ROME, Ga. — #54 Old Dominion men’s tennis advanced to the Sun Belt Tournament Championship after besting Louisiana, 4-0, on Saturday afternoon in Rome, Georgia.
"Very proud of this group to save four match points in doubles to get that lead," Head Coach Dominik Mueller said. "It was really important to get two more quick points on the board but for a while it was hard to figure out where the 4th point was coming from. But they kept coming and eventually every court fell in our favor."
Louisiana opened doubles play with Mason Landreth and Leonard Tramolay defeating Adam Majchrzak and Thomas Nelson on court one, 6-2. However, Monarchs Felix Obermair and Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan tied competition following a 6-3 victory over Samuel Kyjaci and Gianluca Filoramo on court three. For the doubles point, Piet Steveker and Zech Hamrouni bested David Simeonov and Nikola Kolyachev, 7-6 (10-8), on court two to put ODU on the board.
No. 1 Majchrzak and No. 5 Hamrouni continued to add to Old Dominion’s lead following wins over Landreth (6-2, 6-0) and Darius Balan (6-3, 6-2). For the 4-0 sweep, Aryan Saleh downed Nikola Kolyachev, 7-5, 6-3, on court six.
No. 2 Obermair’s, No. 3 Steveker’s, and No. 4 Olivier de Sardan’s matches against respective opponents Tramolay (6-2, 3-6, 4-3), Kyjaci (4-6, 6-3, 3-0), and Simeonov (3-6, 6-3, 3-1) were suspended.
Old Dominion men’s tennis looks to claim its fourth-straight conference championship tomorrow, April 19 at 1 p.m. against Troy or Georgia Southern.
Doubles:
1. Mason Landreth and Leonard Tramolay (UL) def. Adam Majchrzak and Thomas Nelson (ODU) 6-2
2. Piet Steveker and Zech Hamrouni (ODU) def. David Simeonov and Nikola Kolyachev (UL) 7-6 (10-8)
3. Felix Obermair and Jean-Karim Olivier de Saran (ODU) def. Samuel Kyjaci and Gianluca Filoramo (UL) 6-3
Singles:
1. Adam Majchrzak (ODU) def. Mason Landreth (LU) 6-2, 6-0
2. Felix Obermair (ODU) vs. Leonard Tramolay (LU) 6-2, 3-6, 4-3, unfinished
3. Piet Steveker (ODU) vs. Samuel Kyjaci (LU) 4-6, 6-3, 3-0, unfinished
4. Jean-Karim Olivier de Saran (ODU) vs. David Simeonov (LU) 3-6, 6-3, 3-1, unfinished
5. Zech Hamrouni (ODU) def. Darius Balan (LU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Aryan Saleh (ODU) def. Nikola Kolyachev (LU) 7-5, 6-3