UNIVERSITY PARK, Penn. – The No. 60 Old Dominion men’s tennis team (2-3) lost a hard-fought battle to No. 50 nationally ranked Penn State (3-0) by a 5-2 score on Sunday. The loss snapped the Tennis Monarchs’ two match win streak. All matches were played indoors at University Park, Penn., in what was the Nittany Lions’ home opener.
After dropping the first completed doubles match on Court No. 3, Old Dominion proved to be resilient as Adam Moundir and Aziz Kijametovic were too much for David Kohan and Christian Lutschaunig in No. 1 doubles, 6-3.
All eyes turned to Court No. 2, where ODU’s tandem of Michael Weindl and Jacob Nicolussi outlasted Penn State’s Leo Stakhovsky and Constant De La Bassetiere, 7-5, giving Old Dominion an early 1-0 lead over the Nittany Lions.
Old Dominion would lose the first three completed singles matches (No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4), when Aziz Kijametovic pulled out sets two and three over PSU’s Aws Laaribi (5-7, 6-0, 6-3) to keep the Monarchs within reaching distance, as Penn State held onto a 3-2 lead.
However, the Nittany Lions would claim victory on Courts No. 5 and 6 to seal the deal in Penn State’s 5-2 win on Sunday in University Park.
The match lasted a total of three hours and 45 minutes.
NEXT UP FOR THE TENNIS MONARCHS
Old Dominion will return home for its next four matches, starting with Penn on Sat. Feb 6 at 1:00 p.m. Free pizza will be given out for the first 200 fans on Saturday. Then on Sunday, Feb. 7, the Tennis Monarchs will have a showdown with No. 32 nationally ranked Dartmouth at 10:00 a.m.
Tennis Match Results
Old Dominion University vs Penn State Men's Tennis Jan 31, 2016 at University Park, Pa.
(Indoor Tennis Center)
#50 Penn State: 5, #60 Old Dominion: 2
SINGLES
1. Leo Stakhovsky (PSU) def. Adam Moundir (ODU) 6-3, 7-5
2. Constant De La Bassetiere (PSU) def. Michael Weindl (ODU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Aziz Kijametovic (ODU) def. Aws Laaribi (PSU) 5-7, 6-0, 6-3
4. Matt Barry (PSU) def. Javier Jover Maestre (ODU) 7-5, 6-4
5. Tomas Hanzlik (PSU) def. Jacob Nicolussi (ODU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
6. Ben Lieb (PSU) def. Zvonimir Podvinski (ODU) 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 5
DOUBLES
1. Adam Moundir/Aziz Kijametovic (ODU) def. David Kohan/Christian Lutschaunig (PSU) 6-3
2. Michael Weindl/Jacob Nicolussi (ODU) def. Leo Stakhovsky/Constant De La Bassetiere (PSU) 7-5
3. Aws Laaribi/Matt Barry (PSU) def. Zvonimir Podvinski/Javier Jover Maestre (ODU) 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
Match Notes:
Old Dominion University 2-3; National ranking #60
Penn State Men's Tennis 3-0; National ranking #50
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,2,4,3,6,5)
T-3:45
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