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Old Dominion Men's Tennis Opens SBC Tournament with Sweep over JMU

Old Dominion opens the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with a 4-0 over James Madison on Friday afternoon.

Old Dominion Men's Tennis Opens SBC Tournament with Sweep over JMUOld Dominion Men's Tennis Opens SBC Tournament with Sweep over JMU
ROME, Ga. – Old Dominion opened the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with a 4-0 over James Madison on Friday afternoon.
 
Old Dominion got the day rolling quickly, with No. 2 Cosme Rolland de Ravel and Adam Majchrzak downing Zachary Fleishman and Edson Sanchez, 6-1, to open the doubles matches. For the first point of the match, No. 84 brother duo Connor and Codie Van Schalkwyk defeated Esteve Agusti and Aurelien Schmitt on court one (6-2), suspending No. 3 Yanis Moundir’s and Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan’s match against Harrison Lee and Francisco Sinopoli (5-5).
 
Olivier de Sardan got the first singles point of the match against Sanchez (6-2, 5-0), as Sanchez retired the match. No. 4 Moundir followed suit, downing Sinopoli shortly after in a third set (2-6, 6-0, 6-2), allowing No. 6 Saleh to defeat Lee (7-5, 6-2) and give ODU the match and quarterfinals win.
 
No. 1 Rolland De Ravel’s, No. 2 Connor Van Schalkwyk’s, and No. 3 Codie Van Schalkwyk’s matches against respective opponents Schmitt (7-5, 6-5), Agusti (6-3, 6-7, 0-1) and Fleishman (4-6, 5-5) were suspended.
 
The Monarchs will continue to look for their third straight SBC Tournament title against Troy on Saturday, April 19 at 10 a.m.
 
ODU’s scheduled match at Troy this season was cancelled due to inclement weather.

 

#56 Old Dominion 4, James Madison 0

Singles competition

  1.     Cosme Rolland De Ravel (ODU) vs. Aurelien Schmitt (JMU) 7-5, 6-5, unfinished
  2.     #123 Connor Van Schalkwyk (ODU) vs. Esteve Agusti (JMU)  6-3, 6-7, 0-1, unfinished
  3.     Codie Van Schalkwyk (ODU) vs. Zachary Fleishman (JMU) 4-6, 5-5, unfinished
  4.     Yanis Moundir (ODU) def. Francisco Sinopoli (JMU) 2-6, 6-0, 6-2
  5.     Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan(ODU) def. Edson Sanchez (JMU) 6-2, 5-0
  6.     Aryan Saleh (ODU) def. Harrison Lee (JMU) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles competition

  1.     #84 Connor Van Schalkwyk and Codie Van Schalkwyk (ODU) def. Esteve Agusti and Aurelien Schmitt (JMU) 6-2
  2.     Adam Majchrzak and Cosme Rolland De Ravel (ODU) def. Zachary Fleishman and Edson Sanchez (JMU) 6-1
  3.     Yanis Moundir and Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan (ODU) vs. Francisco Sinopoli and Harrison Lee (JMU) 5-5, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,4,6)