Mendoza Advances to Singles Consolation Championship in ITA Regionals

Anderson University men's tennis athletes Dylan Lemon, Arturo Mendoza and Martin Suarez each battled in the three-day Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regionals, which concluded on Sunday in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Mendoza advanced to the singles consolation championship while Suarez/Lemon advanced to the doubles consolation semifinals. Suarez advanced to the Round of 64 in the singles tournament.

COACH SCOTT GREVE'S COMMENTS

This was another important weekend for Raven Tennis. The guys played some great tennis and made some mid-match adjustments that prove we can compete with the very best D-III programs in our region. We still need to improve our mental toughness, but I am incredibly impressed how far this team has come in a short period of time. It is a privilege to work with these young men. I believe this team can accomplish many, if not all of our goals as long as we continue to grow as a team, be willing to prioritize others first and seek to glorify God instead of ourselves. We will fail from time to time, but I'm confident this team will get back up and begin again. At this stage of the year, our progress is surpassing where I thought we would be. Raven Tennis has a lot to be proud of and so much more in front of us if we continue to make good choices, but we have a lot of work to do.

DOUBLES RESULTS

Round of 64 - Peyton Specht/Samrvir Sran (Ohio Northern University) def. Dylan Lemon/Martin Suarez (Anderson) 8-6

Consolation Round of 16 - Dylan Lemon/Martin Suarez (Anderson) def. Ryan McCook/Finley Buelte (DePauw University) 8-6

Consolation Quarterfinals - Dylan Lemon/Martin Suarez (Anderson) def. Kyle Fout/Ethan Libby (Wittenberg University) (win by walkover)

Consolation Semifinals - Casey Hishinuma/Michael Sutanto (Case Western Reserve University) def. Dylan Lemon/Martin Suarez (Anderson) 8-1

SINGLES RESULTS

Round of 128 - Samuele Pia (DePauw) def. Arturo Mendoza (Anderson) 6-2, 6-2

Round of 128 - Martin Suarez (Anderson) def. Sarthak Sharma (Earlham College) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)

Round of 64 - Ajay Mahenthiran (Case Western Reserve) def. Martin Suarez (Anderson) 6-1, 6-4

Consolation Round of 32 - Arturo Mendoza (Anderson) def. Matt McGee (Baldwin Wallace University) 6-2, 7-5

Consolation Round of 16 - Arturo Mendoza (Anderson) def. Mark Trinka (Wittenberg) (win by walkover)

Consolation Quarterfinals - Arturo Mendoza (Anderson) def. Alex Felming (Kalamazoo College) 1-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6)

Consolation Semifinals - Arturo Mendoza (Anderson) def. Arnav Yadav (College of Wooster) (win by walkover)

Consolation Championship - Grant Paradowski (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology) def. Arturo Mendoza (Anderson) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-3)

UP NEXT

The Ravens (4-0) host Mount Vernon Nazarene University (0-9) for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 1 p.m. at Highland Middle School in Anderson.