Ragin’ Cajuns Fall at No. 53 ODU on Friday

NORFOLK, Virginia - In a battle between two nationally ranked programs, the No. 74 Louisiana men's tennis team fell to No. 53 Old Dominion, 4-0, on Friday in Norfolk, Virginia.

The Monarchs took the first doubles match on court two before Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez and Sacha Grandvincent won their match on court one, 6-3, to tie things up. Over on court three, Alejo Ferrer Chueca and Oriol Fillat Gimenez fought to a tiebreaker in the third set but the Monarchs pulled it out, 7-6 (7-3), to take the doubles point.

In singles, the home side took the contests on two and three to go ahead 3-0 but the Cajuns continued to fight. Sanchez Gonzalez led big in the third set while Samuel Kyjaci and Fillat Gimenez fought to a third set in their matches. Looking to extend the match, Vasil Dimitrov went to a second-set tiebreaker on court four. There he was bested, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), and the Monarchs clinched the match, leaving the other three unfinished.

The Cajuns take on James Madison tomorrow at 9 a.m. in Harrisonburg, Virginia in their final road match of the season.

#53 Old Dominion 4, #74 Louisiana 0

Singles competition
1. Connor van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) vs. Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez (UL) 6-2, 4-6, 0-5, unfinished
2. CosmeRolland DeRavel (ODU-M) def. Sacha Grandvincent (UL) 6-3, 6-3
3. Yanis Moundir (ODU-M) def. William Ribero (UL) 6-1, 6-0
4. Codie van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) def. Vasil Dimitrov (UL) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Maxime Mareschal-Hay (ODU-M) vs. Samuel Kyjaci (UL) 6-3, 5-7, unfinished
6. Aryan Saleh (ODU-M) vs. Oriol Fillat Gimenez (UL) 3-6, 7-6 (7-1), unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Sacha Grandvincent/Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez (UL) def. Jakob Cadonau/Connor van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) 6-3
2. CosmeRolland DeRavel/Codie van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) def. Leonard Tramolay/Vasil Dimitrov (UL) 6-2
3. Aryan Saleh/Yanis Moundir (ODU-M) def. Alejo Ferrer Chueca/Oriol Fillat Gimenez (UL) 7-6 (7-3)

Match Notes:
Louisiana 10-7, 2-2; National ranking #74
Old Dominion 14-5, 4-1; National ranking #53
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,2,4)

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Ragin’ Cajuns Fall at No. 53 ODU on Friday

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Players Mentioned

Vasil Dimitrov

Alejo Ferrer Chueca

Oriol Fillat Gimenez

Sacha Grandvincent

Samuel Kyjaci

William Ribero

Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez