Men’s tennis beaten
January 31, 2016
By John Rowland
After going 4-0 in its 2016 campaign, the UK Men’s Tennis team was dealt its first loss as the Cats suffered a 6-1 loss at the hands of the No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers.
Doubles play began with junior Nils Ellefsen and senior Kevin Lai (UK) on the first court facing No. 15 Ryan Shane and Luca Corinteli (UV). Ellefsen and Lai suffered a 6-2 loss.
Enzo Wallart and Ryotaro Matsumura’s (UK) match with No. 5 ranked Mac Styslinger and Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (UV) went unfinished as the third match was the doubles clinch for Virginia. Collin Altamirano and J.C. Aragone (UV) clinched the victory against William Bushamuka and Charles Minc (UK) 6-2.
In the first singles match, No. 79 Bushamuka (UK) defeated No. 11 Ryan Shane (VA) by a final score of 7-6, 6-3. This notched the only win for the Cats in the match, as well as improving Bushamuka (the reigning NCAA Singles champion) to 5-0 on the season.
In the second singles match, No. 2 Kwiatkowski (UV) handed Matsumura (UK) a 7-6, 6-1 loss. With the loss, Matsumura’s record falls to 4-1. Kwiatkowski is the reigning Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American singles champion from last fall.
Altamirano (UV) downed No. 117 Ellefsen (UK) in the third singles match with a final score of 7-5, 6-4, dropping Ellefsen to 4-1 on the season as well after starting this season 4-0 in singles play.
In the fourth match, Styslinger (UV) handed the loss to sophomore Trey Yates (UK), a final score of 6-2, 6-4. Yates record now falls to 1-3 on the season seeing close losses in those of which he lost.
The fifth match saw No. 74 Aragone (UV) defeating Wallart (UK) by a final score of 6-3, 6-4. This loss dropped Wallart to 2-3 on the season.
The sixth match slated No. 90 Henrik Wiersholm (UV) against Gus Benson (UK) ending with a 6-4, 6-2 loss for Benson. This notched Benson’s third match on the season and make him 2-1 on the year.
