Live Stats – VCU; W&M
Live Stream - VCU; W&M
NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men's tennis team will have a two-match weekend starting Friday afternoon when they'll host VCU at 1 p.m. inside Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. On Saturday, ODU will visit William & Mary in Williamsburg also at 1 p.m.
Both matches will have live stats and live streams with links listed above and on the men's schedule page.
ODU (5-3) returns to action after splitting a pair of matches last Friday falling 5-2 to Auburn and defeating Norfolk State 7-0. Codie van Schalkwyk leads the team in singles wins with a 5-1 mark, followed by Nicola Vidal with a 4-2 mark. In doubles, four pairings have won two matches for ODU. In the latest national rankings, Younes Lalami and Brandon Perez are currently ranked 36th.
VCU (7-1) has won its last three matches with wins over Penn (4-3), Clemson (4-0) and Liberty (5-2). Romain Gales (6-0) and Charles Bertimon (6-1) leads the Rams in dual wins this spring, while Joaquim Almeida and Gales lead in doubles wins with a 6-0 mark. The Rams took a 4-1 decision over ODU last season in Richmond. In the national rankings, Matisse Bobichon is ranked 105th, while Bobichon and Rayane Stable are 31st in doubles.
William & Mary (2-3) faces Norfolk State on Friday before hosting the Monarchs. The Tribe has alternated wins and losses having defeated South Carolina State (4-3) and Hampton (6-1), while losing to Baylor (7-0), Liberty (4-3) and Penn State (5-0). In singles this spring, Joseph Brailovsky leads the team with a 3-2 mark, while in doubles the Tribe has three pairings with one win each.
"I think it's easy to say we can call this a rivalry weekend, Playing VCU and W&M on back-to-back days is special and something we don't take for granted," said ODU Head Coach Dominik Mueller. "These types of matches are always a little more intense and we are looking forward to raise our level from last weekend."
The Monarchs will return to action on February 23 hosting Charlotte at 1 p.m.
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