NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men’s tennis team (3-0) cruised to a 6-1 win over Richmond (0-1) and a 7-0 victory over Howard (0-1) on Sunday at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. The two wins capped-off a perfect 3-0 weekend for ODU, as the Monarchs defeated NC State by a 6-1 score on Friday in Raleigh, N.C.
Nine different Old Dominion players picked up wins in singles play on Sunday; as the Monarchs won all 12 possible singles matches.
“We played a lot of successful tennis this weekend,” said ODU head coach Dominik Mueller. “This was the purpose and we learned a lot about our team. When faced with adversity, we dug-in even harder and that's all you can ask for as a coach. I'm very proud of the character of this team.”
No. 24 nationally ranked Adam Moundir took down No. 52 ranked Ben Dunbar (Richmond) en route to a 2-0 day. Also going 2-0 for Old Dominion were Javier Jover Maestre and Justin Herrera.
Michael Weindl, Jacob Nicolussi, Aziz Kijametovic, Jose Nunez Navarro, Harrison Hunter and Sam Perelman each went 1-0 in singles action on Sunday in Norfolk.
The Old Dominion men’s tennis team will be back in action for the Pre-National Kick-Off (Harvard, Furman, San Francisco) in Boston, Mass. on Jan. 21-22.
ODU: 6 vs. Richmond: 1
Doubles:
1. Dunbar/Felisa def. Moundir/Nicolussi 6:3
2. Quenard/Troy def. Kijametovic/Nunez 6:3
3. Weindl/Maestre def. Teague/Evan 6:4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles:
1. No. 24 Moundir def. No. 52 Dunbar 6:3 6:2
2. Weindl def. Felisa 6:1 4:6 6:3
3. Nicolussi def. Teague 6:1 3:6 6:3
4. Kijametovic def. Troy 6:2 6:4
5. Maestre def. Quenard 6:3 6:4
6. Herrera def. Fernandez 6:3 2:6 6:3
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 5, 2, 3, 6
ODU: 7 vs. Howard: 0
Doubles:
1. Nicolussi/Maestre def. Kaouacher/Jones 6:0
2. Kijametovic/Nunez def. Foster/Gittens 6:1
3. Perelman/Hunter def. Shokeir/Ragu 7:6 (8)
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles:
1. No. 24 Moundir def. Kaoucher 6:3 2:6 6:3
2. Maestre def. Jones 6:2 6:2
3. Herrera def. Shokeir 6:2 6:0
4. Nunez Navarro def. Foster 6:1 6:2
5. Hunter def. Kelly 3:6 6:4 10:4
6. Perelman def. Gittens 6:3 6:4
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 3, 6, 5, 1
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