Bristol, Tenn. – The King University Men's and Women's Tennis teams competed at the ITA Small College Regional Fall Tournament. King sent three men and three women to the Tournament. Tayla Hunter-Geppert was able to show up for King, making it through the first round.
 
Women:
 
The King University Women's Tennis team had their very own Geppert perform well with a round of 64 sweep in the first round with a 7-5 and 6-0 win.
 
Geppert and Regina Castro this morning took on a doubles team from Carson-Newman in the round of 16 and fell 8-2.
 
Castro early this afternoon fell in two sets; the first fell 6-0, and the second was a battle, falling 7-5 to Andrea Landaeta from Catawba College.
 
Geppert continued her day as the last Tornado standing in the round of 32. She fell in two sets, 6-0 and 6-3, to Elena Ondobo from Flagler College.
 
Men:
 
The King University Men's Tennis team sent three athletes to the ITA Small College Regional Tournament, which included Lucas Machado, Bar Meshel, and Matthew Finn.
 
Finn and Machado would start the morning for the men in the doubles against Belmont Abbey and fall 8-1.
 
Machado and Meshel both took on the singles today, falling in the round of 64. Machado competed first, losing in two sets, 6-0 and 6-1 to Murilo Gracio Martins from Emmanuel. Meshel would fall later in a closer contest, 6-2 and 6-3 to Luca Bergonzi from Catawba College.
 
 
Up Next: The Tornado will go back on the road against Tusculum on October 24^th at 11:00 AM.