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#29 Men’s Tennis earns highest ranked win in program history with epic win over #16 Columbus State
Posted: Mar 10, 2025

#29 Men’s Tennis earns highest ranked win in program history with epic win over #16 Columbus State

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Andrea Sandrone / Elias Peter def. Marcos Castares / Mateo Berne 7-6
  • Thomas Kostka / Alessandro Valleta def. Benedek Szombathelyi / Yike Liu FINAL - UNFINISHED
  • Camilo Cano / Samer Al Tori def. Luca Bergonzi / Augustin Mastri 6-1
Singles
  • Augustin Mastri def. Camilo Cano 7-5, 6-4
  • Mateo Berne def. Samer Al Tori 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
  • Thomas Kostka def. Benedek Szombathelyi 6-2, 6-2
  • Andrea Sandrone def. Marcos Castares 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
  • Luca Bergonzi def. Elias Peter 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
  • Yike Liu def. Ryosuke Inagawa 6-3, 6-4

Chattanooga, Tenn. —- The 29th-ranked Catawba College men's tennis team earned its highest ranked win in program history at the Scenic City Invitational on Monday, besting 16th-ranked Columbus State in a thrilling 4-3 victory over Spring Break.

 

HOW IT HAPPENED

DOUBLES

- Thomas Kostka and Alessandro Valletta were deadlocked 6-6 when CSU took the other two doubles matches to clinch the point

 

SINGLES

- Kotska earned a quick 6-2, 6-2 win in #3s play

- Agustin Mastri earned a 7-5, 6-4 win against CSU's top-ranked singles player

- Luca Bergonzi helped move the match to Catawba's favor with a come-from-behind 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 victory at #5s

- Mateo Berne earned a pivotal 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory at the #2s singles position to help put the Catawba Indians over the top

 

UP NEXT

- Catawba faces another opportunity against a ranked opponent to close the Scenic City Invitational tomorrow, facing 11th-ranked UIndy at 9 a.m.