LIBERTY, MO. - The William Jewell men's tennis team dropped their home opener by a final of 6-1 on Saturday to Missouri Valley to fall to 0-2 on the year.

Junior Jack Ledbetter was the final match of the day but ended things on a high note for the Cardinals with the lone win in singles play at No. 6. The No. 1 duo of Cutter Sanders and Pedro Braga remained undefeated in dual matches this fall, winning 7-5. Since February, the pair has gone 9-2 in dual matches.



Singles
1. Giancolo Sottoncornola def. Cutter Sanders (6-3, 7-5)
2. Kaito Tanitsu def. Pedro Braga (7-6, 1-6, 10-5)
3. Francesco Caratti def. Evan Acuff (6-2, 6-4)
4. Haruto Kansaku def. Cory Conley (6-1, 1-6, 10-7)
5. Jose Merino def. Max Wheeler (6-4, 6-3)
6. Jack Ledbetter def. Daniel Martinez (7-2, 2-6, 10-7)
7. Nick Shields def. Kyle Rolle (6-2, 6-0)

Doubles
1. Sanders/Braga def. Sottoncornola/Caratti (7-5)
2. Kansaku/Tanitsu def. Acuff/Ledbetter (6-0)
3. Merino/Martinez def. Conley/Wheeler (6-4)

Up Next
The Cardinals continue fall action on October 3 as they travel to Baldwin City, Kan. for a date with Baker University.