SACRAMENTO, CA – Menlo Men's and Women's Tennis enjoyed victories up and down its new roster during the two squads' first showcase in the Jessup Warriors Invitational at the American River College Tennis Courts on Friday and Saturday.

In action in both doubles and singles throughout the two-day tournament, the Oaks contested pairings with host Jessup as well as Fresno City College and American River College.

"The purpose of this tournament was for the coaching staff to get a chance to watch all of our players compete and, with a lot of new additions on both teams, we were excited to see them in a competitive scenario," said Director of Tennis Ben Cabell. "Everyone who competed picked up at least one win and, after the weekend, we're most happy that both teams have a lot of depth."

Men Make Moves
First successes at the collegiate level were delivered by freshman Tijil Forger, freshman Nima Trips, freshman Jarl Ildor, graduate student Galien Del Vecchio, freshman David Espinosa Navarro, freshman Rodrigo Valdivieso, freshman Joao Pedro Werner Ferreira, and sophomore Lachlan Ming. On Saturday, Forger picked up a victory against Jessup in two closely-contested sets.

Additionally, senior Duarte Brito, senior Asger Emil Ildor, junior Robin McAlpine, sophomore Yuto Morita, graduate student Ian Ramiro Perez, junior Henry Riccioni-Brown, and graduate student Erkin Tootoonchi Moghaddam all competed for the first time this fall season.

Women Start Strong
There were inaugural collegiate victories on the women's side as well with freshmen Bianca Tatu and Gloria Jovic both triumphing for the first time. Jovic highlighted Friday with a strong three-set win over a tough Jessup opponent.

Alongside their teammates, 2025-26 debuts were made by senior Yousra Hidass, freshman Tumi Kgosiemang, junior Nia Macay, junior Polya Nikolova, sophomore Ombeline Robilliart, and junior Carlotta Stern.

Menlo will finish out the month of September with ITA West Regionals hosted by Biola in La Mirada this Thursday through Saturday (Sept. 25-27).