NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men's tennis team rebounded from a Saturday loss to sweep Brown 7-0 on Sunday morning at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center on Darryl Cummings Day.
A special ceremony was held prior to the start of the match honoring the memory of the long-time ODU coach who passed away in December with a banner recognizing "The House That Darryl Built."
"A good bounce back win coming after yesterday's over four-hour match with a short turn around. We scheduled like this to prepare for the Blue-Gray Tournament at the end of the month and it helped today," said ODU Head Coach Dominik Mueller.
In doubles, the Monarchs started off with a win by the sixth-ranked duo in the country at No. 1 by Codie van Schalkwyk and Connor van Schalkwyk with a 6-3 victory over Zander Bravo and Alex Finkelstein. ODU clinched the team point with a win at No. 3 as Maxime Mareschal-Hay and Yanis Moundir took a 6-4 win over Tim Dzhurinskiy and Sam Feldman.
Moundir finished a perfect weekend with the first singles win in a 6-0, 6-1 triumph at No. 5 that took 41 minutes. Connor van Schalkwyk followed 13 minutes later with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 to push the lead to 3-0.
Aryan Saleh took the clincher at No. 5 in a 6-2, 6-1 win that took 65 minutes for a 4-0 lead. Mareschal-Hay put ODU up 5-0 with a 6-4, 6-4 win just three minutes after Saleh's at No. 6. Codie van Schalkwyk gave ODU a 6-0 lead with a 7-6, 6-4 win at No. 1 in 89 minutes, while Cosme Rolland de Ravel finished the sweep with a 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (11-9) win at No. 3 in a match that took 105 minutes.
ODU (5-1) hits the home courts again on Wednesday for a "757 doubleheader" facing Norfolk State at noon and William & Mary at 5 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Brown vs Old Dominion
2/4/2024 at Norfolk, Va.
(Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center)
Old Dominion 7, Brown 0
Singles competition
1. Codie van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) def. Noah Hernandez (BROWN) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
2. Connor van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) def. Tim Dzhurinskiy (BROWN) 6-2, 6-2
3. Cosme Rolland de Ravel (ODU-M) def. Alex Finkelstein (BROWN) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (11-9)
4. Yanis Moundir (ODU-M) def. Alex Koong (BROWN) 6-0, 6-1
5. Aryan Saleh (ODU-M) def. Zander Bravo (BROWN) 6-2, 6-1
6. Maxime Mareschal-Hay (ODU-M) def. Chun Lam (BROWN) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #6 Codie van Schalkwyk/Connor van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) def. Zander Bravo/Alex Finkelstein (BROWN) 6-3
2. #33 Jakob Cadonau/Cosme Rolland de Ravel (ODU-M) vs. Noah Hernandez/Chun Lam (BROWN) 5-3, unfinished
3. Maxime Mareschal-Hay/Yanis Moundir (ODU-M) def. Tim Dzhurinskiy/Sam Feldman (BROWN) 6-4
Match Notes:
Brown 3-5
Old Dominion 5-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,2,5,6,1,3)
Men's Tennis Sweeps Brown 7-0 On Darryl Cummings Day
Codie van Schalkwyk