Tiger tennis team opens season at No. 8-ranked Washburn University
The Cowley College men’s tennis team opened the 2026 spring tennis season by competing at NCAA Division II Washburn University on Sunday in Topeka, KS. The Tigers found wins hard to come by against the No. 8-ranked Ichabods, but did some good things in the 9-0 loss.
Cowley sophomore Dan Hosono won the opening set at No. 2 singles before losing in three sets. The Tigers' No. 2 doubles team of Luca Laurindo and Gustavo Tedesco dos Santos also battled hard before losing 7-6.
"On paper, Washburn was a lot better than us, but we had many close matches," Cowley head coach Marcel Miasato said.
The Tiger tennis team will have a chance to showcase its squad in front of their home fans when they host Midwestern State University (TX) on Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Ark City High School tennis courts.
"I am excited to see how we play at home," Miasato said.
Results:
DOUBLES
*No. 1 – Haruki Okude/Dan Hosono (CC) lost to Kilian Martinez/Tommy Cecchetti (WU) 2-6.
*No. 2 – Luca Laurindo/Gustavo Tedesco dos Santos (CC) lost to Benjamin Fock/Riccardo Ercolani (WU) 6-7.
*No. 3 – Wojciech Biela/Guilherme Coelho (CC) lost to Yuto Miyagawa/Yoshinobu Nakatsuji (WU) 3-6.
SINGLES
*No. 1 – Okude (CC) lost to Pavlos Parson (WU) 4-6, 0-6.
*No. 2 – Hosono (CC) lost to Martinez (WU) 6-3, 3-6, 9-11.
*No. 3 – Roger Valdes (CC) lost to Miyagawa (WU) 2-6, 2-6.
*No. 4 – Tedesco dos Santos (CC) lost to Fock (WU) 2-6, 5-7.
*No. 5 – Laurindo (CC) lost to Zino Nahirniak (WU) 2-6, 1-6.
*No. 6 – Biela (CC) lost to Peter Leipner (WU) 6-7, 6-7.