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No. 12 HU Delivers Statement Victory at No. 16 Oakland City
Posted: Mar 19, 2026

No. 12 HU Delivers Statement Victory at No. 16 Oakland City

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Julian Tantera / Javier Lopez Real def. Nelson Ramos / Jose Andres Perez Perez 6-0
  • Pablo Lopez Real / Martin Capdevilla def. Alejo Chlpac / Juanes Pinto 6-4
  • Juan Carrasco / Mateo Batista def. Louki Nivarlet / Agustin Siufi 7-5
Singles
  • Julian Tantera def. Jose Andres Perez Perez 6-1, 6-3
  • Alejo Chlpac def. Martin Capdevilla 4-6, 6-4, 1-1
  • Samarbir Sidhu def. Santiago Sarudiansky 6-4, 3-5
  • Mateo Batista def. Juanes Pinto 6-0, 6-1
  • Louki Nivarlet def. Javier Lopez Real 6-4, 6-1
  • Juan Carrasco def. Luis Cordoba 6-4, 6-3

OAKLAND CITY, Ind. - The No. 12 Huntington men's tennis team delivered a statement road victory Thursday afternoon, defeating No. 16 Oakland City University 4–1 in a nonconference matchup at the OCU Tennis Courts. It marks HU's third win over a Top-25 opponent.

Huntington secured the crucial doubles point and followed with a strong, balanced singles performance to claim the overall team win once Coach Poncio's crew clinched its fourth point. The final point came on court six where Juan Carrasco topped Luis Codoba in straight sets.

With the win, Huntington improves to 9–3 on the season, earning a signature result that will serve as momentum heading into conference play. Huntington begins Crossroads League action on Saturday against Indiana Wesleyan University with the match set to start at 11:00 a.m. 

SINGLES RECAP 
1. Julian Tantera (HU) def. Jose Andres Perez-Perez (OCU) 6-1, 6-3 
2. Martin Capdevilla (HU) vs. Alejo Chlpac (OCU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-1 DNF 
3. Santiago Sarudiansky (HU) vs. Samarbir Sidhu (OCU) 4-6, 5-3 DNF 
4. Mateo Batista (HU) def. Juanes Pinto (OCU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Louki Nivarlet (OCU) def. Javier Lopez Real (HU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Juan Carrasco (HU) def. Louki Nivarlet (OCU) 6-4, 6-3 

DOUBLES RECAP 
1. Tantera/Javier Lopez Real (HU) def. Nelson Ramos/Perez-Perez (OCU) 6-0
2. Pablo Lopez Real/Capdevilla (HU) def. Chlpac/Pinto (OCU) 6-4
3. Carrasco/Batista (HU) vs. Nivarlet/Agustin Siufi (OCU) 6-5 DNF  

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 181 NAIA All-America honors and 631 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. Huntington has a top quartile ranking in the 2026 U.S. News Best Regional Universities Midwest Rankings.