LINDSBORG, Kan. – Evangel Tennis hit the road to open their fall season on Friday and Saturday (Sept. 18/19) in Lindsborg at the KCAC Fall Tennis Individual Championships. 

Gabriele Renella and Salvo Sardo highlighted the weekend meet, as the duo placed third in their respective grouping to lead all finishes for Evangel over the weekend. The Valor ultimately recorded 13 total wins at the event, opening their fall season with a strong start.

The full list of results are below.

Singles Results (Men)

First Round:

Souhaib Safi (Tabor) def. Salvo Sardo (EU), 8-1

Ilija Martinovic (EU) def. Lucas Gomez-Giraldo (KWU), 8-6

Alberto Moya (EU) def. Ben Cechak (KWU), 8-1

Santiago Stipanov (Bethany) def. Connor Vick (EU), 8-5

Pedro Melo (Bethany) def. Nathan Wilking (EU), 8-2

Consolation Round:

Salvo Sardo (EU) def. Ayden Johnson (KWU), 8-5

Connor Vick (EU) def. Porter Anderson (KWU), 6-3

Adam Everett (KWU) def. Nathan Wilking (EU), 6-4

Second Round:

Balazs Temesvari (MC) def. Gabriele Renella (EU), 8-4

Gustavo Cardoso (Bethany) def. Ilija Martinovic (EU), 8-1

Hamish Wyatt (MC) def. Alberto Moya (EU), 8-1

Doubles Results (Men)

First Round:

Gabriele Renella / Salvo Sardo (EU) def. D. Lowe / J. Davis (SWC), 8-1

Ilija Martinovic / Alberto Moya (EU) def. B. Cechak / P. Anderson (KWU), 9-8 (8-6)

B. Temesvari / M. Wagner (MC) def. Connor Vick / Nathan Wilking (EU), 8-0

Consolation Round:

B. Honn / B. Drinkwater (AU) def. Connor Vick / Nathan Wilking (EU), 8-0

Second Round:

Gabriele Renella / Salvo Sardo (EU) def. A. Seidel / Y. Azehaf (OKWU), 8-6

M. Priban / F. Bravo (Bethany) def. Ilija Martinovic / Alberto Moya (EU), 8-1

Semifinals:

C. Fuentes / C. Gomes (FU) def. Gabriele Renella / Salvo Sardo (EU), 8-1

Third Place Match:

Gabriele Renella / Salvo Sardo (EU) def. S. Stipanov / G. Cardoso (Bethany) via retirement

Singles Results (Women)

First Round:

Natalia Antkowiak (EU) def. Elise Richardson (Bethany), 8-5

Hennessey Brown (EU) def. Elena Jundt (Bethany), 8-6

Lauren Hendrickson (EU) def. Tammy Lombardt (FU), 8-1

Greta Fankhauser (SC) def. McKylie Cox (EU), 8-6

Jireh Gonzalez (Bethel) def. Erecka Penner (EU), 8-2

Consolation Round:

Alivia Sherer (KWU) def. McKylie Cox (EU) via withdraw

Meredith Denton (Bethany) def. Erecka Penner (EU) via withdraw

Second Round:

Daniela Casique (Bethel) def. Natalia Antkowiak (EU), 8-0

Sara Ladino (Bethel) def. Hennessey Brown (EU), 8-0

Madeline Henderson (OKWU) def. Lauren Hendrickson (EU), 8-1

Doubles Results (Women)

First Round:

Natalia Antkowiak / Hennessey Brown (EU) def. D. Galia / F. Edwards (TC), 8-2

I. Ellerbee / C. Brown (MC) def. McKylie Cox / Lauren Hendrickson (EU), 8-2

I. Rippert / G. Turner (Bethany) def. Abigail Warning / Erecka Penner (EU) via forfeit

Consolation Round:

J. Seachris / A. Branam (TC) def. McKylie Cox / Lauren Hendrickson (EU) via withdraw

M. Luisa de Lama / E. Leteluhu (MC) def. Abigail Warning / Erecka Penner (EU) via withdraw

Second Round:

D. Casique / S. Ladino (Bethel) def. Natalia Antkowiak / Hennessey Brown (EU), 8-4

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