Kenyon College Men's Tennis Team Logs Impressive Wins in Denison University Invitational
At the first scheduled event of the 2025-26 year, the Kenyon College men's tennis team demonstrated its prowess, logging nine singles wins and nine doubles wins against top-10 nationally ranked opponents at the Denison University Invitational. The Owls faced stiff competition from defending national champion Denison, last year's national runner-up Case Western Reserve University, No. 29-ranked Carnegie Mellon University, and conference foe DePauw University. Key performers included junior Jay Kedar Dixit and first-year Stylianos Papamichael, who each recorded a 2-1 singles record.
Key Takeaways:
- The Kenyon College men's tennis team logged nine singles wins and nine doubles wins at the Denison University Invitational, a strong start to the 2025-26 season.
- Junior Jay Kedar Dixit and first-year Stylianos Papamichael were the top performers in singles, each recording a 2-1 record.
- Papamichael notched wins over Wesley Huang from Denison and Josh Davydov from Case Western Reserve University, while Dixit logged wins over Evan Uhl from DePauw and Chaitanya Irkar from Carnegie Mellon University.
- Five other Kenyon competitors logged one singles win over the weekend, including Juozas Cioladis, Alejandro Gonzalez, Sree Kondaveeti, Maximo Llamas Castellanos, and Rohan Sriram.
- In doubles play, the Owls' No. 1 duo of Paulo Pocasangre Kreling and Gonzalez posted wins over doubles teams from Denison and Carnegie Mellon.
- Llamas Castellanos logged three doubles wins with two different partners, including wins over DePauw and Case Western Reserve University with Cioladis.
Statistics:
- Total singles games won: 18 (9-9)
- Total doubles games won: 18 (9-9)
- Kenyon's overall combined record: 18-19 (9-13 in singles, 9-6 in doubles)
- Top-10 opponents defeated: 2 (Case Western Reserve University and No. 29-ranked Carnegie Mellon University)
Sources:
- Kenyon College Athletics release
- Denison University Invitational schedule