University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Middle Tennessee
Men's Tennis Falls In First Round
4/21/2011 11:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Cajuns finish the year with a record of 7-13.
The Blue Raiders jumped out early after claiming the first two doubles matches for the first point.
Kyle Wishing put Middle Tennessee ahead 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Elliot Minvielle in the no. 6 singles.
Ted Nilsson put the Cajuns on the board with a 6-3, 6-3 victory at the no. 4 singles but it would not stem the tide as MT won the final two points of the match within the next few minutes as Ben Davis won 7-6 (3), 6-3 over Carlin Murray at the no. 1 spot and Matthew Langley defeated Robert Voss 7-5, 6-4 at the No. 3 position.
The win puts Middle Tennessee in the tournament's second round as No. 1 seed Denver awaits. The match is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at the Mobile Tennis Center.
On the women's side of the championship, the no. 3 seeded Cajuns will face no. 11 South Alabama at 9 a.m. CT after a first round bye.
Men's Tennis Match Results
Louisiana vs Middle Tennessee
Apr 21, 2011 at Mobile, Ala.
Middle Tennessee 4, Louisiana 1
Singles competition
1. Ben Davis (MT) def. Murray, Carlin (UL) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
2. Shaun Waters (MT) vs. Mandl, Yanick (UL) 5-7, 5-3, unfinished
3. Matthew Langley (MT) def. Voss, Robert (UL) 7-5, 6-4
4. Nilsson, Ted (UL) def. Dimitri Pippos (MT) 6-3, 6-3
5. Elliot Barnwell (MT) vs. Alberton, Carl (UL) 0-6, 6-4, unfinished
6. Kyle Wishing (MT) def. Minvielle, Elliot (UL) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Shaun Waters/Ben Davis (MT) vs. Mandl, Yanick/Farine, Brandon (UL) 6-7, unfinished
2. Elliot Barnwell/Kyle Wishing (MT) def. Murray, Carlin/Nilsson, Ted (UL) 8-6
3. Matthew Langley/Dimitri Pippos (MT) def. Voss, Robert/Alberton, Carl (UL) 8-4
Match Notes:
Louisiana 7-13
Middle Tennessee 10-12
Order of finish: Doubles (13,2); Singles (6,4,1,3)
