Jan. 24, 2010
NORFOLK, Va. -- The Monarchs improved to 5-1 to start the season with a pair of victories on Sunday, winning 5-2 over Liberty and 7-0 against Morgan State.
Both Yakov Diskin and Krzystof Muzalewski earned a pair of singles victories as well as pairing together for the No. 2 doubles win in both matches. Though Liberty would take the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3, Diskin and Muzalewski defeated Liberty's No. 2 pair, Wirth/Steyn, by an 8-4 final.
Diskin also stepped into No. 3 singles and defeated Liberty senior Chad Simpson 6-4, 6-4 as well as Morgan State junior Dmitry Chekhlatyy 6-1, 6-4. Muzalewski won both matches at No. 4 singles while ODU's Tobias Fanselow and Benjamin Chomette also swept the No. 1 and No. 2 singles.
Results
OLD DOMINION vs. LIBERTY
Doubles:
1. Tuus/Stayt (LU) def. Fanselow/Chomette (ODU) 8-6
2. Diskin/Muzalewski (ODU) def. Wirth/Steyn (LU) 8-4
3. Lemmi/Simpson (LU) def. Ochagavia/Rodriguez (LU) 8-4
Singles:
1. Fanselow (ODU) def. Stayt (LU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Chomette (ODU) def. Tuus (LU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Diskin (ODU) def. Simpson (LU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Muzalewski (ODU) def. Lemmi (LU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Ochagavia (ODU) def. Steyn (LU) 6-4, 7-5
6. Wirth (LU) def. Rodriguez (ODU) 2-6, 6-2, (10-6)
FINAL SCORE: ODU 5, Liberty 2
OLD DOMINION vs. MORGAN STATE
Doubles:
1. Fanselow/Chomette (ODU) def. Ward/Charles (MS) 8-4
2. Diskin/Muzalewski (ODU) def. Chklatyy/Benjamin (MS) 8-1
3. Ochagavia/Rodriguez (ODU) def. Thomas/King (MS) 8-0
Singles:
1. Fanselow (ODU) def. Charles (MS) 6-0, 6-0
2. Chomette (ODU) def. Ward (MS) 7-6, 6-3
3. Diskin (ODU) def. Dhkelatyy (MS) 6-1, 6-4
4. Muzalewski (ODU) def. Duwanne (MS) 6-0, 6-1
5. Rodriguez (ODU) def. King (MS) 6-0, 6-0
6. ODU def. MS (Def.)
FINAL SCORE: ODU 7, Morgan State 0