#50 ODU (16-6, 6-1 Sun Belt) vs. #71 UNC Wilmington (12-5, 5-0 CAA) | at JMU (7-12, 0-7 Sun Belt)
When: Thursday, 1 p.m. | Saturday, 10 a.m.
Where: Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center | Harrisonburg, Va.
Live Stats: UNCW | JMU
Stream: UNCW
NORFOLK, Va. – The 50th-ranked Old Dominion men's tennis team heads into the final week of the regular season with a pair of matches on the slate. They'll close out the home schedule on Thursday hosting 71st-ranked UNC Wilmington at 1 p.m. and then head to James Madison for a Sun Belt Conference and Royal Rivalry matchup at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Both matches will have live stats and prior to Thursday's match they'll honor Jakob Cadonau and Maxime Mareschal-Hay on Senior Day.
"What a weekend ahead. Senior Day is always emotional and what better way to send our seniors out than with a top 75 matchup. With a short turnaround, we hit the road to JMU for another rivalry match. These are the weekends you compete for, and I am glad we can finish out the regular season being challenged," said ODU Head Coach Dominik Mueller.
ABOUT ODU
ODU enters the final two matches with a 16-6 record and a 6-1 mark in Sun Belt Conference play. After dropping the first singles match at Coastal Carolina, the Monarchs ran off four straight singles wins on Sunday to defeat the Chanticleers 4-1. Connor van Schalkwyk leads the team this spring with a 16-3 singles mark, while Yanis Moundir is 15-1. In doubles, Moundir and Mareschal-Hay are 9-4 mainly at No. 3, while Cosme Rolland de Raven and Codie van Schalkwyk are 8-0 at No. 2.
ABOUT UNCW
UNC Wilmington (12-5, 5-0 CAA) comes to town on a six-match winning streak after defeating South Carolina State 4-0 on Sunday. In singles, Gabe Hurtado leads this spring with an 11-3 record mainly at No. 4, while Reese Falck is 9-2 mainly at No. 3. In doubles, the duo of Falck and Harold Huens are ranked 44th nationally and sport a 13-1 mark this spring mainly at No. 1.
ALL-TIME VS. UNCW
The last time ODU faced UNC Wilmington was on April 14, 2017, as the Monarchs won 4-3 in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Monarchs hold an 11-7 lead in the series.
ABOUT JMU
JMU (7-12, 0-5 Sun Belt) enters after dropping a 4-3 match to Coastal Carolina on Saturday.
Julian Lozano leads the Dukes this spring with an 11-6 mark in singles mainly at No. 2, while Esteve Agusti and Youssef Sadek are each 10-8. In doubles, Lozano and Agusti sport the top record at 6-2 in the No. 1 spot.
ALL-TIME VS. JMU
ODU and JMU met twice in the span of five days last year as these teams closed the regular season in Norfolk on April 15 in an ODU 5-2 win. They opened the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Peachtree City, Georgia on April 20 with ODU taking a 4-0 win. The Monarchs hold a 34-2 lead in the all-time series dating back to 1985.
NEXT UP
The 2024 Sun Belt Conference Championships will be held from April 18-21 at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Georgia.
Men's Tennis Hosts UNCW For Senior Day Thursday
