SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Valor Men's and Women's Tennis hosted the EU Fall Invitational at Gillenwater Tennis Center on Friday, Oct. 25th, looking to end their fall campaign on a high note and set their sights on the spring semester.
The Valor were led by Rachel Chaney, who won the women's singles flight, defeating several strong competitors on her way to the individual title. Jarrett Teel won the Evangel "B" draw while Angel Gomez placed third overall in the higher "A" draw with his strong play. Evangel also honored Alexia Phipps who graduated early and played in her final collegiate tournament last Friday.
The full list of results are below.
Singles Results (WOMEN)
First Round:
Maddeline Peters (Evangel) def. Kayden Thompson, 8-1
Hennessey Brown (Evangel) def. Ryan Shearer, 8-0
Lidia Bjelica (Evangel) def. Laura Moreno (Missouri Valley), 8-7
Ellie Swan (John Brown) def. Reagan Eskew (Evangel), 8-0
Erin Kuykendall (John Brown) def. Jacey Wilson (Evangel), 8-3
Avery Webber (John Brown) def. Kaitlyn Mauck (Evangel), 8-7
Annelise Dunn (John Brown) def. Danecca Heffren (Evangel), 8-2
Second Round:
Rachel Chaney (Evangel) def. Lidia Bjelica (Evangel), 8-0
Alexia Phipps (Evangel) def. Avery Webber (John Brown), 8-2
Lauren Hendrickson (Evangel) def. Annelise Dunn (John Brown), 8-4
Ashley Miller (John Brown) def. McKylie Cox (Evangel), 8-2
Erin Kuykendall (John Brown) def. Maddeline Peters (Evangel), 8-4
Ana Moreno (John Brown) def. Hennessey Brown (Evangel), 8-5
Quarterfinals:
Rachel Chaney (Evangel) def. Ana Moreno (John Brown), 8-2
Deborah Mhizha (Missouri Valley) def. Alexia Phipps (Evangel), 8-2
Ashley Miller (John Brown) def. Lauren Hendrickson (Evangel), 8-2
Semifinals:
Rachel Chaney (Evangel) def. R. Olvera (Missouri Valley), 8-7
Championship:
Rachel Chaney (Evangel) def. Ashley Miller (John Brown), 8-2
Singles Results (MEN "A" BRACKET)
Gabriel Esmanhotto (Evangel) def. Jonathan Stark (John Brown), 8-5
Ilija Martinovic (Evangel) def. Mason Cary (John Brown), 8-4
Lucas Machado (John Brown) def. Gabriel Leal (Evangel), 8-7
Richard Tasev (Missouri Valley) def. Tiago Galoppo (Evangel), 8-1
Spencer Keeter (John Brown) def. Emilio Chavarria (Evangel), 8-0
Angel Gomez (Evangel) def. Sava Kmekic (Evangel), 8-0
Ruslan Anurev (Missouri Valley) def. Vinicius Costa (Evangel), 8-5
Ilija Martinovic (Evangel) def. Marc Bueso (Missouri Valley), 8-5
Bogdan Zakharov (Missouri Valley) def. Gabriel Esmanhotto (Evangel), 8-7
Alvaro Ruiz (Missouri Valley) def. Etienne Bouche (Evangel), 8-4
Angel Gomez (Evangel) def. Richard Tasev (Missouri Valley), 8-2
Ruslan Anurev (Missouri Valley) def. Ilija Martinovic (Evangel), 8-4
Alecson Deschamps (Missouri Valley) def. Angel Gomez (Evangel), 8-5
Ruslan Anurev (Missouri Valley) def. Hillock, 8-3
Ruslan Anurev (Missouri Valley) def. Alvaro Ruiz (Missouri Valley), 8-1
Singles Results (MEN "B" BRACKET)
First Round:
Carson Oglibee (John Brown) def. Kyle Penner (Evangel), 8-2
Connor Engram (John Brown) def. Uros Petrovic (Evangel), 8-3
Will Mahoney (John Brown) def. Elijah Glissen (Evangel), 8-1
Grant Hinkle (John Brown) def. Kevin Sanders (Evangel), 8-0
Quarterfinals:
Will Mahoney (John Brown) def. Hart Hillman (Evangel), 8-6
Jarrett Teel (Evangel) def. Carson Oglibee (John Brown), 8-4
Semifinals:
Jarrett Teel (Evangel) def. Connor Engram (John Brown), 8-5
Championship:
Jarrett Teel (Evangel) def. Will Prochazka (John Brown), 8-5
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