Men's Tennis Takes On Day 1 of ITA
October 2, 2025
FREDERICKSBURG, VA.- Two Gophers from the Men's Tennis team traveled to the ITA at Mary Washington to begin their first day of competition. Facing Carnegie Melon in the men's open singles, Benedikt Rummel dropped a tight match. He fought through scores of 1-6, 6-3, and fell short in a tense 12-10 tiebreaker. Meanwhile, Gabe Naftoly also played singles today. After a slow start with a 1-6 first set, Naftoly responded strongly by taking the second set 6-1 and clinching the tie breaker 13-11.
Both athletes return to action tomorrow at the ITAs, where they aim to compete in singles and doubles matches.