NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion men’s tennis clinched the Sun Belt regular season championship and No. 1 seed for the conference championship with a 4-0 win over Louisiana on Sunday.
Monarchs Yanis Moundir and Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan began the day with a win on court three over Darius Balan and Mason Landreth (6-3). No. 2 Cosme Rolland De Ravel and Adam Majchrzak followed behind after downing Samuel Kyjaci and Leonard Tramolay (6-3) to give ODU the first point of the match. Connor and Codie Van Schalkwyk’s match against Oriol Fillat Gimenez and William Jade on court one was further suspended (4-3).
Moundir continued his winning ways with a strong 6-1, 6-0 victory over No. 4 Kyjaci. At No. 2 Connor Van Schalkwyk followed suit with his own win over Jade (6-0, 6-3). No. 5 Olivier de Sardan would be the one to down the next opponent, defeating Landreth (6-4, 6-2) and securing the victory.
No. 1 Rolland De Ravel’s, No. 3 Codie Van Schalkwyk’s, and No. 6 Aryan Saleh’s matches against respective opponents Fillat Gimenez (6-1, 5-4), William Ribero (0-6, 6-4), and Tramolay (6-4, 1-4) were suspended.
Old Dominion travels to Rome, Georgia next weekend for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Monarchs open play on Friday, April 18 at 10 a.m. against James Madison.
#59 Old Dominion 4, Louisiana 0
Singles competition
- Cosme Rolland De Ravel (ODU) vs. Oriol Fillat Gimenez (UL) 6-1, 5-4, unfinished
- #119 Connor Van Schalkwyk (ODU) def. Jade Williams (UL) 6-0, 6-3
- Codie Van Schalkwyk (ODU) vs. William Ribero (UL) 0-6, 6-4, unfinished
- Yanis Moundir (ODU) def. Samuel Kyjaci (UL) 6-1, 6-0
- Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan (ODU) def. Mason Landreth (UL) 6-4, 6-2
- Aryan Saleh (ODU) vs. Leonard Tramolay (UL) 6-4, 1-4, unfinished
Doubles competition
- #88 Connor Van Schalkwyk and Codie Van Schalkwyk (ODU) vs. Oriol Fillat Gimenez and William Jade (UL) 4-3, unfinished
- Cosme Rolland De Ravel and Adam Majchrzak (ODU) def.Samuel Kyjaci and Leonard Tramolay (UL) 6-3
- Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan and Yanis Moundir (ODU) def. Darius Balan and Mason Landreth (UL) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,4,5)