CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Old Dominion men's tennis team (0-3) fell to No. 8 nationally ranked Virginia (4-0) by a 6-1 score on Saturday afternoon at the Boar's Head Sports Club.
The Monarchs jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after claiming the doubles point with victories from Tomislav Podvinski/Pearse Dolan (6-3) and Younes Lalami/Jannik Giesse (7-5).
"We finally got over the hump in doubles," said ODU head coach Dominik Mueller. "We felt that last weekend our level was good in doubles and today we finally closed out the deciding points. Unfortunately, we weren't able to carry that momentum into the singles play. We fell behind too quickly during the first 15 to 20 minutes of singles and a Top 10 team like Virginia won't let you come back from that."
Old Dominion will be right back in action on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 12:30 p.m. EST, when the Monarchs travel to Lynchburg, Va. to take on Liberty. Then on Monday, Feb. 1, ODU will conclude its road trip in Blacksburg, Va. for a 1:00 p.m. match against Virginia Tech.
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Tennis Match Results
Old Dominion vs Virginia
1/29/2021 at Charlottesville, Va.
(Boar's Head Sports Club)
#8 Virginia 6, Old Dominion 1
Singles competition
1. Ryan Goetz (VA) def. Luca Maldoner (ODU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Inaki Montes (VA) def. Tomislav Podvinski (ODU) 6-0, 6-4
3. #106 Jeffrey Schulenburg (VA) def. Younes Lalami (ODU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Chris Rodesch (VA) def. Oliver Tobisch (ODU) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
5. Alexander Kiefer (VA) def. Pearse Dolan (ODU) 7-5, 6-3
6. Gianni Ross (VA) def. Jannik Giesse (ODU) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Carl Soderlund/William Woodall (VA) def. #25 Luca Maldoner/Nicola Vidal (ODU) 6-2
2. Younes Lalami/Jannik Giesse (ODU) def. Ryan Goetz/Chris Rodesch (VA) 7-5
3. Tomislav Podvinski/Pearse Dolan (ODU) def. Jeffrey Schulenburg/Inaki Montes (VA) 6-3
Match Notes:
Old Dominion 0-3
Virginia 4-0; National ranking #8
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,2,6,3,4,5)
T-2:29
A-38
Tennis Monarchs Fall at No. 8 Virginia in Charlottesville, 6-1
