TUSCON, Ariz. (September 15, 2024) - The NAU Men's tennis team started the fall schedule in Tucson, Arizona at the Wildcat Invitational this past weekend. All seven players on the roster competed for the Lumberjacks.

The tournament featured players from Arizona, New Mexico State, New Mexico, UNLV, and San Diego State. Through the three-day tournament, NAU had three wins in doubles and 11 wins in singles.

Sophomore Kai Mills highlighted the success for the Lumberjacks, reaching the finals of his singles draw to clinch the round robin tournament. The pairing of Mills and freshman Daniel Tens also captured two out of three matches in doubles.
 
Ivan Perisic and Noa Tcherniack also saw success in singles, each going 2-1 in their matches. Takumi Katsuda and Vincent Vohl took a doubles victory over Vitality Horovoy and Joel Gibson (UNLV) on Day 3, 6-4. The doubles team of Jakub Volesky and Ivan Perisic also picked up a win on the final day, defeating Matias Rojas and Ricardo Mercado (NMSU), 6-2.
 
NAU now sets its sights on the ITA Bedford Cup in Colorado Spring, Colo., beginning Sep. 26.

Results:

DAY 1
Oskar Jansson (ARIZ) def. Takumi Katsuda (NAU) 6-1, 6-1
Jakub Pracher (UNM) def. Noa Tcherniack (NAU) 6-4 6-3
Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV) def. Jakub Volesky (NAU) 4-6 6-3 6-4
Jan Skerbatis (UNM) def. Daniels Tens (NAU) 6-4 7-5
Kai Mills (NAU) def. Ricardo Mercado (NMSU) 0-6 6-2 7-5
Denis Maijorov (SDSU) def. Vincent Vohl (NAU) 6-0 6-0
Ivan Perisic (NAU) def. William Kleege (SDSU) 4-6 6-2 7-6

Michael Kouame and Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV) def. Takumi Katsuda and Vincent Vohl (NAU) 6-3
Brock Anderson and William Kleege (SDSU) def. Jakub Volesky and Ivan Perisic (NAU) 7-6 [8-] 

DAY 2
Kai Mills (NAU) def. William Kleege (SDSU) 6-3 7-6 (7-4)
Tobias Wallin (NMSU) def. Takumi Katsuda (NAU) (10-point Tiebreaker was used)
Noa Tcherniack (NAU) def. Laurendi Fischer (NMSU) 6-2 
Lance Urlaub (NMSU) def. Jakub Volesky (NAU) 7-6 6-2
Vincent Vohl (NAU) def. Patrick Lohmann (NMSU) 6-2 6-4
Matias Rojas (NMSU) def. Ivan Perisic (NAU) 7-5 7-6

Laurendi Fischer and Patrick Lohmann (NMSU) def. Jakub Volesky and Ivan Perisic (NAU) 6-3
Tobias Wallin and Roko Stipetic (NMSU) def. Takumi Katsuda and Vincent Vohl (NAU) 6-3
Daniels Tens and Kai Mills (NAU) def. Alberto Perez and Denis Maijorov (UNM/SDSU) 6-3

DAY 3
Alberto Perez (UNM) def. Jakub Volesky (NAU) 6-4 7-5
Joel Gibson (UNLV) def. Vincent Vohl (NAU) 6-1 7-5
Noa Tcherniack (NAU) def. Tobias Wallin (NMSU) 7-6 4-6 10-8
Takumi Katsuda (NAU) def. Laurendi Fischer (NMSU) 6-4 6-1
Daniels Tens (NAU) def. Patrick Lohmann (NMSU) 6-4 4-6 11-9
Ivan Perisic (NAU) def. Ricardo Mercado (NMSU) 6-1 6-0
Kai Mills (NAU) def. Roberto Hernandez (UNLV) 6-2 6-3

Takumi Katsuda and Vincent Vohl (NAU) def. Vitality Horovoy and Joel Gibson (UNLV) 6-4
Brock Anderson and Denis Maijorov (SDSU) def. Daniels Tens and Kai Mills (NAU) 6-4
Jakub Volesky and Ivan Perisic (NAU) def. Matias Rojas and Ricardo Mercado (NMSU) 6-2