ATLANTA, Ga. - The Old Dominion men's tennis team (5-7) took down Georgia State (3-4) by a 4-1 score on Friday afternoon at the Peachtree City Tennis Center. With the win, the Monarchs snapped the Panthers two match win streak, while ODU has now claimed victory in five of its last seven matches.
"This was an amazing response after yesterday's tough loss," explained ODU head coach Dominik Mueller. "We played with urgency and tremendous energy. We told our guys, there is no reason we can't do that every single match from now on."
Old Dominion's Jannik Giesse/Younes Lalami upset the No. 30 nationally ranked doubles tandem Andrei Duarte/ Roberts Grinvalds by a 6-2 score. Sealing the deal on the doubles point for ODU were No. 25 Luca Maldoner and Nicola Vidal (7-6 (7-2).
Picking up straight set singles wins for the Monarchs were Pearse Dolan (6-2, 6-4), Tomislav Podvinski (7-5, 6-3) and Luca Maldoner (7-6 (7-5), 6-2).
Old Dominion will be right back in action tomorrow, Saturday, March 6, when the Monarchs travel to Birmingham for a league match against UAB at 11:00 a.m. EST.
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Tennis Match Results
Old Dominion vs Georgia State
Mar 05, 2021 at Peachtree City, Ga.
(Peachtree City Tennis Center)
Old Dominion 4, Georgia State 1
Singles competition
1. Luca Maldoner (ODU) def. Vazha Shubladze (GSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
2. Tomislav Podvinski (ODU) def. Roberts Grinvalds (GSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
3. Andrei Duarte (GSU) vs. Nicola Vidal (ODU) 7-5, 5-4, unfinished
4. Mihai Marinescu (GSU) vs. Jannik Giesse (ODU) 4-6, 6-6 (5-1), unfinished
5. Harvey Maughan (GSU) def. Oliver Tobisch (ODU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Pearse Dolan (ODU) def. Patrick Lazo (GSU) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Younes Lalami/Jannik Giesse (ODU) def. #30 Andrei Duarte/Roberts Grinvalds (GSU) 6-2
2. No. 25 Luca Maldoner/Nicola Vidal (ODU) def. Kevin Huynh/Harvey Maughan (GSU) 7-6 (7-1)
3. Vazha Shubladze/Mihai Marinescu (GSU) vs. Tomislav Podvinski/Francois Le Tallec (ODU) 5-6, unfinished
Match Notes:
Old Dominion 5-7
Georgia State 3-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,6,2,1)
Official: Kathleen Berthlette
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