NORFOLK, Va. – The 49th-ranked Penn Quakers took four of six singles matches to score a 4-3 win over the 60th-ranked Old Dominion Monarchs in men's tennis action on Saturday afternoon at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.
In doubles, the Monarchs recorded the team point behind wins at the top two spots. A 6-1 win at number two by Younes Lalami and Oliver Nolan was followed by a 6-4 win from Luca Maldoner and Yevhen Sirous at number one.
ODU took an early 2-0 lead after Luca Maldoner won at number two singles by a 6-1, 7-5 count over Jason Hildebrandt. Penn answered with wins at number six and four singles to tie the match, before Younes Lalami gave the Monarchs a 3-2 lead with a 7-6, 7-6 win over Aditya Gupta at number three singles.
Penn won at number five singles in a pair of tiebreakers and then took a three-set win at number one to end the over three-hour dual match.
ODU now returns to Conference USA action with an 11 a.m. start against UAB on Sunday morning.
ODU HEAD COACH DOMINIK MUELLER ON SATURDAY'S MATCH
I am super proud of our team today. We laid it all on the line in tough, windy conditions against a really good team. We put ourselves in good positions and didn't quite take it. When we start doing that, we will continue to win a lot of matches.
Men's Tennis Falls 4-3 To 49th-ranked Penn
