Oct. 23, 2011
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Krzysztof Muzalewski and Albert Ochagavia dropped their matches on Sunday at the USTA/ITA Regional Championships at the University of Virginia.
Despite the losses, the Monarchs had a solid weekend.
"Our guys competed hard this entire weekend, and I was happy to see some of them enjoy small breakthroughs in their individual games," head coach Aljosa Piric said. "In the last few months we have grown as a team, and we will continue to use each and every day as a new opportunity to improve. The guys will get some well deserved rest on Monday, and get right back to work on Tuesday."
Ochagavia went against top seeded Jarmere Jenkins of Virginia, falling in a tight first set 6-4, before dropping the second set 6-2.
Muzalewski faced No. 14 Vlad Stefan and stayed right with the Maryland player, falling 7-5 in the first set, falling in the second set 6-2.
For the tournament, the Monarchs compete well in singles and doubles competition.
ODU also got a strong showing from their other starters, including Fahoum Fahoum, Alfredo Rodriguez and Carlos Lopez Villa.
Rodriguez opened the tournament with a strong 6-0, 7-5 win over Lafayette's Doug Gallagher. He fell in the second round to No. 3 seed Luka Somen.
Fahoum topped Penn State's Chris Young 6-4, 6-3 in the opener before falling to Sergio Wyss of Maryland 6-3, 6-2.
Lopez Villa came out with a strong 6-1, 6-1 win over Richmond's Ethan Dunbar, and in the second round fell in a tough three-setter to Maryland's Jesse Kiuru.
In doubles action Muzalewski and Ochagavia breezed to an 8-0 win before falling in the second round.
Lopez Villa and Fahoum cruised to an 8-2 win over Norfolk State. The pair hung in against No. 2 seed from Virginia Tech before falling 8-6.