NORFOLK, Va. – In a dual that came down to the final match, 48th-ranked Old Dominion won four of six in singles to score a 4-3 men's tennis victory over Navy on Sunday morning.
At number six singles, Oliver Nolan raced out to a 5-0 lead in the final set and gave the Monarchs the win with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win over Jack Dabek.
Doubles saw the Midshipmen take wins at the top two spots to claim the team point. Francois Le Tallec and Codie van Schalkwyk were up 5-4 at number three when the team point was clinched.
In singles action, the Monarchs got on the board first with a win by Luca Maldoner at number two by a 6-2, 6-2 count over Gavin Segraves. Navy answered with a win at number four before Younes Lalami evened the match with a 6-2, 6-3 win at number three over Jake Fishkin.
ODU (8-4) took a 3-2 lead with a 6-2, 6-3 win at number one singles by LeTallec over Derrick Thompson. The Midshipmen responded with a win at number five to force the deciding match.
The Monarchs now have their first Conference USA match of the season on Wednesday afternoon with a 1 p.m. start hosting Rice.
ODU HEAD COACH DOMINIK MUELLER ON NAVY WIN
"We came out very sluggish today against a hungry Navy team. We knew they were going to be disciplined and push us, but we weren't up for that in some slots. We have to do better for the upcoming conference matches since we will be pushed going forward.
DOUBLES – order 1,2
| Sasha Panyan/Gavin Segraves (N) def. Luca Maldoner/Yevhen Sirous | 6-3 |
| Jake Fishkin/Derrick Thompson (N) def. Younes Lalami/Oliver Nolan | 6-4 |
| Francois Le Tallec/Codie Van Schalkwyk (ODU) v. Jack Dabek/Jack McBride | 5-4 (uf) |
SINGLES – order 2,4,3,1,5,6
| Francois Le Tallec (ODU) def. Derrick Thompson | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Luca Maldoner (ODU) def. Gavin Segraves | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Younes Lalami (ODU) def. Jake Fishkin | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Sasha Panyan (N) def. Yevhen Sirous | 6-2, 6-0 |
| Jack McBride (N) def. Codie van Schalkwyk | 7-5, 6-3 |
| Oliver Nolan (ODU) def. Jack Dabek | 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 |