ROME, GA — Theo Billson (Lindfield, England/BHASVIC) & Luke Blumentritt (Granger, Ind./Indiana Connections Academy) continued their matches in the consolation bracket of the ITA National Cup in Rome, Georgia.

In his single match, Billson faced off against Sibi Raja of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The first set was back & forth, needing a tiebreaker to determine the winner. Billson took the tiebreaker 7-5 for the 7-6(5) win heading into the second set. Billson took the momentum of the tiebreaker win, cruising to the second set with a 6-0 win. 

For the doubles consolation matches, Billson & Blumentritt took their consolation match in the tiebreaker set on Friday evening. The Warhawk pair faced off against Nikola Galov & Connor Chung from Swarthmore College. 

After a first set victory (6-2), the Warhawks played a marathon of the second set. In the close battle, the Swartmore pair won the tiebreaker 12-14 to take the second set. Billson & Blumentritt came through in the tiebreaker to win the match 10-5. 

Billson & Blumentritt will return to action with the rest of the Warhawk team on January 23rd, 2027 against Milwaukee School of Engineering in Lake Geneva.