BOSTON, Mass. – The Old Dominion men’s tennis team improved to 4-0 on the season after downing San Francisco (0-1) by a 4-0 score at the Pre-ITA Kick-Off/Crimson Challenge on Saturday. With the victory, ODU will take on Harvard on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. All matches will be streamed on the Ivy League Digital Network.
“We had some very good performances today,” said ODU head coach Dominik Mueller. “But as a whole, we didn't finish sets on some courts. We need to execute a little better tomorrow against a very good Harvard team. We lost to them 4-3 last year and I expect another close match.”
The Monarchs got off to a 1-0 lead after claiming the doubles point via wins from Adam Moundir/Jacob Nicolussi and Michael Weindl/Javier Jover Maestre.
No. 24 nationally ranked Adam Moundir made quick work of Johan Joenhagen (6-2, 6-2) to give ODU a 2-0 lead.
Michael Weindl made it 3-0 after defeating Ryan Marker 6-1, 6-3.
Aziz Kijametovic sealed the deal for Old Dominion when he took down Oliver Poysti 6-2, 6-3.
Meet Harvard
Harvard finished the 2015-16 season with a 16-11 record in dual match play, including a 10-4 mark at Murr Center. The Crimson narrowly missed a bid to the NCAA Tournament, notching a 5-6 record against teams ranked in the top 40 of the ITA rankings.
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SCOREBOARD
Old Dominion: 4 San Francisco: 0
Doubles:
1. Adam Moundir/Jacob Nicolussi (ODU) def. Johan Joenhagen/Mert Zincirli 6-4
2. Christian Brockstedt/Oliver Poysti def. Aziz Kijametovic/Jose Nunez Navarro (ODU) 7-5
3. Michael Weindl/Javier Jover Maestre (ODU) def. Ryan Marker/Paul Giraud 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles:
1. No. 24 Adam Moundir (ODU) def. Johan Joenhagen 6-2, 6-2
2. Michael Weindl (ODU) def. Ryan Marker 6-1, 6-3
3. Jacob Nicolussi (ODU) dnf. Mert Zincirli
4. Aziz Kijametovic (ODU) def. Oliver Poysti 6-2, 6-3
5. Javier Jover Maestre (ODU) dnf. Christian Brockstedt
6. Justin Herrera (ODU) dnf. Woravin Kumthonkittikul
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 4
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