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Men's Tennis Falls 4-1 To UTSA In C-USA Quarterfinal

Men's Tennis Falls 4-1 To UTSA In C-USA QuarterfinalMen's Tennis Falls 4-1 To UTSA In C-USA Quarterfinal
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NORFOLK, Va. – The 64th-ranked and fourth-seeded Old Dominion men's tennis team fell to fifth-seeded UTSA 4-1 on Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.
 
In doubles, the Roadrunners took the team point with a pair of 6-4 wins at the top two spots. Francois Le Tallec and Oliver Tobisch were up 6-5 in their match at number three when the team point was clinched.
 
Singles saw Tobisch take the first match at number six for ODU (13-9) with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Maxim Groysman to even the quarterfinal at one-all. From there, UTSA won in straight sets at the one, three and five spots for the 4-1 win.
 
Saturday's semifinals will see second-seeded Florida Atlantic face third-seeded Charlotte, while at the same time top-seeded MTSU will face UTSA. Those matches start at noon.
 
ODU HEAD COACH DOMINIK MUELLER ON UTSA QUARTERFINAL
"It's a tough way to end the season for sure. We had an unbelievable crowd today and the atmosphere was amazing. Our guys kept battling like they did all year, but at the end UTSA was the better team today. I'm beyond proud of what this team accomplished this year, and we will see the fruits next year there is no doubt in my mind." 
 

 UTSA 4, ODU 1
Doubles
1. Joao Ceolin/Sebastian Rodriguez (UTSA) def. Younes Lalami/Yevhen Sirous (ODU) 6-4
2. Javier Gonzalez/Maxim Groysman (UTSA) def. Oliver Nolan/Codie Van Schalkwyk (ODU) 6-4
3. Francois Le Tallec/Oliver Tobisch (ODU) vs. Tiago Torres/Garrett Skelly (UTSA) 6-5, unfinished
 
Singles
1. #103 Joao Ceolin (UTSA) def. #52 Francois Le Tallec (ODU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Younes Lalami (ODU) vs. Tiago Torres (UTSA) 6-2, 1-6, 3-5, unfinished
3. Sebastian Rodriguez (UTSA) def. Yevhen Sirous (ODU) 7-5, 6-4
4. Codie Van Schalkwyk (ODU) vs. Javier Gonzalez (UTSA) 6-4, 3-5, unfinished
5. Danijal Muminovic (UTSA) def. Oliver Nolan (ODU) 6-4, 3-0, retired
6. Oliver Tobisch (ODU) def. Maxim Groysman (UTSA) 6-2, 6-0
 
Match Notes:
UTSA 11-9
Old Dominion 13-9; National ranking #64
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (6,1,3)