Jan. 17, 2010
NORFOLK, Va. -- The ODU men's tennis team (3-0) completed a weekend sweep of their opponents when they took care of Villanova, 6-1, before also defeating Norfolk State, 7-0. ODU had dropped George Washington on Saturday, 6-1, to open the 2010 spring season.
The season-opening weekend was marked by ODU taking all three doubles points, led by Tobias Fanselow and Benjamin Chomette at No. 1 doubles. Fanselow and Chomette defeated John Drosick and David Shaheen, 8-4, in the morning tilt against Villanova and then dropped Arsenio Culver and Ben Marks, 8-1, against Norfolk State.
Both Monarchs also won their singles matches, as Fanselow defeated senior Alex Leeser (Nova), 6-4, 6-0 and Culver (NSU), 6-2, 7-5, at number one singles. Chomette stepped into the number two singles and defeated Shaheen (Nova), 6-1, 6-3 and Marks (NSU) 6-4, 6-2.
Yakov Diskin and Albert Ochagavia also had a pair of singles victories for the Monarchs on Sunday, while Diskin paired with Kryzstof Muzalewski for two doubles wins as well.
ODU will return to the court next weekend as they host the first Monarch Roundup of the season, with matches against East Carolina on Friday, January 22 at 1:00 p.m. and then Liberty at 9:00 a.m. and Morgan State at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 24.
Final Results:
OLD DOMINION vs. VILLANOVA
Doubles:
1. Fanselow/Chomette(ODU) def.Drosick/Shaheen (NOVA) 8-4
2. Diskin/Muzalewski (ODU) def. Taylor/hanno (NOVA) 8-4
3. Ochagavia/Rodriguez (ODU) def. Alenick/Willy (NOVA) 8-5
Singles:
1. Fanselow (ODU) def. Leeser (NOVA) 6-4, 6-0
2. Chomette (ODU) def. Shaheen (NOVA) 6-1, 6-3
3. Diskin (ODU) def. Taylor (NOVA) 6-2, 6-3
4. Muzalewski (ODU) def. Alenik (NOVA) 6-2, 6-2
5. Ochagavia (ODU) def. Hanno (NOVA) 6-3, 6-0
6. Willy (NOVA) def. Rodriguez (ODU) 6-4, 6-2
FINAL SCORE ODU 6 NOVA 1
OLD DOMINION VS. NORFOLK STATE
Doubles:
1. Fanselow/Chomette (ODU) def. Culver/Marks (NSU) 8-1
2. Muzalewski/Diskin (ODU) def. Ruff/Sessom (NSU) 8-2
3. Rodriguez/Ochagavia (ODU) def. NSU (Did Not Play)
Singles:
1. Fanselow (ODU) def. Culver(NSU) 6-2,7-5
2. Chomette (ODU) def. Marks (NSU) 6-4,6-2
3. Diskin (ODU) def. Sessom (NSU) 6-2,6-2
4. Ochagavia (ODU) def. Ruff (NSU) 6-1,7-5
5. Rodriguez (ODU) def. McDowell (NSU) 6-0,6-0
6. ODU def. NSU (Default)
FINAL SCORE ODU 7 NSU 0