NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men's tennis team (2-0) opened the 2020 spring season with two victories, both of which came in sweeps, as the Tennis Monarchs downed Georgetown (0-1) and Hampton (0-1) by 7-0 scores.
"It was exactly what we needed to start the season," said ODU head coach Dominik Mueller. "We were a little rusty in executing especially in the first match, but that's why we schedule these double headers early in the season to get the rust off. It was great to play a lot of tennis and win all the matches. We will have a focused practice on Monday to prepare for a great BYU team that beat us twice last season."
Old Dominion will be back in action on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 1:00 p.m., when the Tennis Monarchs host BYU at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. Admission for the public is free.
Tennis Match Results
Georgetown vs Old Dominion
Jan 18, 2020 at Folkes Stevens Tennis Center
Old Dominion 7, Georgetown 0
Singles competition
1. No. 93 Luca Maldoner (ODUM) def. Connor Lee (GTOWN) 2-6, 6-2, 3-0, retired
2. Francois Musitelli (ODUM) def. Kieran Foster (GTOWN) 6-4, 6-1
3. Tomislav Podvinski (ODUM) def. Rohan Kamdar (GTOWN) 6-2, 6-2
4. Younes Lalami (ODUM) def. Mark Militzer (GTOWN) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-4)
5. Nicola Vidal (ODUM) def. Ian Witmer (GTOWN) 6-0, 6-1
6. Oliver Tobisch (ODUM) def. Andrew Rozanov (GTOWN) 7-5, 6-2
Order of finish: 5,3,2,4,1,6
Doubles competition
1. No. 47 Francois Musitelli/Jannik Giesse (ODUM) def. Rohan Kamdar/Andrew Rozanov (GTOWN) 6-3
2. Tomislav Podvinski/Luca Maldoner (ODUM) def. Ian Witmer/Kieran Foster (GTOWN) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Nicola Vidal/Younes Lalami (ODUM) def. Charlie Sharton/Connor Lee (GTOWN) 6-2
Match Notes:
Order of finish: 3,1,2
Tennis Match Results
Hampton University vs Old Dominion
Jan 18, 2020 at Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center
Old Dominion 7, Hampton University 0
Singles competition
1. Jannik Giesse (ODUM) def. Fernando Fernandes (HU) 6-0, 6-2
2. Nicola Vidal (ODUM) def. Fayzullokhon Mavlyud (HU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Younes Lalami (ODUM) def. Davy Van Geerke (HU) 6-3, 6-7, 10-8
4. Oliver Tobisch (ODUM) def. Cliff Dwyer (HU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Federico Rebecchini (ODUM) def. Basil Post (HU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Panos Nearchou (ODUM) def. Daud Gantt-Bey (HU) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Luca Maldoner/Nicola Vidal (ODUM) def. Fernando Fernandes/Fayzullokhon Mavlyud (HU) 6-0
2. Francois Musitelli/Younes Lalami (ODUM) def. Cliff Dwyer/Matthew Foster-Estwi (HU) 6-0
3. Oliver Tobisch/Federico Rebecchini (ODUM) def. Basil Post/Davy Van Geerke (HU) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,2,4,1,6,3)
Men’s Tennis Sweeps Georgetown and Hampton in Season Opening Double-Header
