Men's Tennis Drops CAA Opener at ODU, 4-3

Sunday, February 12

Norfolk, Va.

TBA

James Madison University

Old Dominion

2/13/2012 4:05:00 AM | Men's Tennis

NORFOLK, Va., February 12, 2012 - The James Madison men's tennis team fell to Old Dominion today 4-3 to open Colonial Athletic Association play. With the loss the Dukes fell to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in CAA competition. The Monarchs improved to 3-4 overall and 1-1 in the CAA.

Kryzysztof Muzalewski and Wesley Barrett got the ball rolling for Old Dominion in the No.2 doubles position when they beat Ryan Pool (Melbourne, Australia/UT-Chattanooga/Braemar) and Florent Sentenac (Borderes, France/Auburn Montgomery/Lycee Theophile Gautier) 8-6. Greg Vladimirsky (Coral Springs, Fla./Broward Virtual) and Bertrand Moulin (Lyon, France/Wayne State/Aux Lazaristes Minimes) evened up doubles play for the Dukes, defeating Albert Ochagavia and Can Cetinel in No. 1 doubles 8-6. ODU, however, captured the doubles point when Carlos Lopez Villa and Alfredo Rodriguez topped Hugo Ramadier (Rome, Italy/Northern Arizona/Lycee Francais Chateabriand) and Tommi Nissinen (Oulu, Finland/Kastellin Lukio) 8-6 in No. 3 doubles.

Ramadier knotted things up at 1-1, defeating Fahoum Fahoum 6-3, 6-2 in the No.4 singles match.

Lopez Villa put the Monarchs back on top after he beat Moulin 7-6(5), 6-1 in No.3 doubles before Vladimirsky pulled JMU even at 2-2 by topping Muzalewski 6-3, 6-4 in No.1 singles.

Ochagavia put ODU ahead to stay by beating Pool in the No.2 doubles position 6-3, 7-6(4).

The Monarchs clinched the match after Barrett defeated Nissinen in No.5 singles 6-1, 6-0. Florent Sentanac grabbed the Dukes' second point defeating Rodriguez 6-3, 3-6, 10-6 to finish the match.

Madison returns to the courts on Saturday, Feb. 25 against Christopher Newport in Greensboro, N.C.

Old Dominion 4, James Madison 3
Feb 12, 2012 at Norfolk, Va. (Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center)

Doubles

1. Vladimirsky/Moulin def. Ochagavia/Cetinel 8-6
2. Muzalewski/Barrett def. Pool/Sentenac 8-6
3. Lopez Villa/Rodriguez def. Ramadier/Missinen 8-6

Singles

1. Vladimirsky def. Muzalewski 6-3,6-4
2. Ochagavia def. Pool 6-3,7-6(4)
3. Lopez Villa def. Moulin 7-6(5), 6-1
4. Ramdier def. Fahoum 6-3,6-2
5. Barrett def. Nissinen 6-1,6-0
6. Sentenac def. Rodriguez 6-3,3-6,10-6

Order of Finish

Doubles: 2, 1, 3
Singles: 4, 3, 1, 2, 5, 6