NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men's tennis team (7-7) defeated James Madison (1-3) by a 5-2 score on Friday afternoon at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. The Tennis Monarchs have now won their last three matches, as well as seven of their last nine matches. During ODU's three match win streak, the Monarchs have outscored their opponents 13-3. Three of ODU's four wins in singles came in straight sets on Friday.
"Today we are going home being happy about the win," exclaimed ODU head coach Dominik Mueller. "It wasn't pretty tennis today, but we found a way to get the victory. So, we take the positive out of that and prepare for a battle against Temple on Sunday."
No. 25 Luca Maldoner/Nicola Vidal (7-6) and Pearse Dolan/Tomislav Podvinski (6-4) claimed the doubles points to give ODU a 1-0 lead.
Tomislav Podvinski (6-2, 6-2), Nicola Vidal (6-1, 7-6), Younes Lalami (6-2, 3-6, 6-2) and Pearse Dolan (6-3, 6-2) picked up singles wins for the Monarchs.
Old Dominion will be back in action on Sunday, March 14, when the Tennis Monarchs welcome Temple to the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center for an 11 a.m. start. All ODU tennis matches are closed to the general public due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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Tennis Match Results
James Madison vs Old Dominion
Mar 12, 2021 at Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center
Old Dominion 5, James Madison 2
Singles competition
1. Holden Koons (JMU) def. Luca Maldoner (ODU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Tomislav Podvinski (ODU) def. Alvaro Arce (JMU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Nicola Vidal (ODU) def. Paul Mendoza (JMU) 6-1, 7-6
4. Younes Lalami (ODU) def. William Karpinski (JMU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
5. Oscar Hernandez (JMU) def. Oliver Tobisch (ODU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Pearse Dolan (ODU) def. Gonzalo Adis (JMU) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Holden Koons/Paul Mendoza (JMU) vs. Jannik Giesse/Younes Lalami (ODU) no result
2. No. 25 Luca Maldoner/Nicola Vidal (ODU) def. Alvaro Arce/Gonzalo Adis (JMU) 7-6
3. Pearse Dolan/Tomislav Podvinski (ODU) def. Oscar Hernandez/William Karpinski (JMU) 6-4
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2)
Singles (2,1,6,3,5,4)
ODU Wins Third Straight Match After Defeating JMU, 5-2
