Feb. 4, 2013
BOSTON, Mass. - Carlos Lopez Villa defeated Shaun Chaudhuri 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 at No. 1 singles to lift Old Dominion University men's tennis 4-3 Sunday evening in Boston.
ODU improves to 4-2 overall and the win is the first over a ranked opponent since a 4-3 win over No. 33 VCU on Feb. 18, 2009.
The Monarchs got off to a strong start, earning the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Can Cetinel and Lopez Villa were 8-6 winners at No. 1 while Wesley Barrett and Tim Schweig had an 8-3 triumph at No. 3.
Jonas Kuwert got ODU on the board in singles action with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Nicky Hu at No. 4 while Zvonimir Podvinski gutted out a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 6.
Alex Steinroeder put together a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 2 while Andy Nguyen hung on to beat Wesley Barrett 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 for Harvard's third win, setting the stage for Lopez Villa's dramatic clinching victory.
ODU 4 No. 27 Harvard 3
Doubles
1. Can Cetinel/Carlos Lopez Villa (ODU) def. Nicky Hu/Andy Nguyen (HARV), 8-6
2. Shaun Chaudhuri/Alex Steinroeder (HARV) def. Albert Ochagavia/Jonas Kuwert, 8-2
3. Wesley Barrett/Tim Schweig (ODU) def. Kelvin Lam/Conor Haughey (HARV), 8-3
Singles
1. Carlos Lopez Villa (ODU) def. Shaun Chaudhuri (HARV), 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
2. Alex Steinroeder (HARV) def. Albert Ochagavia (ODU), 6-1, 6-2
3. Andy Nguyen (HARV) def. Dante Terenzio (ODU), 6-3, 5-7, 6-0
4. Jonas Kuwert (ODU) def. Nicky Hu (HARV), 6-0, 6-1
5. Kelvin Lam (HARV) def. Wesley Barrett (ODU, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
6. Zvonimir Podvinski (ODU) def. Conor Haughey (HARV), 6-4, 6-4