COLUMBUS – Columbus State men's tennis continued the 2024-25 campaign with a road dual at Converse (S.C.) in Spartanburg, S.C.

The Cougars (2-0) swept the Valkyries (1-2) with a 7-0 match, taking all three doubles matches and each of the singles matches. Transfer Yike Liu made his CSU debut, securing a win at No. 6 singles.

Singles

1. Samer Al Tori (CSU) def. Takuma Furumaki (CU) 6-4, 6-0
2. Camilo Cano (CSU) def. Manuel Roncero (CU) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
3. Benedek Szombathelyi (CSU) def. Marty Letessier (CU) 6-3, 7-6
4. Andrea Sandrone (CSU) def. Lucas Walker (CU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Elias Peter (CSU) def. Leopold Morel (CU) 7-5, 6-1
6. Yike Liu (CSU) def. Stanley Waters (CU) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles

1. A. Sandrone/E. Peter (CSU) def. L. Morel/M. Letessier (CU) 6-1
2. B. Szombathelyi/D. Hammond (CSU) def. T. Furumaki/S. Waters (CU) 6-2
3. C. Cano/S. Al Tori (CSU) def. B. Hyde-Smith/M. Roncero (CU) 6-0

Next Up

• CSU welcomes Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) to the John W. Walden Tennis Center on Friday for a 1 p.m. ET match.