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Tennis Monarchs Earn No. 68 National Ranking After Perfect 6-0 Start

Tennis Monarchs Earn No. 68 National Ranking After Perfect 6-0 StartTennis Monarchs Earn No. 68 National Ranking After Perfect 6-0 Start

NORFOLK, Va. - The Tennis Monarchs, who are off to a perfect 6-0 start to the season, are now ranked No. 68 by the most recent ITA team rankings.

As a team, Old Dominion has bettered: Navy (6-1), UTSA (5-2), No. 75 Rice (4-2), No. 60 Elon (7-0), Richmond (6-1) and East Carolina (5-2). The Monarchs are 3-0 away from home and 3-0 when playing at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.

No. 66 nationally ranked Carlos Lopez Villa has won all six of his matches at the No. 1 slot. Also 6-0 for ODU so far this season is freshman Michael Weindl (No. 3). Javier Jover Maestre (No. 5) is also unbeaten in singles play (5-0). Zvonimir Podvinski (No. 6) is 5-1, while Adam Moundir (No. 2) as lost only two of his six matches.

In doubles play, Jover Maetsre and Podvinski have claimed victory in four of their five matches, while Moundir and Weindl are currently 4-2 when teaming up together.

Old Dominion returns home for its next two matches: on Fri., Feb. 20, ODU will take on Charlotte (1:00 p.m.), before hosting Yale on Sun., Feb. 22, at 10:00 a.m.

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