NORFOLK, Va. – The No. 58 nationally ranked and No. 2 seeded Old Dominion men’s tennis team (16-3) fell in a hard fought battle, 4-2, against No. 3 seeded UTSA (16-8) on Saturday afternoon outside at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.
In the other semifinal match, No. 54 nationally ranked and No. 1 seeded Rice took down Charlotte 4-2 on Saturday, setting the stage for a UTSA versus Rice Championship to be played tomorrow (Sunday) at 11:00 a.m.
UTSA won two of the three doubles matches, claiming an early 1-0 advantage heading into singles play.
Javier Jover Maestre was the first to finish in singles, when he took down UTSA’s Joel Rubio in straight sets (6-0, 6-1), tying the team score up a 1-1.
Adam Moundir was the next to complete his match, as he was too much for Yannick Junger (6-2, 6-4), which gave Old Dominion a 2-1 lead, before the Roadrunners answered back by winning the next three singles matches and claiming a 4-2 victory on Saturday afternoon.
Tennis Match Results
UTSA vs Old Dominion
Apr, 18 2015 at Norfolk, Va.
(Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center)
UTSA 4, #58 Old Dominion 2
Singles competition
1. #82 Tomas Stillman (UTSA) def. Carlos Lopez Villa (ODU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Adam Moundir (ODU) def. Yannick Junger (UTSA) 6-2, 6-4
3. Tito Moreiras (UTSA) def. Michael Weindl (ODU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Javier Jover Maestre (ODU) def. Joel Rubio (UTSA) 6-0, 6-1
5. Joao Riquelme (UTSA) def. Theophile Lanthiez (ODU) 5-7, 6-0, 6-1
6. Zvonimir Podvinski (ODU) vs. Diogo Casa (UTSA) 2-6, 6-3, 5-5, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #67 Tomas Stillman/Tito Moreiras (UTSA) def. Adam Moundir/Michael Weindl (ODU) 8-4
2. Carlos Lopez Villa/Javier Jover Maestre (ODU) def. Yannick Junger/Diogo Casa (UTSA) 8-2
3. Joel Rubio/Jake Rother (UTSA) def. Zvonimir Podvinski/Theophile Lanthiez (ODU) 8-3
Match Notes:
UTSA 16-8
Old Dominion 16-3; National ranking #58
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,2,1,3,5)
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