Jordan-Whitter’s Hampton Claim Wins
Head coach Jovan Jordan-Whitter led Hampton University’s men’s tennis team to an impressive showing at the River City Open in Richmond, Virginia.
Hampton won all three of their doubles matches on the opening day before winning all seven of their singles matches.
Rafael Padilha and Ibrahim Carrington beat Navy’s Tommy Spencer and Charlie Buckingham 6-3.
Kohei Konishi and Kevin Jorquera defeated Zach Quattro and Graydon Garcia 6-2, while Benedict Badza and Aryan Arora beat Navy’s Eric Gu and Steve Smith 6-3.
Padilha defeated Spencer 6-7, 6-3, 10-6 in singles.
Jorquera beat Quattro 6-1, 6-2, while Carrington defeated Gu 6-3, 6-1.
Badza beat Smith 6-2, 6-4, and Arora defeated College of Charleston’s Matija Ruhotina 6-3, 6-2.
Konishi beat William & Mary’s Oliver Cohen 3-6, 7-5, 11-9.
Hampton will next compete at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships.
