Men's Tennis | 10/2/2026 10:22:00 PM

October 2, 2026-Emporia State will have one male and one female competing for a flight championship on Saturday at the Washburn Invitational. 
 
Dimitar Berdankov won two matches to earn the right to play for the Men's Green Flight Championship while Erin Cahill picked up two wins and will play for the Women's Purple Flight Championship on Saturday.
 
Overall the Hornet men were 7-7 in singles play and 2-2 in double action.  The Emporia State women 7-5 in singles action but were just 0-3 in doubles play.
 
Action in the Washburn Invitational will wrap up on Saturday at the Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka, Kan.
 
ESU Men's Singles Results (7-7)
Benjamin Fock (Washburn) def. Bryan Dickson (Emporia State) 0-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5)
Pavel Vysotin (Northwest Missouri) def. Luke West (Emporia State) 7-5, 6-2
Luke West (Emporia State) def. Diego Foncillas (Colorado Mesa) Win by withdrawal (injury)
Nicolas Hurtado Novoa (Washburn) def. Gwendal Mazuay (Emporia State) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-4)
Gwendal Mazuay (Emporia State) def. Ilia Ivanov (Southwest Baptist) Win by withdrawal (injury)
Bernardo Henriques (Northwest Missouri) def. Alexis Mattenberger (Emporia State) 6-3, 6-2
Alexis Mattenberger (Emporia State) def. Romain Ramuz (Southwest Baptist) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4)
Maxime Raoux (Emporia State) def. Oliver Kocanovic (Southwest Baptist) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
Manu Ferreira (Colorado Mesa) def. Maxime Raoux (Emporia State) 6-3, 0-6, 1-0 (10-6)
Dimitar Berdankov (Emporia State) def. Daniel Blanch (Colorado Mesa) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7)
Dimitar Berdankov (Emporia State) def. Vitor Monteiro (Northwest Missouri) 6-2, 6-2
Gavin Hunter def. Evan Goates (Emporia State) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
Evan Goates (Emporia State) def. Harrison Clark (Southwest Baptist) 6-1, 6-2
Andrew Lock (Colorado Mesa) def. Dhruveer Grover (Emporia State) 6-0, 6-3
ESU Men's Doubles Results (2-2)
Benjamin Fock/Nicolas Hurtado Novoa (WU) def. Alexis Mattenberger/Bryan Dickson (ESU) 6-4
Pavel Vysotin/Vitor Monteiro (NWMSU) def. Gwendal Mazuay/Luke West (ESU) 7-6 (7-5)
Maxime Raoux/Evan Goates (ESU) def. Harrison Clark/McCormack (SBU) 6-0
Demitri Berdankov/Dhruveer Grover (ESU) def. Oliver Kocanovic/Ilia Ivanov (SBU) 7-5
 
ESU Women's Singles Results (7-5)
Maryna Piiukova (Southwest Baptist) def. Yuliya Klimova (Emporia State) 7-5, 6-1
Yuliya Klimova (Emporia State) def. Sophie Munks (UMKC) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Erin Cahill (Emporia State) def. Dilay Ata (Central Oklahoma) 6-1, 6-2
Erin Cahill (Emporia State) def. Mariana Silva (Washburn) Win by withdrawal (illness)
Annalise Smith (Northwest Missouri) def. Giulia Russu (Emporia State) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
Mia Milsavljevic (Southwest Baptist) def. Giulia Russu (Emporia State) 6-0, 6-1
Camilla Franzin (Southwest Baptist) def. Tokara Henderson (Emporia State) 6-4, 6-1
Anna Richtar (Central Oklahoma) def. Tokara Henderson (Emporia State) 6-4, 6-1
Clara Hocker (Emporia State) def. Olivia McGruder (Southwest Baptist) 6-2, 6-1
Clara Hocker (Emporia State) def. Elena Williams (Northwest Missouri) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-4)
Emma Jittawait (Emporia State) def. Brylee Toney (Central Oklahoma) 6-0, 6-2
Emma Jittawait (Emporia State) def. Milana Quick (Central Oklahoma) 6-4, 6-1
ESU Women's Doubles Results 0-3
Annalise Smith/Polina Gontaryk (NWMSU) def. Yuliya Klimova/Giulia Russu (ESU) 7-5
Elsie Jackson/Leticia Caldararo (Missouri State) def. Tokara Henderson/Erin Cahill (ESU) 6-0
Haruna Kojima/Micaela Rocco Fulco (SBU) def. Clara Hocker/Emma Jittawait (ESU) 7-5