EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 50 Old Dominion (11-3) men's tennis team fell to Oregon (11-5) by a 5-2 score on Sunday night at the UO Student Tennis Center. After dropping the first set in singles, ODU's Francois Musitelli upset No. 33 Joshua Charlton on Court No. 1: 5-7, 7-6 (11-9), 1-0 (10-8). The Monarchs have won eight of their last 10 matches, while the Ducks advanced their home record to 8-3.
"Against a good team like Oregon, the margins are small and we took too many mental breaks today," said ODU head coach Dominik Mueller. "Every time we gained some momentum, we gave it up too quickly and were never able to get a foot on top of this dual match."
No. 50 Old Dominion will return to the courts on Saturday, March 21, when ODU travels to Philadelphia, Pa. for a match against Temple. The following day, Sunday, March 22, the Monarchs will square-off against Penn.
Oregon vs. Old Dominion
Official NCAA Tennis Dual Match Results (Final)
#50 Old Dominion (11-3) vs Oregon (11-5)
March 08, 2020 at Eugene, Ore. -- UO Student Tennis Center
Oregon 5, Old Dominion 2
Singles Competition
1. Francois Musitelli (ODU) def. #33 Joshua Charlton (ORE) 5-7, 7-6 (11-9), 1-0 (10-8)
2. #94 Emmanuel Coste (ORE) def. Luca Maldoner (ODU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Tomislav Podvinski (ODU) def. Ty Gentry (ORE) 6-1, 6-4
4. Riki Oshima (ORE) def. Nicola Vidal (ODU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
5. Luke Vandecasteele (ORE) def. Jannik Giesse (ODU) 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
6. Jesper Klov-Nilsson (ORE) def. Oliver Tobisch (ODU) 7-5, 6-1
Doubles Competition
1. #10 Joshua Charlton and Ty Gentry (ORE) def. #35 Luca Maldoner and Nicola Vidal (ODU) 7-5
2. Brandon Lam and Charles Roberts (ORE) def. Jannik Giesse and Tomislav Podvinski (ODU) 6-3
3. Younes Lalami and Francois Musitelli (ODU) def. Jesper Klov-Nilsson and Riki Oshima (ORE) 6-3
Match Notes
Order of finish: Singles -- 3 6 2 4 5 1
Doubles -- 3 2 1
Start Time: 6:15 pm ET
Official: Edwin Jaffarian
No. 50 ODU Falls to Oregon in Eugene, 5-2
Francois Musitelli