Perez Gongora Undefeated in Singles, Wildcats Split Weekend

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DAYTON, OHIO - Juan Camilo Perez Gongora went undefeated in singles action while the Davidson men's tennis team split the weekend with a win over Saint Louis and loss at Dayton.

The result moves the Wildcats record to 10-8 overall, marking the first season since 2019-2020 eclipsing 10 team wins. The 'Cats Atlantic 10 mark also moves to 2-1 with the conference split.

The Billikens took an early lead after taking wins on courts one and three to seal the team doubles point.

In singles competition, the Wildcats quickly closed the door on Saint Louis, winning on courts one through four courtesy of Uddayvir Singh (6-4, 6-4), Juan Camilo Perez Gongora (6-3, 6-3), Gregorio Hidalgo (6-2, 7-5) and Davide Procacci (6-2, 6-1).

The following day the 'Cats faced off against a strong Flyers team. Dayton earned the opening point of the match winning 6-4 on court two and narrowly edging out a 7-6(7) victory on court three, leaving Hidalgo and Nico Pinzon unfinished at the No. 1 spot tied 6-6.

Dayton went on to clinch the match in singles, leaving two bouts unfinished on courts three and four. Despite the loss, Perez Gongora, who tallied the Wildcats' lone point of the match, came away with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph on court two, which marked the first loss of the season for his opponent Mikkel Zinder, snapping a 17-match winning streak.

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Davidson enters the final stretch of the regular season with another full weekend of road contests first 1 p.m. April 12 at Charleston followed by a match 11 a.m. April 13 at The Citadel.

RESULTS vs. SAINT LOUIS
Singles
1. Uddayvir Singh def. Andres Castellanos, 6-4, 6-4
2. Juan Camilo Perez Gongora def. Luca Lo Nardo, 6-3, 6-3
3. Gregorio Hidalgo def. Riki Koshimizu, 6-2, 7-5
4. Davide Procacci def. Max Chen, 6-2, 6-1
5. Valentin Vasquez vs. Sebastian Carpio Moran, DNF 6-4, 2-5
6. Sansh Kumar vs. Nico Pinzon, DNF 7-5, 4-5

Doubles
1. Andres Castellanos / Valentin Vasquez def. Gregorio Hidalgo / Nico Pinzon, 7-5
2. Juan Camilo Perez Gongora / Uddayvir Singh def. Max Chen / Luca Lo Nardo, 6-2
3. Sansh Kumar / Riki Koshimizu def. Davide Procacci / Nikhil Mukherjee, 6-4

RESULTS vs. DAYTON
Singles
1. Kyle McNally def. Uddayvir Singh, 6-0, 6-2
2. Juan Camilo Perez Gongora def. Mikkel Zinder, 6-3, 6-2
3. Sai Dore vs. Gregorio Hidalgo DNF, 6-2, 5-6
4. Kaia Mendibe vs. Davide Procacci, DNF 6-2, 4-5
5 .Brady Hussey def. Sebastian Carpio Moran, 6-1, 6-4
6. Alfons Ridstrom def. Nico Pinzon, 6-2, 6-4

Doubles
1. Gregorio Hidalgo / Nico Pinzon vs. Eric Suk / Mikkel Zinder, DNF 6-6
2. Brady Hussey / Kyle McNally def. Juan Camilo Perez Gongora / Uddayvir Singh, 6-4
3. Sai Dore / Davis Phillips def. Nikhil Mukherjee / Davide Procacci, 7-6(7)

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