TROY, Ala. – Old Dominion's men's tennis team finished off a Sun Belt Conference opening weekend trip to Alabama with a come-from-behind 4-3 win over Troy on Sunday afternoon.
"What a college tennis match! Troy threw everything at us and we had our backs against the wall again. Jakob was in the same situation yesterday and learned from it within a day and played a perfect tie break to finish the match. This team doesn't quit and that's been consistent all year long," said ODU Head Coach Dominik Mueller.
ODU (9-8, 1-1) took the doubles point winning a pair of 6-4 matches at the one and three spots of the lineup. Younes Lalami and Brandon Perez got the win at line one, while Francois Le Tallec and Cosme Rolland De Ravel took the clincher at line three.
In singles, the Monarchs took the lead at 2-1 after a Rolland De Ravel win 6-2, 6-0 at line three over Jules Fabre. Troy (13-3, 1-1) won the next two matches to take a 3-2 lead with wins at line six and four.
ODU started a comeback with a three-set win by Jakob Cadonau at line five over Noah Martens 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 7-6 (7-1). Codie van Schalkwyk followed with a three-set win at line four over Yeray Andres Pastor 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4 win to give ODU the win.
The Monarchs return home to face Georgia State on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.
Tennis Match Results
Old Dominion vs Troy
3/19/2023 at Troy, Ala.
(Lunsford Tennis Complex)
Old Dominion 4, Troy 3
Singles competition
1. Martinez, Mario (TROY) def. Younes Lalami (ODU) 6-1, 1-0, retired
2. Anton, Carles (TROY) def. Francois Le Tallec (ODU) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
3. Cosme Rolland De Ravel (ODU) def. Fabre, Jules (TROY) 6-2, 6-0
4. Codie van Schalkwyk (ODU) def. Andres Pastor, Yeray (TROY) 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4
5. Jakob Cadonau (ODU) def. Martens, Noah (TROY) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 7-6 (7-1)
6. Llinares, Vito (TROY) def. Yanis Moundir (ODU) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Younes Lalami/Brandon Perez (ODU) def. Martens, Noah/Fabre, Jules (TROY) 6-4
2. Anton, Carles/Andres Pastor, Yeray (TROY) vs. Luca Maldoner/Jakob Cadonau (ODU) 4-5, unfinished
3. Francois Le Tallec/Cosme Rolland De Ravel (ODU) def. Erramuspe, Francisco/Martinez, Mario (TROY) 6-4
Match Notes: Old Dominion 9-8 (1-1 SBC) Troy 13-3 (1-1 SBC)
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,3,6,2,5,4)
Men's Tennis Rallies To Defeat Troy 4-3
Codie van Schalkwyk