<div>Over the weekend, the Kenyon men’s tennis team divided and conquered, sending a group of athletes to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Region Championship, while the rest of the team remained in Gambier to compete in the Kenyon Invitational. Both tournaments were unscored and don’t count toward the team’s official record.In St. Louis at the ITA Championships, six Owls competed across singles and doubles competition, with a few making it as far as the semifinal rounds. The most successful Kenyon players were Paulo Pocasangre Kreling ’26 and Alejandro Gonzalez ’27, who partnered up in doubles play and made it all the way to the semifinals. Despite ending their run with an 8-3 loss to their University of Chicago (Ill.) opponents, the duo played some impressive matches, breezing through their first two rounds with 8-1 and 8-3 victories, respectively. The other successful Kenyon partnership in St. Louis made their way to the semifinals in a slightly more unorthodox way — by losing their first match of the tournament. Rishil Kondapaneni ’25 and Juozas Cioladis ’28 climbed their way to the penultimate round of the consolation bracket, ousting a duo from Wabash College in the quarter finals before losing to their opponents from DePauw University. The third Kenyon partnership of Jay Dixit ’27 and Christophe Leblanc ’25 made it through the first round of the main draw, but fell immediately after to a pair from Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.).Kenyon was less successful in the singles draw. Pocasangre Kreling was the only Owl to advance past the Round of 32, posting dominant 6-1, 6-1 and 6-1, 6-3 wins in the second and third rounds. Though he appeared to be unstoppable, Pocasangre Kreling ultimately fell 6-4, 6-4 in the Round of 16, taking the Owls out of singles contention. Back in Gambier, four Owls held down the fort, racking up six singles victories and two doubles wins. Eric Zhang ’25 had one of the most successful weekends for the Kenyon squad, tallying a 6-1, 6-3 win early on Saturday before adding another 6-4, 6-3 win. Zhang and his partner, Gianluca Bocanegra ’27, were responsible for one of Kenyon’s doubles victories, easily winning their match 6-2. Bocanegra also paired up with Rohan Sriram ’28 for the Owls’ other 6-2 doubles win. Both Bocanegra and Sriram posted positive records in singles as well, winning two singles matches apiece for Kenyon.The two tournaments mark the end of the Owls’ fall season. The team will now look to build on its play from the past few weeks to prepare for the spring season.</div>

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Owls finish 2024 fall season

Over the weekend, the Kenyon men’s tennis team divided and conquered, sending a group of athletes to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Region Championship, while the rest of the team remained in Gambier to compete in the Kenyon Invitational. Both tournaments were unscored and don’t count toward the team’s official record.