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Men's Tennis

Christopher Newport Men's Tennis Closes Out CNU Invitational at Home on Sunday

Box Score NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Closing out the 2025 CNU Invitational at home with a mock dual against Shenandoah University, the Christopher Newport men's tennis team capped an excellent weekend overall with three singles wins and a doubles sweep on Sunday. 

Gabe Smith and Matthew Onoff each secured wins in both singles and doubles while Ivan Ceric also added a singles win for CNU. 

First, in doubles action, sophomore Rainer Christiansen paired with rookie Jamison Wallace for a 6-4 win against Lucas Beasley and Dominick Suwak from Shenandoah. Smith played with Alex Seretis for a 6-2 win against Artem Babaiev and Neal Love, and Onoff shared a court with fellow rookie John Lee for a 6-3 win against Max Arkans and Siddarrth Rajagopalan. 

In singles, Smith downed Babaiev (6-3, 6-4), Ceric took down Beasley (6-1, 6-2), and Onoff disposed of Neal Love (6-2, 6-1) to wrap up the winning matches for Christopher Newport. 

The Captain will next appear at the 2025 ITA Southeast Regional Championships from October 3-5. 


CNU Invitational Results
Day One:
Doubles
Barrett Foster / Vincent Truong (CNU) def. Julius Bert / Alex Donnelly (AU) 6-4
Lucas Fiandra / Rafael Jodas (AU) def Rainer Christiansen / Nathan Russel (CNU)l 7-6(5)
Jamison Wallace / Alex Seretis (CNU) def Roger Pamies / Sasha Rudy (AU) 6-4
Ivan Ceric / Sam Halvorsen (CNU) def Josh Buckland / Olaf Van der Stam (VWC) 6-2
 
Singles
Vincent Truong (CNU) def Satwik Kollepalli (AU) 6-2,6-1
Barrett Foster (CNU) def Julius Bert (AU) 6-3,4-6,10-7
Rainer Christiansen (CNU) def Rafael Jodas (AU) 6-0,7-6(0)
Lucas Fiandra (AU) def Nathan Russell (CNU) 6-2,2-6,10-7
Jamison Wallace (CNU) def Sasha Rudy (AU) 3-6,6-3,10-6
Roger Pamies (AU) def Ivan Ceric (CNU) 4-6,7-5,10-8
Alex Donnelly (AU) def Sam Halvorsen (CNU) 6-2,6-2
Alex Seretis (CNU) def Josh Buckland (VWC) 6-4,5-7,10-8
Matthew Onoff (CNU) def Olaf Van der Stam (VWC) 6-2,6-2

Day Two:
Doubles
Satwik Kollepalli / Alex Rudy (AU) def Dominick Suwak / Lucas Beasley (SU) 6-4
Lucas Fiandra / Rafael Jodas (AU) def Artem Babaiev / Neal Love (SU) 6-4
Siddarrth Rajagopalan / Max Arkans (SU) def Julius Bert / Alex Donnelly (AU) 6-2
Vincent Truong / Barrett Foster (CNU) def Dominick Suwak / Lucas Beasley (SU) 6-3
Gabe Smith / Rainer Christiansen (CNU) def Artem Babaiev / Neal Love (SU) 6-3
Sam Halvorsen / Nathan Russell (CNU) def Siddarrth Rajagopalan / Max Arkans (SU) 6-1
Alex Seretis / Jamison Wallace (CNU) def Olaf Van der Stam / Josh Buckland (VWU) 6-1

Singles
Dominick Suwak (SU) def Satwik Kollepalli (AU) 6-2, 6-0
Julius Bert (AU) def Artem Babaiev (SU) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
Lucas Beasley (SU) def Rafael Jodas (AU) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Lucas Fiandra (AU) def Josh Buckland (VWU) 6-4, 6-2
Alex Rudy (AU) def Neal Love (SU) 6-0, 6-0
Roger Petit (AU) def Olaf Van der Stam (VWU) 6-3, 6-3
Alex Donnelly (AU) def Max Arkans (SU) 6-2, 6-1
Dominick Suwak (SU) def Vincent Truong (CNU) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-4)
Rainer Christiansen (CNU) def Artem Babaiev (SU) 6-0, 6-2
Nathan Russell (CNU) def Lucas Beasley (SU) 6-0, 6-3
Alex Seretis (CNU) def Neal Love (SU) 7-5, 6-1
John Lee (CNU) def Max Arkans (SU) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (14-12)
Jamison Wallace (CNU) def Josh Buckland (VWU) 7-5, 6-3
Olaf Van der Stam (VWU) def Sam Halvorsen (CNU) 6-4, 6-2

Day Three:
Doubles
Rainer Christiansen / Jamison Wallace (CNU) def Lucas Beasley / Dominick Suwak (SU) 6-4
Alex Seretis / Gabe Smith (CNU) def Artem Babaiev / Neal Love (SU) 6-2
John Lee / Matthew Onoff (CNU) def Max Arkans / Siddarrth Rajagopalan (SU) 6-3

Singles
Dominick Suwak (SU) def Barrett Foster (CNU) 6-2, 6-2
Gabe Smith (CNU) def Artem Babaiev (SU) 6-3, 6-4
Ivan Ceric (CNU) def Lucas Beasley (SU) 6-1, 6-2
Matthew Onoff (CNU) def Neal Love (SU) 6-2, 6-1
Max Arkans (CNU) def John Lee (CNU) 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-6)
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Players Mentioned

Rainer Christiansen

Rainer Christiansen

6' 1"
Sophomore
Sam Halvorsen

Sam Halvorsen

5' 9"
Sophomore
Alex Seretis

Alex Seretis

5' 11"
Senior
Gabe Smith

Gabe Smith

5' 11"
Sophomore
Vincent Truong

Vincent Truong

5' 10"
Senior
John Lee

John Lee

5' 8"
Freshman
Nathan Russell

Nathan Russell

5' 9"
Freshman
Ivan Ceric

Ivan Ceric

6' 1"
Freshman
Barrett Foster

Barrett Foster

6' 2"
Senior
Jamison Wallace

Jamison Wallace

6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Rainer Christiansen

Rainer Christiansen

6' 1"
Sophomore
Sam Halvorsen

Sam Halvorsen

5' 9"
Sophomore
Alex Seretis

Alex Seretis

5' 11"
Senior
Gabe Smith

Gabe Smith

5' 11"
Sophomore
Vincent Truong

Vincent Truong

5' 10"
Senior
John Lee

John Lee

5' 8"
Freshman
Nathan Russell

Nathan Russell

5' 9"
Freshman
Ivan Ceric

Ivan Ceric

6' 1"
Freshman
Barrett Foster

Barrett Foster

6' 2"
Senior
Jamison Wallace

Jamison Wallace

6' 3"
Freshman