Results

CAYCE, S.C. (Sept. 10) – Senior Guilherme Zotin de Oliveira and freshman Kristoffer Dalbak earned the doubles title in Flight A at the 2023 Conference Carolinas Roundup held at the Cayce Tennis Center in South Carolina.

de Oliveira and Dalbak were the top seed in the Flight A doubles and registered four victories over the three-day event, as the University of Mount Olive men's tennis program claimed the doubles title. The duo claimed a pair of wins on Friday before advancing to the finals with a 7-6 (7-5) victory in the semifinals. On Sunday, the tandem captured the title with a 6-4 win over the second-seeded doubles team of Xaveam Van Wijk and Andres Golindano of Belmont Abbey.

Additionally, sophomore Bram Poel and freshman Hampus Hagglund reached the semifinals in Flight A doubles after entering the tournament as the fourth seed. Following a withdraw in the opening round, the duo posted a 6-3 win in the quarterfinals before falling to the Belmont Abbey doubles side in the semifinals.

In singles, Dalbak advanced to the quarterfinals in Flight A behind a pair of victories on Friday before suffering a 6-2, 2-6, (16-18) loss to John Falke of Belmont Abbey. In the B Flight, Hagglund advanced to the quarterfinals after two straight-set wins on the opening day. He was eliminated the following day by Stanley Waters of Converse by a 6-0, 6-2 margin. Additionally in B Flight, senior Adam Ibrahim produced two wins over opponents in the Conference Carolinas before falling in the quarterfinals to Marton Cardestig of N.C. Wesleyan by a score of 4-6, 6-3, (10-12).

The Trojans are idle for two weeks before returning to tournament play at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regionals on Sept. 22-25 in Sumter, South Carolina.