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Kyle Manthe/Assistant Director Athletic Communications

Day two battles close out Washburn Invite for men's tennis

9/13/2025 9:33:00 PM

TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn men's tennis wrapped up the Washburn Invite with one draw winner on Saturday in the fall home opener. The Ichabods will compete next in two weeks for the ITA Central Region Championship back at Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka.  

In doubles play Graham Faris and Yoshinobu Nakatsuji won an 8-5 match to open the day. Benjamin Fock and Zino Nahirniak fell just short, losing 8-7(4), while Moritz Pieper and Mason Fair dopped a 8-5 encounter.  

In the main draw for singles Benjamin Fock came from behind to win in three sets to win the red draw tournament. In the finals for the orange draw Graham Faris fell in two sets.  

The remaining Ichabods competed in consolation brackets and extra matches added to the tournament.  

Doubles competition:  

Main Draw  

Rabinad, Kenneth/Dinneen, Sam (PCC) def. Nahirniak, Zino/Fock, Benjamin (WU) 8-7(4) 

Faris, Graham/Nakatsuji, Yoshinobu (WU) def. Scheck, Henry/Leschig, William (CMU) 8-5 

Kawanda, Kenta/Tshivhase, Thiofhi (PCC) def. Pieper, Moritz/Fair, Mason (WU) 8-5 

Consolation and Extra Matches 

Parson, Pavlos/Miyagawa, Yuto (WU) def. Yakubu, Abubakari/Miessen, Eytan (SCC) 8-4 

Guillou, Killian/Dickason, Oliver (RU) def. Cecchetti, Tommy/Leipner, Petr (WU) 8-7(8)  

Singles competition 

Red Draw 

Fock, Benjamin (WU) def. Henriques, Bernardo (NWMSU) 3-6, 7-6(5), 10-5 

Orange Draw 

Foltz, Gage (NWMSU) def. Faris, Graham (WU) 6-3, 6-4 

Consolation and Extra Matches 

Payan, Romain (CMU) def. Leipner, Petr (WU) 6-1, 6-0 

Hultman, Emil (CMU) def. Nakatsuji, Yoshinobu (WU) 4-6, 7-6(5), 15-13 

Pieper, Moritz (WU) def. Dickason, Oliver (RU) 6-3, 7-6(3) 

Nahirniak, Zino (WU) def. Subra, Jules (NWMSU) 6(5)-7, 6-4, 11-9 

Chiriatti, Niccolo (NWMSU) def. Fair, Mason (WU) 6-4, 0-6, 10-8 

Miyagawa, Yuto (WU) def. Scheck, Henry (CMU) 6-4, 6-1 

Parson, Pavlos (WU) def. Nelson, Tiaan (PCC) 5-4(4), 4-1 

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