Tennis Teams Host MVC Fall Invitational
Marshall, Mo., (Sept. 12, 2023)- The Missouri Valley College men's and women's tennis teams hosted the MVC Fall Invitational over the weekend. The teams produced finalists in both singles and doubles play.
Men's Results:
Senior Jacopo Sottocornola (Ancona, Italy) won the men's singles 1st draw over teammate Freshman Sergio Martinez, 6-3, 2-0, retired.
Freshman Bogdan Zakharov won the men's singles 2nd draw over Enzo Naveda of Grand View (Iowa), 6-0, 6-1.
Sottocornola/Senior Francesco Caratti (Novara, Italy) won the men's doubles over Igor Theodorakopoulos/Dylan Ramsey, 6-3.
Women's Results:
Sophomore Querlat Carbo (Barcelona, Spain) lost the women's singles 1st draw finals to Melanie Ortega of Grand View (Iowa), 2-6, 6-3. 2-6.
Sophomore Claudia Casas (Tarragona, Spain) won the women's 2nd draw singles over teammate Sophomore Annais Gerard (Montpellier, France), 6-2, 6-4.
Carbo/Casas lost the women's doubles final to Ortega/Kanishka Gowthaman of Grand View (Iowa), 4-6.
Up next, the Viking women's tennis team hosts Truman State (Mo.) in matches, Tuesday at 4 p.m., at Indian Foothills Park. Both teams will be in action, Saturday, hosting William Jewell (Mo.) in matches at 12:30 p.m., at Indian Foothills Park.
About Missouri Valley College
Known for its dynamic, richly diverse, and friendly educational environment, Missouri Valley College offers many opportunities to grow in mind, body, and spirit. Grounded in the liberal arts, undergraduate studies empower students to master interdisciplinary skills needed to succeed in a knowledge-based global society. MVC offers over 30 academic programs, study abroad program, extracurricular activities, and a wide variety of sports. The most popular majors include education and business, criminal justice and exercise science. Above all, Valley is committed to student success. For more information, call (660) 831-4000 or visit www.moval.edu.