Stevenson University men’s tennis opened its fall season at the Goucher Invitational on September 19, 2026, in Towson, Maryland. Christian Coulson, King Nacua, Nick Valis, Lucas Khelawan and Vincent Merendino recorded singles victories for the Mustangs.
Doubles Results
Nick Valis and Colin Sepos defeated Penn State Harrisburg’s Lines and Caviness, 6-4, in doubles before losing 6-2 to Kanithi and Rajarajon. Brandon Nguyen and King Nacua dropped matches to Gettysburg’s Burges and Kutlu, 6-4, and Goucher’s King and Cortez, 6-1.
Christian Coulson and Nate Kelly also lost both of their doubles matches, falling 6-3 to Gettysburg’s O’Connor and Mustafa and 6-1 to Penn State Harrisburg’s Ortiz and Herb.
Singles Highlights
Coulson earned two singles wins, defeating Nacua 8-6 in an all-Stevenson match and securing a victory by default walkover. Nacua responded with an 8-6 win over Goucher’s Lucena. Valis defeated Frostburg’s Patnam 8-5 before falling 6-2 to Penn State Harrisburg’s Herb.
Khelawan topped Penn State Harrisburg’s Wolfgang 8-5 but later lost 8-3 to Frostburg’s Hintermeister. Merendino claimed an 8-5 victory over Frostburg’s Miller and narrowly lost 8-6 to Penn State Harrisburg’s Caviness. Evan DeVincent was defeated by Herb 8-3 and Putnam 8-5, while Joe Lang lost to Caviness 8-6 and Wolfgang 8-7 (4).
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Stevenson University men’s tennis opened its fall season with singles victories from Coulson, Nacua, Valis, Khelawan and Merendino. Valis and Sepos also secured a doubles win during the competition held in Towson.
Source: Original report
