NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men's tennis team improved to 3-0 on the season after taking down BYU (1-2) by a 4-1 score on Tuesday afternoon at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. In its first three matches, ODU has outscored its opponents by a 18-1 score.
Last season, BYU defeated Old Dominion twice.
"What a great team win," said ODU head coach Dominik Mueller. "I'm so proud of our guys winning the doubles point after being down a break on all three courts and being down match point at one. We carried that momentum over to singles, but flattened out a little starting the second sets. A good team like BYU takes advantage of it and pushed us. We did a great job finishing it off. Now we are looking forward to play another team that finished ahead of us last season at the ITA National Kick-Off."
The Tennis Monarchs will resume play on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 9:00 a.m. ET, when ODU takes on Georgia State in Chapel Hill, N.C., as part of the ITA National Kick-Off.
Tennis Match Results
BYU vs Old Dominion
Jan 21, 2020 at ODU
(Folkes-Stevens)
Old Dominion 4, BYU 1
Singles competition
1. Luca Maldoner (ODUM) vs. Sean Hill (BYU) 6-7, 4-3, unfinished
2. Francois Musitelli (ODUM) def. Mateo Vereau Melende (BYU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
3. Jannik Giesse (ODUM) def. Matheus F. Leite (BYU) 6-2, 7-6
4. Tomislav Podvinski (ODUM) def. Jack Barnett (BYU) 6-2, 7-5
5. Ben Gajardo (BYU) def. Nicola Vidal (ODUM) 6-0, 7-5
6. Younes Lalami (ODUM) vs. Sam Tullis (BYU) 7-6, 6-6, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Francois Musitelli/Jannik Giesse (ODUM) def. Sean Hill/Mateo Vereau Melende (BYU) 7-6
2. Ben Gajardo/Sam Tullis (BYU) def. Luca Maldoner/Tomislav Podvinski (ODUM) 6-4
3. Nicola Vidal/Younes Lalami (ODUM) def. Matheus F. Leite/Jack Barnett (BYU) 6-4
Match Notes:
BYU 1-2
Old Dominion 3-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,5,2,3)
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