Menlo Invitational Results

ATHERTON, Calif. -- Taking their own Cartan and Wunderlich Tennis Courts for one final time this fall season, Menlo Men's Tennis collected plenty of wins across a variety of matchups with American River during the Menlo Invitational on Saturday.

Oaks Handle Business With 13 Singles Victories In Straight Sets
There were a trio of Oaks who logged multiple wins in singles play including freshman Johannes Mayrhofer, sophomore Rodrigo Valdivieso, and junior Caio Pisciotta. Mayrhofer topped both Jesus Galvan (6-2, 6-3) and Luis Angel Plascencia (6-1, 6-4) while Valdivieso yielded just four games in his two matches with Owynn Oltmanns (6-2, 6-1) and Myles Newton (6-1, 6-0). Pisciotta claimed a first-set tiebreaker over Plascencia and never looked back, prevailing 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 then 6-1, 6-2 against Robert "RJ" Shields.

The lone Oak to put up a pair of 6-0 scores was junior Nima Trips in his matchup with Tijme Brunner while sophomore George Burgin and senior Lachlan Ming both allowed just one game in their respective 6-0, 6-1 contests versus Olymanns and Chris Naing. Freshman Nathan Defromont also locked in against Rudy Golen, securing the 6-2, 6-2 victory.

In two exciting matchups that went the distance, sophomore David Espinosa Navarro rallied late against AJ Zwetsloot for the 1-6, 6-3, 10-5 win while junior Tijl Forger also bettered Zwetsloot in three sets, exchanging tie-breakers before matching his teammates' third-set score 6-7, 7-6, 10-5.

Numerous Menlo Sweeps Highlight Doubles Play
In doubles action, three Oaks pairings dominated the opposition to the tune of 8-0 final results. Sophomores Jarl Ildor and David Espinosa Navarro put away Galvan and Oltmanns, Ming and senior Louis Boisdenghien dispatched Luis Alberto Sánchez Astudillo and Naing, and the tandem of Valdivieso and Trips also blanked Plascencia and Shields as Menlo competed with confidence.

Both composing doubles teams for the first time this season, Forger and freshman Iwan Attye as well as freshman Raphaël Moysan and Mayrhofer joined in bettering their respective opponents, Michael Ginzburg and Zwetsloot as well as Brunner and Golen, by the same 8-2 scores.

Up Next
The 2026-27 fall season concludes with the completion of this tournament. Check www.MenloAthletics.com for spring schedule updates.