Young Harris, Ga. – King University tennis traveled to Young Harris, Ga., on Saturday morning for a Conference Carolinas matchup at the Bob and Gayle Nichols Tennis Complex, with both the men's and women's teams falling 7-0. The Tornado faced a tough road test against the Mountain Lions in conference action, with Young Harris controlling momentum early behind strong doubles play and carrying that edge into singles competition across both matches.
Men:
The King men fell 7-0 in conference play, as Young Harris secured the doubles point and maintained control throughout singles competition.
In doubles, the Mountain Lions swept all three matches to take an early 1-0 lead.
Danny Neleman and
Lucas Machado were defeated 6-4 at No. 1 doubles, while
Rohan Chalisgaonkar and
Bar Meshel fell 6-0 at No. 2.
Maximillian Kellner and
Ben Jones dropped a 6-2 decision at No. 3.
King battled in singles play, with a pair of tightly contested matches highlighting the effort.
Lucas Machado delivered a strong performance at No. 3 singles, bouncing back after dropping the first set before falling in a third-set tiebreak 1-6, 6-4, 10-5.
Ben Jones also pushed his match to a deciding super tiebreak at No. 6 singles but came up just short in a 6-7, 7-2, 11-9 defeat.
Danny Neleman fell 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles, while
Bar Meshel dropped a competitive first set before falling 7-5, 6-2 at No. 2.
Beckham Sylvester and
Rohan Chalisgaonkar were also defeated in straight sets at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively, as Young Harris secured the 7-0 result.
Singles competition
- Danny Neleman (King) vs Noah Pawirodirjo (YH) YH: 2-0 (6-1, 6-1)
- Bar Meshel (King) vs Guillem Busquets (YH) YH: 2-0 (7-5, 6-2)
- Lucas Machado (King) vs Samuel Guzon (YH) YH: 2-1 (1-6, 6-4, 10-5)
- Beckham Sylvester (King) vs Mason Harmon (YH) YH: 2-0 (6-4, 6-1)
- Rohan Chalisgaonkar (King) vs Greyson Williams (YH) YH: 2-0 (6-2, 6-1)
- Ben Jones (King) vs Parker Rowan (YH) YH: 2-1 (6-7, 7-2, 11-9)
Doubles competition
- Neleman/Machado (King) vs Pawirodirjo/Guzon (YH) YH: 6-4
- Chalisgaonkar/Meshel (King) vs Busquets/Williams (YH) YH: 6-0
- Kellner/Jones (King) vs Harmon/Vercruyssen (YH) YH: 6-2
Women:
On the women's side, King fell 7-0 to Young Harris in a challenging conference matchup, as the Mountain Lions swept doubles play to establish early control. Young Harris carried that momentum into singles competition, winning all six matches in straight sets.
Deniz Aytun fell 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, while
Rani Malhoe was defeated 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2.
Shellby Tranchita dropped a 6-2, 6-1 decision at No. 3, and
Trinity Moore fell 6-1, 6-3 at No. 4.
Ruth Robison and
Sarah Hale rounded out the lineup at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, falling 6-0, 6-1 and 6-1, 6-0, respectively, as Young Harris completed the sweep.
Singles competition
- Deniz Aytun (King) vs Futaba Saito (YH) YH: 2-0 (6-1, 6-0)
- Rani Malhoe (King) vs Maud Scholten (YH) YH: 2-0 (6-0, 6-0)
- Shellby Tranchita (King) vs Holly Ashford (YH) YH: 2-0 (6-2, 6-1)
- Trinity Moore (King) vs Viviana Gomez (YH) YH: 2-0 (6-1, 6-3)
- Ruth Robison (King) vs Callie Stanfield (YH) YH: 2-0 (6-0, 6-1)
- Sarah Hale (King) vs Lexie Gillespie (YH) YH: 2-0 (6-1, 6-0)
Doubles competition
- Aytun/Moore (King) vs Saito/Scholten (YH) YH: 6-1
- Robison/Malhoe (King) vs Gillespie/Stanfield (YH) YH: 6-2
- Tranchita/Hale (King) vs Ashford/Gomez (YH) YH: 6-1
Up Next: King returns to action on Monday, April 13, as the men host Wofford College at 3 p.m. Both teams will be back in action on Wednesday, April 15, traveling to Ferrum College for another Conference Carolinas matchup.
