Bristol, Tenn. – The King University men's and women's tennis teams hosted Emmanuel University on Saturday, with the Tornado women earning a 6-1 victory, bouncing back from their last match against Lees-McRae. While the men dropped a 6-1 decision to the Lions.
Women:
In doubles action, the Tornado split the two completed matches. At No. 1 doubles, the duo of Deniz Aytun and Rani Malhoe fell in a tightly contested 7-5 decision to Tanawa Senah and Anna Goncalves. King responded as Rani Malhoe and Ruth Robinson defeated Anhelina Zmushko and Emma Auger 6-2. The No. 3 match featuring Shellby Tranchita and Anna Blecher did not play.
King secured the victory with a strong performance in singles play, earning wins in three completed matches. Aytun led the way at No. 1 singles by winning the first and last sets over Tawana Senah but dropping the second. Malhoe followed with a straight set win at No. 2 singles, defeating Anna Goncalves. Trinity Moore added another point at No. 4 singles, earning a 2-1 victory over Emma Auger.
Anhelina Zmushko earned the lone singles points for Emmanuel with a straight-set win over Shellby Tranchita at No. 3 singles, while the No. 5 and No. 6 matches did not play.
Singles competition
1.
Deniz Aytun (King) vs Tawana Senah (EC) King: 2-1 (6-1, 5-7, 6-3)
2.
Rani Malhoe (King) vs Anna Goncalves (EC) King: 3-0 (6-3, 7-6, 7-4)
3.
Shellby Tranchita (King) vs Anhelina Zmushko (EC) EC: 2-0 (3-6, 2-6)
4.
Trinity Moore (King) vs Emma Auger (EC) King: 2-1 (6-3, 5-7, 6-2)
5.
Ruth Robison (King) vs Blank (EC) DNP
6.
Sarah Hale (King) vs Blank (EC) DNP
Doubles competition
1. Aytun/Malhoe (King) vs Senah/Goncalves (EC) EC: 7-5
2. Malhoe/Robinson (King) vs Zmushko/Auger (EC) King: 6-2
3. Tranchita/Blecher (King) vs Blank (EC) DNP
Men:
Emmanuel claimed the early advantage by taking the doubles point, winning two of the three matches. At No. 1 doubles, Lucas Machado and Danny Neleman dropped a 6-3 decision to James Girdler and Shumpei Kamiyama. The Lions also picked up a 6-3 victory at No. 3 doubles, where Aleksander Simovski and Daniel Llorens defeated Ben Jones and Bar Meshel. King earned its lone doubles win at No. 2 as Rohan Chalisgaonkar and Beckham Sylvester defeated Henrique Castro and Murilo Martins 6-3.
In singles play, the Tornado picked up one victory. Bar Meshel secured the point at No. 2 singles with a. straight set win over Murilo Martins. Danny Neleman battled in a three-set match at No. 1 singles before falling to James Girdler, while Lucas Machado also pushed his match to three sets at No. 3 before narrowly losing to Aleksander Simovski. Henrique Castro defeated Beckham Sylvester at No. 4 singles, Shumpei Kamiyama earned a straight set win over Rohan Chalisgaonkar at No. 5, and Matteo Hofestter completed the scoring with a straight set victory over Ben Jones at No. 6.
Singles competition
1.
Danny Neleman (King) vs James Girdler (EC) EC: 2-1 (6-3, 4-6, 3-6)
2.
Bar Meshel (King) vs Murilo Martins (EC) King: 2-0 (6-4, 6-1)
3.
Lucas Machado (King) vs Aleksander Simovski (EC) EC: 2-1 (6-4, 3-6, 5-7)
4.
Beckham Sylvester (King) vs Henrique Castro (EC) EC: 2-0 (1-6, 3-6)
5.
Rohan Chalisgaonkar (King) vs Shumpei Kamiyama (EC) EC: 2-0 (2-6, 4-6)
6.
Ben Jones (King) vs Matteo Hofsetter (EC) EC: 2-0 (2-6, 2-6)
Doubles competition
1. Machado/Neleman (King) vs Girdler/Kamiyama (EC) EC: 3-6
2. Chalisgaonkar/Sylvester (King) vs Castro/Martins (EC) King: 6-3
3. Jones/Meshel (King) vs Simovski/Llorens (EC) EC: 3-6
Up Next: King Tennis will return to the courts on March 18, 2026, as they travel to Belmont, N.C. to face Belmont Abbey in another Conference Carolinas matchup.
