Wednesday, February 4
Davidson, N.C.
5:00 PM
Davidson College
4
vs
3
Lenoir-Rhyne
Wildcats Claim Season Opening Win Against Lenoir-Rhyne
2/5/2026 12:25:00 PM | Men's Tennis
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson opened the 2026 spring season with a 4-3 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne Wednesday evening from inside the Knobloch Tennis Center.
The Wildcats (1-0) picked up the narrow victory, beginning with a doubles team point courtesy of Charlie Ratliff and Davide Procacci in the No. 2 spot and Nikhil Mukherjee and Kai Villagomez in the No. 3 spot.
Davidson carried its momentum into singles play, winning three of the first four matches. Goyo Hidalgo opened singles with a tiebreak win in the No. 1 position. Villagomez claimed his first spring collegiate straight set win in the No. 3 spot.
Senior captain Sebastian Carpio Moran sealed the dual match win for the Wildcats fighting back to win a three-setter 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in the fourth position.
The victory marks the second consecutive spring season where the Wildcats took down Lenoir-Rhyne in their opening match.
Up Next
The 'Cats continue their spring campaign this upcoming Sunday, traveling to Blacksburg, Va. to face Virgina Tech in a dual match.
Davidson 4, Lenoir-Rhyne 3 | Knobloch Tennis Center
Doubles
#1 – Vitor Ferreira/Vadym Rogynskyi def. Sebastian Carpio Moran/Goyo Hidalgo – 4-3
#2 – Charlie Ratliff/Davide Procacci def. Paul Daniel Meyer/Spencer Hudson – 6-4
#3 – Nikhil Mukherjee/Kai Villagomez def. Samuil Sivinov/Elijah Blackshaw – 6-3
Singles
#1 – Goyo Hidalgo (DC) def. Vitor Ferreira (LR), 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
#2 – Paul Daniel Meyer (LR) def. Davide Procacci (DC), 1-6, 6-1, 3-6
#3 – Kai Villagomez (DC) def. Vadym Rogynskyi (LR), 6-2, 6-4
#4 – Sebastian Carpio Moran def. Elijah Blackshaw (LR), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
#5 – Lucas Galy (LR) def. Nikhil Mukherjee (DC), 3-6, 6-3, 10-12
The Wildcats (1-0) picked up the narrow victory, beginning with a doubles team point courtesy of Charlie Ratliff and Davide Procacci in the No. 2 spot and Nikhil Mukherjee and Kai Villagomez in the No. 3 spot.
Davidson carried its momentum into singles play, winning three of the first four matches. Goyo Hidalgo opened singles with a tiebreak win in the No. 1 position. Villagomez claimed his first spring collegiate straight set win in the No. 3 spot.
Senior captain Sebastian Carpio Moran sealed the dual match win for the Wildcats fighting back to win a three-setter 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in the fourth position.
The victory marks the second consecutive spring season where the Wildcats took down Lenoir-Rhyne in their opening match.
Up Next
The 'Cats continue their spring campaign this upcoming Sunday, traveling to Blacksburg, Va. to face Virgina Tech in a dual match.
Davidson 4, Lenoir-Rhyne 3 | Knobloch Tennis Center
Doubles
#1 – Vitor Ferreira/Vadym Rogynskyi def. Sebastian Carpio Moran/Goyo Hidalgo – 4-3
#2 – Charlie Ratliff/Davide Procacci def. Paul Daniel Meyer/Spencer Hudson – 6-4
#3 – Nikhil Mukherjee/Kai Villagomez def. Samuil Sivinov/Elijah Blackshaw – 6-3
Singles
#1 – Goyo Hidalgo (DC) def. Vitor Ferreira (LR), 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
#2 – Paul Daniel Meyer (LR) def. Davide Procacci (DC), 1-6, 6-1, 3-6
#3 – Kai Villagomez (DC) def. Vadym Rogynskyi (LR), 6-2, 6-4
#4 – Sebastian Carpio Moran def. Elijah Blackshaw (LR), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
#5 – Lucas Galy (LR) def. Nikhil Mukherjee (DC), 3-6, 6-3, 10-12
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