ELON, N.C. – The No. 28 ranked Old Dominion men’s tennis team (11-3) defeated Elon (7-4) by a 4-1 score on Saturday at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. The Tennis Monarchs are now on a nine-match win streak
Elon jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after claiming the doubles point, but the Monarchs would fight back, winning the next four singles matches.
Zvonimir Podvinski tied the team score up at 1-1 when he made quick work out of Chris Humphreys (6-3, 6-1) on Court No. 5.
Jacob Nicolussi gave Old Dominion its first lead of the day, in which the Monarchs would never relinquish when he toppled Elon’s Charlie Sullivan (6-4, 6-1).
No. 103 nationally ranked Adam Moundir gave Old Dominion a 3-1 advantage, as the sophomore was too much for Mario Paccini (6-4, 2-6, 6-1) on Court No. 1.
It was Old Dominion’s Aziz Kijametovic who sealed the deal for the Monarchs when he beat Felipe Sarrasague in straight sets on Court No. 2 (6-4, 6-4).
The Tennis Monarchs jumped 27 spots since last week in the national Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings and are currently ranked No. 28 this week by the ITA. This jump is the biggest in the NCAA this week and has been labeled ITA’s Oracle Rankings Big Mover of the Week.
NEXT UP FOR THE TENNIS MONARCHS
Old Dominion will be right back in action tomorrow, when the Monarchs take on Charlotte at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex on Sunday, March 6 at 11:00 a.m.
MEET CHARLOTTE
Charlotte (3-1) has a perfect 3-0 record at home this season securing wins over Campbell, USC Upstate and North Carolina Central. The 49ers sole loss came at the hands of No. 57 Duke. Leading the 49ers is doubles team Vikram Hundal and Jordi Massalle Ferrer, who are coming off of their tenth win of the season. Massalle Ferrer secured his 69th career doubles win, which is ranked second in school history.
Tennis Match Results
Mar 05, 2016 at Elon, N.C.
(Jimmy Powell Tennis Center)
No. 28 Old Dominion 4, Elon 1
Singles
1. #103 Adam Moundir (ODU) def. Mario Paccini (ELON) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
2. Aziz Kijametovic (ODU) def. Felipe Sarrasague (ELON) 6-4, 6-4
3. Michael Weindl (ODU) unfinished Robert Lindgren (ELON)
4. Javier Jover Maestre (ODU) unfinished Salvador Mijares (ELON)
5. Zvonimir Podvinski (ODU) def. Chris Humphreys (ELON) 6-3, 6-1
6. Jacob Nicolussi (ODU) def. Charlie Sullivan (ELON) 6-4, 6-1
Order of finish: (5,6,1,2)
Doubles
1. Petar Tomic/Chris Humphreys (ELON) def. Adam Moundir/Aziz Kijametovic (ODU) 6-3
2. Jacob Nicolussi/Michael Weindl (ODU) def. Robert Lindgren/Mario Paccini (ELON) 6-5
3. Neal Port/Salvador Mijares (ELON) def. Javier Jover Maestre/Jose Nunez Navarro (ODU) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3)
Match Notes:
Old Dominion 11-3; National ranking #28
Elon 7-4
Time-2:26
Attendance-97
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