DANVILLE, Va.  — Averett University men's tennis kicked off its 2022 fall campaign at the Methodist University Fall Invitational on Saturday.

The Cougars won eight doubles matches on Day 1of  the tournament and earned the No. 1 Draw doubles championship while battling strong Division III and Division II opponents.

In Draw 1, senior Jorge Figueroa and sophomore Shori Nishizoe went undefeated on the day. The pair captured the Draw 1 championship when they took down N.C.Wesleyean College 8-5.

Singles play begins on Saturday.


Notable Results:

Draw 1:
Round 1:
Figueroa/ Nishizoe def. Schrieber/Pocrnja (Guilford), 8-2
Round 2:
Figueroa/Nishizoe def. Zotin/Winterhabln (Mount Olive), 8-1
Final:
Figueroa/Nishizoe def. Falke/Sitwell (NCWC), 8-5
 7th/8th playoff
Garmo/Nurminen def. Schrieber/Pocrnja (Guildford), 8-2
 
Draw 2
Round 1
Bohnenkamp/Chandhok def. Wood/Custer (MU), 8-7 (7-5)
Egui/Sukhominov def. Radaro/Zhylehuc (NCWC), 8-2
 
3rd/4th playoff:
Egui/Sukhominov def. Wood/Custer (MU), 8-3
 
Draw 3:
Round 1:
Bottrell/Gomez def. Roth/Kane (MU), 8-4