CLEMSON, S.C. - The Old Dominion men's tennis team (0-2) fell to Clemson (3-1) by a 6-1 score on Sunday afternoon at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility.
Jannik Giesse picked up a straight set victory for the Monarchs over the Tigers' Daniel Labrador (6-2, 6-0).
"This was another match where the scoreboard doesn't tell the entire truth," said ODU head coach Dominik Mueller. "We lost two matches with match points, so if we convert those, then the entire dynamic looks different. But, truthfully we dug ourselves too big of a hole first one and half hours of the dual match. We need to do a better job playing big points on our terms. We will work on that this week in practice."
Old Dominion will return to the courts on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 11:00 a.m. EST, when the Tennis Monarchs take on No. 22 Virginia at the Sheridan Snyder Tennis Center in Charlottesville, Va.
Tennis Match Results
Old Dominion vs Clemson Men's Tennis
Jan 24, 2021 at Clemson, S.C.
(The Duckworth Family Tennis Facility)
Clemson 6, Old Dominion 1
Singles competition
1. Teodor Giusca (CLEM) def. Luca Maldoner (ODU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Yizhou Liu (CLEM) def. Tomislav Podvinski (ODU) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Jorge Plans Gonzalez (CLEM) def. Nicola Vidal (ODU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Ryuhei Azuma (CLEM) def. Younes Lalami (ODU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Spencer Whitaker (CLEM) def. Pearse Dolan (ODU) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-1)
6. Jannik Giesse (ODU) def. Daniel Labrador (CLEM) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Jacob Jahn/Ryuhei Azuma (CLEM) def. #25 Luca Maldoner/Nicola Vidal (ODU) 6-3
2. Younes Lalami/Jannik Giesse (ODU) def. Yizhou Liu/Jorge Plans Gonzalez (CLEM) 6-3
3. Spencer Whitaker/Teodor Giusca (CLEM) def. Tomislav Podvinski/Pearse Dolan (ODU) 6-4
Match Notes:
Old Dominion 0-2 (0-0 C-USA)
Clemson Men's Tennis 3-1 (0-0 ACC)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,3,4,5,1,2)
Tennis Monarchs Fall at Clemson, 6-1
