WILSON – The University of Mount Olive men's tennis team turned in a competitive performance at the Barton Invite, hosted by Barton College in Wilson, N.C., highlighted by Mats Oostenrijk capturing the Flight F singles championship and a runner-up finish from the doubles pairing of Kether Gonzalez and Oostenrijk.

Oostenrijk led the way for the Trojans in singles competition, earning three consecutive victories to claim the Flight F title. He opened the tournament with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 quarterfinal win over Barton's Houston Hooker before posting another 6-0, 6-0 shutout against Barton's Chapman Kinlaw in the semifinals. Oostenrijk secured the championship with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Chowan's Santiago Bradra.

Gonzalez and Oostenrijk also teamed up for a strong showing in Flight C doubles, advancing to the championship match. After receiving a bye in the quarterfinals, the duo earned a 7-6 (7-4) semifinal victory over Lees-McRae's Joshua Wiesekopsieker and Finn Doherty. The Trojans finished as runners-up following a 7-5 loss to Lenoir-Rhyne's Eloy Probst and Tommaso Monforte in the final.

Snyder Pearson added a singles runner-up finish in Flight D after reaching the championship match with a pair of convincing victories. Pearson opened with a 6-2, 6-1 quarterfinal win over Lenoir-Rhyne's Connor Donley before recording a 6-0, 7-5 semifinal victory over Lees-McRae's Hud Hoskins. In the final, Pearson narrowly fell to Tommaso Monforte, 6-2, 2-6, 11-9.

Ivan Montoya Garcia and Oliver Kania both advanced deep into the Flight C singles draw. Montoya Garcia opened with a 6-2, 6-2 quarterfinal victory over Barton's Fredrik Foss before advancing past teammate Kania in the semifinals by injury default. Montoya Garcia ultimately finished as runner-up after falling to Lees-McRae's Joshua Wiesekopsieker, 6-4, 4-6, 10-3.

Kania reached the semifinals with a 7-5, 5-7, 10-8 quarterfinal victory over Barton's William Drake before his match against Montoya Garcia ended by injury default.

David Trautmann also advanced to the Flight C semifinals, opening with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) quarterfinal victory over Barton's Francesco Padilla. Trautmann's run ended with a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Wiesekopsieker.

In doubles competition, Pearson and Rasmus Grindheim reached the Flight A semifinals after defeating Lenoir-Rhyne's Zeno Godi and Freddie Sharp, 6-4, in the quarterfinals. The duo fell to Lenoir-Rhyne's Hudson Spencer and Paul David Meyer, 6-1, in the semifinals.

Montoya Garcia and Lasse Wolfshorndl advanced to the Flight B semifinals with a 6-4 quarterfinal victory over Barton's Chapman Kinlaw and Tanish Jayanth VC. The pair's run ended with a 6-4 loss to Lees-McRae's Isaac Yang Lay and Adriaan Englebrecht.

Trautmann and Kania also reached the Flight C doubles semifinals after posting a dominant 6-0 quarterfinal win over Barton's Houston Hooker and Coen Cannon. The duo fell to Lenoir-Rhyne's Eloy Probst and Tommaso Monforte, 6-0, in the semifinals.

In additional singles action, Kether Gonzalez fell in the Flight A quarterfinals to Lenoir-Rhyne's Zeno Godi, 2-6, 6-4, 10-3, while Grindheim's quarterfinal match against Lenoir-Rhyne's Samuli Sivinov ended in retirement due to injury at 4-3.

Lasse Wolfshorndl fell in the Flight E quarterfinals to Chowan's Terumasa Inoue, 5-7, 6-2, 10-5.