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No. 5 Men's Tennis Upsets No. 2 Keiser to Advance to Championship Match of ITA Men's Indoor Championships
Posted: Feb 01, 2025

No. 5 Men's Tennis Upsets No. 2 Keiser to Advance to Championship Match of ITA Men's Indoor Championships

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Team Stats
Doubles
  • Agustin Gaia / Maceo Simpson def. Mathieu Strauss / Yassir Kilani 7-5
  • Octavio Volpi / Juan Carlos Garcia def. Felipe Rivadeneira / Heber Santos 6-1
  • Simone Boscatto / Shaheed Alam def. David Leon / Zoilo Rios 6-6
Singles
  • Shaheed Alam def. Octavio Volpi 4-6, 6-4
  • Juan Carlos Garcia def. Gilad Tamar 7-6, 6-2
  • Yassir Kilani def. Patricio Gallegos 6-1, 6-6
  • Mathieu Strauss def. David Leon 3-6, 6-6
  • Asier Pascual def. Felipe Rivadeneira 6-4, 6-3
  • Zoilo Rios def. Simone Boscatto 6-1, 6-4

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.- After their win on Friday, the men's tennis team played moved to the semifinals of the 2025 ITA NAIA Men's Team Indoor Championships on Saturday. The fifth-ranked Bulldogs earned their way to the championship match by upsetting the No. 2 Keiser University Seahawks in a 4-0 sweep.  

TWU became the first to four points by taking the doubles point. Agustin Gaia and Maceo Simpson took the No. 1 doubles match 7-5 while the No. 2 match was won 6-1 by Juan Carlos Garcia and Octavio Volpi.

In the singles matches, Garica (No. 2, 7-6, 6-2), Asier Pascual (No. 5, 6-4, 6-3), and Zolio Rios (No. 6, 6-1, 6-4) all won their matches to give the team the four points needed to clinch the match. 

Tennessee Wesleyan (2-0) will play in the championship match on Saturday against No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett College at 7:30 p.m.