East Carolina University
Old Dominion
Men's Tennis Suffers 5-2 Setback at Old Dominion
February 20, 2016 | Men's Tennis
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The East Carolina men's tennis team won the doubles point, but dropped its second match in a row in a 5-2 defeat at Old Dominion on Friday.
The Pirates got off on the right foot in doubles play, as Vlad Anghel and Fredric Lehfeldt cruised to a 6-2 win over Michael Weindl and Jacob Nicolussi on court two. The duo improved to 5-2 on the season with all of those matches coming at the No. 2 spot in the lineup.
Tendai Tapfuma and James Ling sealed the first point of the match by holding on for a 7-5 victory over Adam Moundir and Aziz Kijametovic on court one for the tandem's third-straight win and gave ECU a 1-0 lead in the overall match.
The Monarchs would take control in singles play with five-consecutive wins on courts one, two, three, five and six - all of which were completes in straight sets. Sophomore Kasey Countee collected East Carolina's (6-3) lone singles victory, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, over Javier Jover Maestre on court four. Countee has now won three matches in a row and owns a 3-0 mark in the No. 4 slot.
The Pirates will return to action next Sunday, Feb. 28 when it travels to Conway, S.C., to take on Coastal Carolina. First serve is scheduled for 12 noon.
Old Dominion 5, East Carolina 2
Singles competition
1. Adam Moundir (ODU) def. Tendai Tapfuma (ECU) 7-6, 6-1
2. Michael Weindl (ODU) def. Vlad Anghel (ECU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Aziz Kijametovic (ODU) def. Fredric Lehfeldt (ECU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Kasey Countee (ECU) def. Javier Jover Maestre (ODU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
5. Zvonimir Podvinski (ODU) def. Ronny Georgi (ECU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Jacob Nicolussi (ODU) def. Will Bissett (ECU) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Tendai Tapfuma/James Ling (ECU) def. Adam Moundir/Aziz Kijametovic (ODU) 7-5
2. Vlad Anghel/Fredric Lehfeldt (ECU) def. Michael Weindl/Jacob Nicolussi (ODU) 6-2
3. Darragh Glavin/Javier Jover Maestre (ODU) vs. William Himpe/Ronny Georgi (ECU) unfinished
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