SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Men's Tennis opened their 2026 season on Saturday (Feb. 14) evening, taking on NCAA D-II Drury, looking to earn a win against the crosstown opponent.
The Valor were unable to record a point in Saturday's contest, falling 7-0 against the Panthers.
Doubles Results
Emile Payment / Jad Rhissassi (DU) def. Angel Gomez / Emiliano Arjona (EU), 7-5
Matteo Pisu / Gabriel Castro (DU) def. Emilio Chavarria / Alberto Moya (EU), 6-4
Connor Kitchin / Cole Merriman (DU) def. Nathan Wilking / Lance Ivie (EU), 6-0
Singles Results
Gabriel Castro (DU) def. Angel Gomez (EU), 6-4, 6-4
Caden Lingenfelser (DU) def. Alberto Moya (EU), 6-4, 6-3
Emile Payment (DU) def. Ilija Martinovic (EU), 6-2, 6-1
Jad Rhissassi (DU) def. Emiliano Arjona (EU), 6-3, 6-2
Matteo Pisu (DU) def. Emilio Chavarria (EU), 3-6, 7-6 (10-7)
Alexander Richardson (DU) def. Nathan Wilking (EU), 6-1, 6-2
Up Next
Evangel Men's Tennis hosts the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith at 1:00 p.m. next Saturday (Feb. 21) afternoon.
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