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3/12/2026 | 6:30 pm
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vs. Hampden-Sydney College
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Wabash College tennis team delivered a dominant performance in a Tuesday doubleheader, defeating Piedmont University 6-1 before completing a 7-0 sweep of Illinois Valley Community College in evening action during the Little Giants’ spring break trip.
Wabash took control of Piedmont (4-4) early by winning two of the three doubles matches. At No. 1 doubles, Murilo Guarniari and Edmon Neto defeated Leyton Dunn and Charles Parnell 6-2. The pairing of Augusto Ghidini and Matthew Haas secured the doubles point with a 7-5 win over Caleb McElveen and Horacio Rodriguez at the No. 2 position. Piedmont picked up its lone doubles victory at No. 3, where Mark Backeberg and Rohan Kavali defeated Blake Discher II and Eric Tien 6-0.
The Little Giants secured the match with five singles victories. Guarniari earned a 6-2, 6-4 win over Dunn at No. 1 singles in his first match in the top position of the lineup. At No. 3 singles, Neto outlasted Parnell 6-4, 7-5, while Eduardo Werneck topped Kavali at No. 4, 7-6, 6-2. Faustino Dimuro captured a three-set victory at No. 5 singles, defeating Rodriguez 6-1, 3-6, 10-8 in a match tiebreak. Samuel Soto Garcia rounded out the scoring with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over McElveen at No. 6 singles.
Wabash continued its commanding day in the evening contest, sweeping Illinois Valley Community College (0-3). The Little Giants began the match by claiming all three doubles courts led by the No. 1 tandem of Soto Garcia and Werneck, who defeated Tyson Phillips and Fabricio Barron 6-2. Dimuro and Tien posted a 6-0 victory over Colin Krug and Alan Sifuentes at No. 2 doubles, while Discher II and freshman Will McArdle matched that score with a 6-0 win against Cory Armstrong and Brodie Moss at No. 3. The match marked McArdle’s first collegiate appearance in doubles competition.
Wabash continued its strong play in singles by winning all six matches. Werneck earned a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Phillips at No. 1 singles, marking his first singles appearance in the top position. At No. 2 singles, Dimuro edged Sebastian Cabrera 6-1, 7-6, maintaining his unbeaten record for the 2026 season. Haas posted a 6-0, 6-3 win over Sifuentes at No. 3 singles, while Discher II defeated John Crane 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4 singles. Tien defeated Michael Milota 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 singles. At No. 6 singles, McArdle closed out the match with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Jakob Stumm as the freshman’s first two collegiate matches at the position have resulted in sweeps.
Wabash concludes its spring break trip in Orlando on Thursday with a 6:30 p.m. match against Hampden-Sydney.