Men's Tennis Picks Up Trio of Singles Wins Saturday at ITA Regional Championships

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – On its third and final day at the 2024 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Ohio Valley Regional Championships in West Lafayette, Indiana, the Belmont University men's tennis team claimed three consolation singles match wins. Juniors Esunge Ndumbe and Eli Mizerski, along with freshman Charlie Robin, all finished play at the ITA regional championships with convincing straight-set triumphs.
 
In the round of 32 of the singles main draw, senior Niklas von Hellens and junior Sabi Roi both took their opponents to the brink in the second set but were unable to advance.
 
"Today was all about maintaining a high level of play and discipline throughout the entirety of the match," said head coach Jeff Cero. "As well as using our energy and emotions to keep our level high and make our opponents have to play well in order to win. I saw everyone do a great job of this today, and even in some of our opponents as well, especially in Sabi's match with Henry Ruger from Vanderbilt."
 
Ndumbe gave up only one game in a dominant 6-1, 6-0 showing against East Tennessee State University's Francisco Lamas. Robin was just as overwhelming for Lipscomb's Facundo Perlov, earning a 6-0, 6-3 victory. After a 7-5 first set against ETSU's James Sim, Mizerski took care of the second set in 6-0 fashion.
 
"Overall, there were a lot of good pieces to build on moving forward and pieces we are already building that we will continue," added coach Cero. "We're looking forward to getting back to work."
 
The Bruins' complete singles results from Saturday can be found below.
 
Singles
R32 – Juan David Velasquez (Purdue) def. Niklas von Hellens (Belmont), 6-2, 6-4
R32 – (9) Henry Ruger (Vanderbilt) def. Sabi Roi (Belmont), 6-2, 7-5
CR32 – Esunge Ndumbe (Belmont) def. Francisco Lamas (ETSU), 6-1, 6-0
CR32 – Charlie Robin (Belmont) def. Facundo Perlov (Lipscomb), 6-0, 6-3
CR32 – Eli Mizerski (Belmont) def. James Sim (ETSU), 7-5, 6-0
 
Up Next
Belmont wraps up fall tournament play at the end of the month at Samford's CCB Collegiate Invitational held at The Country Club of Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, Friday-Sunday, Oct. 25-27.
 
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