Bison Men’s Tennis continued their competitive momentum with another winning weekend at the River City Open in Richmond, Va. Four Bison were sent on Friday, Oct. 4 to compete.
“The fall has gone well so far, and it has been great for a lot of players to get a lot of matches so far this fall,” Head Coach Jason Cohen said. “Nelson had a great weekend, and he has been able to play all three tournaments and get a good rhythm going.”
The Orange and Blue came out on top Friday, winning three out of four singles matches. Liam Kilmer ’27 defeated James Madison University in three sets, with Kilmer taking the second set 7-5 and dominating the third 10-1. Will Robinson ’27 also went to three sets, 6-3, 7-9 and 10-3. Nelson Alapi ’28 also took to a singles win against Georgetown. Like Robinson, Alapi took the first set (6-4), lost the second and took back the match by going 10-5 in the third. Oumar Diallo ’28 took the first set in his singles match but fell in the last two. The four Bison also played two double matches Friday, losing both to opponents James Madison and Georgetown.
On Saturday, the Orange and Blue continued their success in the singles by going 3-0 again. Kilmer, Robinson and Alapi all took straight-set wins. Kilmer dominated his opponent 6-3, 6-4. Alapi took on William & Mary, winning 7-5, 6-4. Robinson won his singles match 6-1, 7-6 and played in doubles matches on Saturday with Alapi and Kilmer. Robinson and Kilmer dominated in their doubles match against Navy, 7-5.
The Bison wrapped up their weekend on Sunday, Oct. 6. Alapi finished the weekend with a perfect 3-0 singles record. After his two wins on the previous days, Alapi took on Richmond to three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 10-1. This win helped the Bison team finish 7-3 in singles for the weekend and 43-6 for the season.
The Bison will continue their season Oct. 17-20 in Philadelphia at ITA regionals. “We have Amar, Adam Oscar and Brendan participating, and we are excited to face the top teams in our region,” Coach Cohen shares. “Those guys haven’t competed in a few weeks, so we’ll have to get them back into match mode in these next few weeks to get ready to go!”
