East Carolina University
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Pirates Suffer First Home Loss To James Madison
February 26, 2012 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 26, 2012
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The East Carolina men's tennis team suffered its first home loss Sunday as the Pirates fell to border rival James Madison, 4-2, at the ECU Indoor Tennis Center.The Pirates won their first seven home matches of the year before falling to the Dukes and dropped to 8-4 overall.
The Dukes took the doubles point first, with wins in the No. 1 and 2 spots. The ECU duo of Joran Vliegen and Nicolas Soriano fell at No. 1, 8-4, while the team of Niels Cleeren and David Masciorini fell at No. 2 doubles, also 8-4. The Pirates did get a win in the No.3 spot, where John Schmitt and Patriek Wolterbeek posted an 8-4 victory.
In singles, ECU had wins in the No. 3 and 4 spots to stay in the match, as Cleeren beat his opponent 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 at No. 3 and Damien Brenard won at No. 4, 6-2, 7-5. The Dukes posted straight set victories at the No. 1, 2 and 5 positions to claim the victory. The match at the No. 6 position was unfinished since JMU had already secured the victory.
The Pirates will return to courts on Tuesday, March 6 against The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.
James Madison 4, East Carolina 2
Singles Results
No. 1 - Greg Vladimirsky (JMU) d. Nicolas Soriano (ECU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 - Ryan Pool (JMU) d. John Schmitt (ECU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 - Niels Cleeren (ECU) d. Hugo Ramadier (JMU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
No. 4 - Damien Brenard (ECU) d. Bertrand Moulin (JMU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 - Florent Sentenac (JMU) d. David Masciorini (ECU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 - Mario Martinez (ECU) v. Tommi Nissinen (JMU) 2-5, DNF
Doubles Results
No. 1 - Vladimirsky/Moulin (JMU) d. Soriano/Joran Vliegen (ECU) 8-4
No. 2 - Pool/Sentenac (JMU) d. Masciorini/Cleeren (ECU) 8-4
No. 3 - Schmitt/Patriek Wolterbeek (ECU) d. Nissinen/Ramadier (JMU) 8-6
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