On Friday, October 23rd JCU Gladitor’s were finally able to participate in the first in-person intramural event of the semester. Five individuals; Niccolo Volpe, Fausto Perez, Francesco Felici, alumno Abdul Aboushwesha and staff member Alessandro Fucile, competed tirelessly against one another in a 1 vs. 1 Tennis Tournament at Emila De Vialar.

Beginning with two qualifying groups, the five challenged one another towards victory. The competitors were evenly matched, but Abdul was able to pull out a win over Francesco for 3rd place, leaving Alessandro and Niccolo rivals for the 1st place medal. Ultimately, Niccolo was defeated and Alessandro took home the Gold & obvious bragging rights.

“It was nice to be back on court, we hope to have more tournaments in the future and especially outside.” said Alessandro. Due to the new Covid-19 policy, JCU Athletics has to reinvent the activities to insure safety with our students. “We were so happy to be able to offer this tournament and have a sense of normalcy. We are doing everything we can to come up with new, safe and exciting events for this semester” said Athletic Coordinator Alessandro Sabelli.

If you are interested in more Gladiator’s events check out the Intramural Page to sign up for the upcoming virtual Chess, FIFA and Table Tennis Tournaments.