Men's Tennis Ends Road Stretch with 4-0 Sweep over Saint Joseph's

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – #70 Old Dominion men’s tennis completed a 4-0 sweep against Saint Joseph's on Thursday afternoon in Philadelphia.

The doubles pairs of No. 2 Zech Hamrouni and Piet Steveker and No. 3 Felix Obermair and Yanis Moundir helped ODU claim the doubles point. Obermair and Moundir downed Davi Carlos and Jakob Gaudreau Barnes 6-2, while Steveker and Hamrouni bested Ernesto Ruy and Othman Bezzaz 7-5, suspending No. 1 Adam Majchrzak’s and Thomas Nelson’s match against Damir Abdusamadov and Santiago Valle-Saenz, 6-6.

The Monarchs continued their momentum into singles play, as No. 6 Moundir opened play with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Carlos. No. 5 Steveker put Old Dominion one point away from victory after beating Sehaj Singh Pawar, 6-3, 6-4, setting up No. 3 Obermair to seal the win with a 7-5, 6-3 triumph over Abdusamadov.

No. 1 Majchrzak’s, No. 2 Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan’s, and No. 4 Aryan Saleh’s matches against respective opponents Valle-Saenz (4-6, 6-2, 2-1), Ruy (2-6, 6-4, 2-2), and Bezzaz (7-5, 1-2) were suspended.

Old Dominion returns home to host Penn on Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m. in the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.

 

Doubles:

1. Adam Majchrzak and Thomas Nelson (ODU) vs. Damir Abdusamadov and Santiago Valle-Saenz (SJU) 6-6, suspended
2. Zech Hamrouni and Piet Steveker (ODU) def. Ernesto Ruy and Othman Bezzaz (SJU) 7-5
3. Felix Obermair and Yanis Moundir (ODU) def. Davi Carlos and Jakob Gaudreau Barnes (SJU) 6-2

Singles:

1. Adam Majchrzak (ODU) vs. Santiago Valle-Saenz (SJU) 4-6, 6-2, 2-1, suspended
2. Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan (ODU) vs. Ernesto Ruy (SJU) 2-6, 6-4, 2-2, suspended
3. Felix Obermair (ODU) def. Damir Abdusamadov (SJU) 7-5, 6-3
4. Aryan Saleh (ODU) vs. Othman Bezzaz (SJU) 7-5, 1-2, suspended
5. Piet Steveker (ODU) def. Sehaj Singh Pawar (SJU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Yanis Moundir (ODU) def. Davi Carlos (SJU) 6-3, 6-4