Men's Tennis | 10/23/2026 8:04:00 PM

October 23, 2026-The Emporia State men's and women's tennis teams combined to go 14-11 on Friday at the ITA Central Regional Championships in Edmond, Okla.
 
Alexis Mattenberger was 2-0 in singles action and won his doubles match with Bryan Dickson to lead the Hornet men.  Dimitar Berdankov picked up two wins in singles play as well for Emporia State in the main draw. Evan Goates earned a win in Flight B singles.
 
The Emporia State women swept the three doubles matches on Friday. Tokara Henderson teamed with Carla Paul Piquer, Giulia Russu joined Erin Cahill while Emma Jittawait and Clara Hocker combined to pick up the doubles wins for ESU. Giovanna Ferreira won two singles matches in the Main Draw for the Emporia State women.  Henderson, Russu, and Hocker, earned Flight B singles wins.
 
The ITA Central Regionals continue on Saturday with the finals set for Sunday at Edmond Center Court.
 
Men's Singles
Main Draw
Dimitar Berdankov (Emporia State) def. Vitor Monteiro (Northwest Missouri) 3-3 Retired (Injury)
Dimitar Berdankov (Emporia State) def. Johannes Rittmannsberger (Ouachita Baptist) 6-4, 7-5
Petr Leipner (Washburn) def. Gwendal Mazuay (Emporia State) 7-5, 6-2
Pedro Pinto (Augustana) def. Maxime Raoux (Emporia State) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)
Baptiste Linet (Northeastern State) def. Bryan Dickson (Emporia State) Walkover (Injury)
Alexis Mattenberger (Emporia State) def. Ignacio de Lorenzo Vicente (Harding) 6-3, 6-3
Alexis Mattenberger (Emporia State) def. Balsa Djokovic (Southern Ark.) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-3)
Flight B
Kevin Praphan (Ark.-Fort Smith) def. Francisco Landeras (Emporia State) 6-2, 6-2
Evan Goates (Emporia State) def. Caden Highfill (Harding) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-5)
Doubles
Main Draw
Bryan Dickson/Alexis Mattenberger (Emporia State) def. Dominik Wijntjes/Bernardo Henriques (Harding) 8-5
Yuto Miyagawa/Kilian Martinez (Washburn) def. Dimitar Berdankov/Gwendal Mazuay (Emporia State) 8-4
Frode Neumann/Taiki Minamino (Southern Ark.) def. Dhruveer Grover/Luke West (Emporia State) 8-3
Flight B
Ignacio de Lornezo Vicente/Caden Highfill (Harding) def. Evan Goates/Maxime Raoux (Emporia State) 8-4
 
Women's Singles
Main Draw
Giovanna Ferreira (Emporia State) def. Kate Higgs (Harding) 6-0, 6-2
Giovanna Ferreira (Emporia State) def. Mariangel Pernia (Ark. Tech) 6-3, 6-3
Vitoria Campigotto (Southern Ark.) def. Erin Cahill 6-1, 6-3
Brityn Waller (Ark.-Fort Smith) def. Yuliya Klimova (Emporia State) Retired (Injury)
Flight B
Tokara Henderson (Emporia State) def. Shayna Klitzke (Jamestown) 6-0, 6-1
Anna Sharandachenko (Jamestown) def. Emma Jittawait (Emporia State) 6-3, 6-3
Giulia Russu (Emporia State) def. Sophia Brooks-Gay (Southwest Baptist) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)
Clara Hocker (Emporia State) def. Mekenzy Clark (Fort Hays State) 6-1, 6-3
Women's Doubles
Main Draw
Lucia Perez Hruba/Natalya Montoya (Ark. Tech) def. Yuliya Klimova/Giovanna Ferreira (Emporia State) 8-4
Flight B
Carla Paul Piquer/Tokara Henderson (Emporia State) def. Bethan Gill/Caelie Cox (FHSU) 8-4
Erin Cahill/Giulia Russu (Emporia State) def. Zayla Ware/Mariangel Pernia (Jamestown) 8-2
Emma Jittawait/Clara Hocker (Emporia State) def. Taylor Briffa/Thylia Diomede (Ark.-Fort Smith) 8-0