SEWARD, Nebraska - The William Jewell men's tennis team opened the 2020-2021 season on Saturday on the road at Concordia (Neb.), falling by a narrow final of 4-3.
Junior
Pedro Braga won his season-opening match for the third year in a row, by a score of 5-7, 7-6, 10-6, at No. 2. Freshman
Evan Acuff earned his first collegiate win at No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-2. The Cardinals grabbed the doubles point, winning at No. 1 by Braga and
Cutter Sanders and No. 3 with Acuff and junior
Jack Ledbetter.
Singles
1. Luke Zoller def.
Cutter Sanders (6-3, 3-6, 8-10)
2.
Pedro Braga def. Jeremiah Berryman (5-7, 7-6, 10-6)
3. Isaac Howes def.
Max Wheeler (6-4, 6-3)
4. Juan Rabellino def.
Jack Ledbetter (6-2, 6-4)
5. Joseph Bindl def.
Cory Conley (6-2, 7-6)
6.
Evan Acuff def. Luke Johnson (6-0, 6-2)
Doubles
1. Sanders/Braga def. Berryman/Jack Kitson (7-6)
2. Zoller/Rabellino def. Wheeler/Conley (6-3)
3. Acuff/Ledbetter def. Bindl/Octavio Velazquez (6-2)
Up Next
Jewell will send two players, Braga and Sanders, to the Division II Midwest ITA Regional this weekend in Greenwood, Indiana. The next team competition takes place on September 26 as the Cardinals host Missouri Valley at 1 p.m.
