Thursday, November 5
Rome, Ga.
Davidson College Athletics
vs
ITA Conference Masters
Photo by: Sophia Byrne/Davidson Athletics
11/9/2026 4:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis
ROME, Ga. — The Davidson College men's tennis duo of Davide Procacci and Kai Villagomez represented the Atlantic 10 at the ITA Conference Masters this past weekend, highlighted by a straight-sets victory in the opening round of doubles play.
Procacci and Villagomez kicked off tournament action on Thursday, Nov. 5, with a hard-fought 7-6 (6), 6-4 victory over Alcorn State's Hlib Kovalenko and Emre Atlamis. After pulling through an 8-6 tiebreak to capture the first set, the Wildcat tandem closed out the second set to advance to the second round.
In Friday's second-round matchup, Procacci and Villagomez squared off against Wake Forest's No. 2-seeded duo of Luca Pow and Cornelius Alexander Shalmi. The Demon Deacon pair took the match 6-3, 6-3 to end the Wildcats' tournament run.
ITA Conference Masters Results
Doubles
First Round (Nov. 5): Davide Procacci/Kai Villagomez (DC) def. Hlib Kovalenko/Emre Atlamis (ALCN), 7-6 (6), 6-4
Second Round (Nov. 6): Luca Pow/Cornelius Alexander Shalmi [2] (WF) def. Davide Procacci/Kai Villagomez (DC), 6-3, 6-3
Procacci and Villagomez kicked off tournament action on Thursday, Nov. 5, with a hard-fought 7-6 (6), 6-4 victory over Alcorn State's Hlib Kovalenko and Emre Atlamis. After pulling through an 8-6 tiebreak to capture the first set, the Wildcat tandem closed out the second set to advance to the second round.
In Friday's second-round matchup, Procacci and Villagomez squared off against Wake Forest's No. 2-seeded duo of Luca Pow and Cornelius Alexander Shalmi. The Demon Deacon pair took the match 6-3, 6-3 to end the Wildcats' tournament run.
ITA Conference Masters Results
Doubles
First Round (Nov. 5): Davide Procacci/Kai Villagomez (DC) def. Hlib Kovalenko/Emre Atlamis (ALCN), 7-6 (6), 6-4
Second Round (Nov. 6): Luca Pow/Cornelius Alexander Shalmi [2] (WF) def. Davide Procacci/Kai Villagomez (DC), 6-3, 6-3
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