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ODU Doubles Teams Perfect On Day One

Sept. 26, 2008

Complete Results

 

Norfolk, Va.Day one of the Hampton Roads Open Tournament saw the host Monarchs of Old Dominion University finish a perfect 6-0 in doubles play with five doubles teams advancing to the semifinals.

 

In the men’s A doubles quarterfinals bracket the ODU duo of Matt Fawcett and Krzysztof Muzalewski defeated Hofstra’s Tytus Stempniewicz and Stian Tzedt 8-4, while Yakov Diskin and Alex Funkhouser downed the doubles team of Simon Janik and Michael Langel of Kennesaw State 8-2.

 

On the women’s side all three Lady Monarch doubles teams advanced to the semifinal round with three fairly easy victories over tandems from Richmond, Hofstra and Morgan State.

 

The tournament resumes tomorrow with singles play at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.

 

Men’s A Doubles

QF           Matt Fawcett / Krzysztof Muzalewski (ODU) def. Tytus Stempniewicz / Stian Tzedt (Hofstra)             8-4

QF           Yakov Diskin / Alex Funkhouser (ODU) def. Simon Janik / Michael Langel (KSU)                  8-2

 

Men’s B Doubles

16            Dan Couzens / Ben Marks (ODU) def. Nenad Radakovic / Matt Wacks (Hofstra)                                   8-4

 

Women’s A Doubles

QF           Joanna Dobrowolska / Margarita Spicin (ODU) def. Erin Clark / Xenia Schneider (Richmond)              8-2

QF           Nadine Fahoum / Charleen Haarhoff (ODU) def. Lauren Clifton / Zoe Taylor (Hofstra)                          8-1

 

Women’s B Doubles

QF           Marija Citic / Irina Dementyeva (ODU) def. Walaa Elsir / Alexis McCoy (Morgan State)                       8-2