NORFOLK, Va. – The 56th-ranked Old Dominion men's tennis team rebounded from a tough loss on Friday to defeat the visiting Temple Owls 4-1 on Saturday inside the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.
The doubles point went to the Monarchs after wins by the top two spots. Younes Lalami and Yevhen Sirous opened doubles with a 6-0 win at the top spot over Gregoire Barety and Jericho Grollman. Oliver Nolan and Codie van Schalkwyk clinched the point with a 6-2 win over Marin Delmas and Louis Gorregues at the second spot.
In singles, the Monarchs took wins in the last three spots of the lineup to claim the match. Oliver Tobisch started things for ODU with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Grollman at the number six spot. Oliver Nolan pushed the Monarchs lead to 3-0 with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Thibault Frumholz at number five.
Temple took a win at number three before Codie van Schalkwyk finished the match with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 win over Barety at number four.
Old Dominion (11-6) returns to the home courts for a pair of Conference USA matches starting on Friday facing UTSA and then Charlotte on April 3.
ODU HEAD COACH DOMINIK MUELLER ON THE TEMPLE WIN
I'm just a proud coach today. There is just so much character in our locker room that every time we get knocked down we get up stronger. Today was one of the most fun doubles point I have been a part of and it set the tone for the entire dual match.
Men's Tennis Soars In 4-1 Win Over Temple
