MEN'S TENNIS LOSES CONFERENCE MATCH TO OLD DOMINION

Sunday, March 7

Norfolk, Va.

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James Madison University

Old Dominion

3/8/2010 6:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

NORFOLK, Va., March 7, 2010 - The James Madison men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to conference-foe Old Dominion in Norfolk on Sunday.

The Dukes lost their third straight match to drop to 4-6 overall and 0-4 in the Colonial Athletic Association, while ODU improved to 13-6 and 1-2 respectively.

The Monarchs grabbed the early advantage, sweeping doubles play for a 1-0 lead. Yakov Diskin and Krzysztof Muzalewski set the tone in doubles, winning at no. 2 over junior Yaroslav Voznenko (Kherson, Ukraine/Kherson Technical School) and freshman Stephen Hardy (Fairfax, Va./Robinson) 8-2. Albert Ochagavia and Tobias Fahoum secured the doubles point with an 8-5 win at No. 3.

The Monarchs continued to roll in singles play, winning five of the six matches. The Dukes' lone win came at No. 3 as sophomore Tommi Nissinen (Oulu, Finland/Kastellin lukio) battled to a 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 win over Diskin. Nissinen has won five of his last seven singles matches to run his record to 13-7 this season.

Senior Mike Smith (Fairfax Station, Va./Robinson) forced Tobias Fanselow into a third set but ran out of gas, losing 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at no. 1.

JMU stays in Norfolk to take on Norfolk State at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March, 9 before heading to South Carolina for a pair matches. Madison takes on The Citadel on 9 a.m. on Wednesday in Charleston, S.C. before heading to Conway, S.C. for a match against Coastal Carolina on Friday.

Old Dominion 6, JMU 1

Doubles
No. 1 - Chomette/Fanselow (ODU) def. Smith/King (JMU) - 8-6
No. 2 - Muzalewski/Diskin (ODU) def. Voznenko/Hardy (JMU) - 8-2
No. 3 - Ochagavia/Fahoum (ODU) def. Vladimirsky/Maaranen (JMU) - 8-5

Singles
No. 1 - Fanselow (ODU) def. Smith (JMU) - 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
No. 2 - Chomette (ODU) def. Vladimirsky (JMU) - 3-6, 6-4 (10-3)
No. 3 - Nissinen (JMU) def. Diskin (ODU) - 3-6, 7-5, 7-5
No. 4 - Muzalewski (ODU) def. Voznenko (JMU) - 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 - Ochagavia (ODU) def. Hardy (JMU) - 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 - Fahoum (ODU) def. Milic (JMU) - 6-2, 6-1