University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Men's Tennis Finishes Fall Season at the Wofford Invitational
11.02.2025 | Men's Tennis
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis finished up its 2025 Fall season at the Wofford Invitational over the weekend (Oct. 31-Nov. 2).
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"We played some high-level tennis this weekend making two finals and winning some tight matches. We definitely left a few on the table but we are still learning and growing and will be better in the Spring. It's been a long Fall season but we have a lot to be proud of."
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A full list of UNC Asheville's matches is below:
Jip Mens def. Dario Navarro (Presbyterian) 6-1, 6-3
Jip Mens def. Iliyas Maratuly (South Carolina State) 7-5, 6-0
Daniel Franco-Key def. Gabriel Godoy (Presbyterian) 6-2, 6-0
Daniel Franco-Key def. Shingo Masuda (Mercer) 5-7, 6-1, 10-8
Hugo Rask (Wofford) def. Cian Ingles 2-6, 6-4, 13-11
Jack Burdell (Wofford) def. Leo Kolbe 6-2, 6-4
Gabriel Johnson (South Carolina State) def. Trevor Gray 6-1, 6-2
Shashank Reddy Pennabadi (South Carolina State) def. Luke Ruecker 2-6, 7-6 (7-1), 10-3
Ben Reinauer (Wofford) def. Griffin Lovern 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
Luke Ruecker def. Cameron Douthit (Mercer) 6-3, 2-6, 14-12
Rick Neike (South Carolina State) def. Griffin Lovern 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 10-3
Bastian Zamora (South Carolina State) def. Cian Ingles 6-3, 6-4
Victor Mayer (Presbyterian) def. Leo Kolbe 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Trevor Gray def. Howell Burns (Mercer) 6-2, 7-5
Jack Deveney/Ian Rasheed (Wofford) def. Griffin Lovern/Cian Ingles 6-2
Griffin Lovern/Cian Ingles def. Howell Burns/Esteban Davila Gasser (Mercer) 6-2
Leo Kolbe/Daniel Franco-Key def. Gabriel Johnson/Vanja Petrov 6-4
Shingo Masuda/Cameron Douthit (Mercer) def. Leo Kolbe/Daniel Franco-Key 6-1
Jip Mens/Trevor Gray def. Thomas Anderson/Gabriel Godoy (Presbyterian) 6-1
Valdemar Dubin/Owen Dooley (Wofford) def. Jip Mens/Trevor Gray 6-1
Mikalai Bankou (South Carolina State) def. Jip Mens 6-4, 6-1
Amen Prince Gandonou (Mercer) def. Daniel Franco-Key 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Victor Mayer (Presbyterian) def. Trevor Gray 6-1, 6-2
Rick Neike (South Carolina State) def. Luke Ruecker 6-4, 4-6, 10-5
Griffin Lovern def. Cameron Douthit (Mercer) 2-6, 6-3, 10-5
Amen Prince Gandonou/Alex Aldez Alviz (Mercer) def. Cian Ingles/Griffin Lovern (6-1
Jip Mens/Trevor Gray def. Leo Kolbe/Daniel Franco-Key 6-1
Howell Burns (Mercer) def. Leo Kolbe 6-1, 6-3
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This concludes the 2025 fall season for UNC Asheville Men's Tennis.
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"We played some high-level tennis this weekend making two finals and winning some tight matches. We definitely left a few on the table but we are still learning and growing and will be better in the Spring. It's been a long Fall season but we have a lot to be proud of."
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A full list of UNC Asheville's matches is below:
Jip Mens def. Dario Navarro (Presbyterian) 6-1, 6-3
Jip Mens def. Iliyas Maratuly (South Carolina State) 7-5, 6-0
Daniel Franco-Key def. Gabriel Godoy (Presbyterian) 6-2, 6-0
Daniel Franco-Key def. Shingo Masuda (Mercer) 5-7, 6-1, 10-8
Hugo Rask (Wofford) def. Cian Ingles 2-6, 6-4, 13-11
Jack Burdell (Wofford) def. Leo Kolbe 6-2, 6-4
Gabriel Johnson (South Carolina State) def. Trevor Gray 6-1, 6-2
Shashank Reddy Pennabadi (South Carolina State) def. Luke Ruecker 2-6, 7-6 (7-1), 10-3
Ben Reinauer (Wofford) def. Griffin Lovern 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
Luke Ruecker def. Cameron Douthit (Mercer) 6-3, 2-6, 14-12
Rick Neike (South Carolina State) def. Griffin Lovern 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 10-3
Bastian Zamora (South Carolina State) def. Cian Ingles 6-3, 6-4
Victor Mayer (Presbyterian) def. Leo Kolbe 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Trevor Gray def. Howell Burns (Mercer) 6-2, 7-5
Jack Deveney/Ian Rasheed (Wofford) def. Griffin Lovern/Cian Ingles 6-2
Griffin Lovern/Cian Ingles def. Howell Burns/Esteban Davila Gasser (Mercer) 6-2
Leo Kolbe/Daniel Franco-Key def. Gabriel Johnson/Vanja Petrov 6-4
Shingo Masuda/Cameron Douthit (Mercer) def. Leo Kolbe/Daniel Franco-Key 6-1
Jip Mens/Trevor Gray def. Thomas Anderson/Gabriel Godoy (Presbyterian) 6-1
Valdemar Dubin/Owen Dooley (Wofford) def. Jip Mens/Trevor Gray 6-1
Mikalai Bankou (South Carolina State) def. Jip Mens 6-4, 6-1
Amen Prince Gandonou (Mercer) def. Daniel Franco-Key 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Victor Mayer (Presbyterian) def. Trevor Gray 6-1, 6-2
Rick Neike (South Carolina State) def. Luke Ruecker 6-4, 4-6, 10-5
Griffin Lovern def. Cameron Douthit (Mercer) 2-6, 6-3, 10-5
Amen Prince Gandonou/Alex Aldez Alviz (Mercer) def. Cian Ingles/Griffin Lovern (6-1
Jip Mens/Trevor Gray def. Leo Kolbe/Daniel Franco-Key 6-1
Howell Burns (Mercer) def. Leo Kolbe 6-1, 6-3
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This concludes the 2025 fall season for UNC Asheville Men's Tennis.
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