ROME, Ga. (November 1, 2026) – The University of North Alabama men's tennis team completed competition at the UTR Tennisfest on Sunday, earning 16 wins between singles and doubles.
This event, hosted by Rome Tennis Center, featured pool play that led to flight semifinals.
Junior Satoru Nakajima and freshman Adrian Climent Cardona each had five wins to lead the Lions. They both had four wins in singles and one doubles win.
Junior Jip Langerhuizen added three wins, as well as freshman Jack White. Senior Whit Davis added two singles wins.
North Alabama combined for 16 wins, 14 coming from singles.
PLAYERS
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Nakajima went 3-0 in his singles group to advance to the semifinals of flight A, losing 3-6, 2-6, but won the consolation round to earn third place. He played one round of doubles, winning with his partner Langerhuizen, 6-4.
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Climent Cardona also went 3-0 in his singles group to advance to the semifinals of flight B, winning 6-4, 6-1. He lost in the final round to earn second place. He played one round of doubles, winning 6-3 with his partner White.
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Langerhuizen went 2-1 in his group and headed into consolation matches, earning fourth place in flight A. He won his one round of doubles, 6-4, with his partner Nakajima.
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White went 0-3 in group play, but found two wins in consolation matches to earn fourth place of flight C. He won his doubles match, 6-3, with partner Climent Cardona.
UP NEXT
Next week, senior Alberto Altur will head to Rome, Ga. from Nov. 5-8 for the ITA Masters Championship following his ASUN Individual Championship win. Four singles players will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (semifinalists).
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