Feb. 21, 2012
NORFOLK, Va. - Krzysztof Muzalewski and Wesley Barrett won singles matches for Old Dominion University men's tennis but it wasn't enough as the Monarchs fell to Louisiana Lafayette 5-2 Tuesday at the Folkes/Stevens Indoor Tennis Center.
Muzalewski got ODU on the board first with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles over Carlin Murray while Barrett delivereda 7-6, 4-6 (10-3) victory over Damian Farinola.
Fahoum Fahoum took Ted Nilsson to a tough three-set match at No. 5 singles before falling 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. In another tight match, Yanick Mandl fought off Carlos Lopez Villa 6-4, 7-6 at the No. 3 spot.
The Ragin' Cajuns took the doubles point winning at No. 1 and No. 3 while Barrett and Can Cetinel defeat Mandl and Brandon Farine 9-8.
The Monarchs are back in action Friday when they take on Memphis at 1 p.m.
Louisiana Lafayette 5 Old Dominion 2
Doubles
1. DeGroot/Murray (LL) over Muzalewski/Ochagavia (ODU) 8-4
2. Barrett/Cetinel (ODU) over Farine/Mandl (LL) 9-8
3. Wynan/Farinola (LL) over Lopez Villa/Rodriguez(ODU) 8-5
Singles
1. Rick DeGroot (LL) over Albert Ochagavia (ODU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Krzysztof Muzalewski (ODU) over Carlin Murray (LL) 6-4, 6-4
3. Yanick Mandl (LL) over Carlos Lopez Villa (ODU) 6-4, 7-6
4. Wesley Barrett (ODU) over Damian Farinola (LL) 7-6, 4-6 (10-3)
5. Ted Nilsson (LL) over Fahoum Fahoum (ODU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
6. Jarred Wynan (LL) over Can Cetinel (ODU) 6-2, 6-1