles. With our fight in singles, I thought our focus and intensity was much better when playing a tough team. It was some of our best ball striking from some guys and that is what you want to see this time of the year."
Singles Competition
1. Marnix Van Dalen (C-N) vs. Agustin Mastri (CAT) 4-6, 6-2, unfinished
2. Paul Gayk (C-N) vs. Thomas Kostka (CAT) 1-6, 4-4, unfinished
3. Matthew Saunders (C-N) vs. Mateo Berne (CAT) 4-6, 0-4, unfinished
4. Luca Bergonzi (CAT) def. Leonard Baecker (C-N) 6-2, 6-2
5. Alessandro Valletta (CAT) def. Boris Jordanov (C-N) 6-0, 6-2
6. Ryosuke Inagawa (CAT) def. Keegan Nelson (C-N) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. Agustin Mastri/Luca Bergonzi (CAT) def. Gjorgji Jankulovski/Louis Keenan (C-N) 7-6 (9-7)
2. Marnix Van Dalen/Paul Gayk (C-N) def. Thomas Kostka/Marcos Castares (CAT) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Mateo Berne/Sebastian Zabala (CAT) def. Matthew Saunders/Leonard Baecker (C-N) 6-1
The doubles point came down to the final match with Catawba's number one doubles team winning in a tiebreaker.
Carson-Newman closes the regular season with road matches at Anderson and Newberry on Friday and Saturday.
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