BAKER, La. - The University of New Orleans men and women's tennis teams
defeated Southern University at the Greenwood Park Tennis Courts on
Friday afternoon.
The men (2-0), ranked No. 75 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) defeated SU by a 7-0 score while the women (1-3) defeated their female counterparts 6-1.
The Privateer men started their match against SU (0-1) by taking the doubles' point.
The No. 1 doubles team of
Calvin Kemp and
Guilherme Rebolo defeated SU's Bino Rasedisa and Elvin Espinal 8-0 while the No. 2 tandem of
Ben Smith and
Jose Gaspar defeated Tyler Chin and Kashwayne Nelson 8-5. The third match was a walkover.
Singles' competition was much of the same for the UNO men as no SU player winning more than two games in a single frame.
Calvin at No. 1 singles and
Vinay Kamineni at No. 2 singles improved their dual records to 2-0 on the young season while Rebolo and
Oliver Cuthill also picked up wins. The final two singles' matches were won by walkover.
For the UNO women, the match against the Jaguars (0-2) offered up the team's first win of the season after losses in the first three duals.
The Privateer women won the doubles' point as
Kozue Matsumoto and
Cassandra Escobar at No. 1 doubles and the team of
Ceara Howey and
Kir Kemp defeated their SU opposition 8-2.
Singles' play saw the lone UNO loss of the day as Escobar fell to the Jaguars' Megan Wiltz 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles.
The rest of the Privateer women were victorious as Matsumoto, Kir and Howey added singles' wins to their doubles' victories earlier.
Amber Garza, who did not compete in the doubles' matches earlier, defeated Kathryn Curtis at No. 3 singles 6-4, 6-1.
The UNO women will next play Louisiana-Lafayette (0-0) at 12 p.m. at the University Tennis Center on Saturday while the nationally ranked Privateer men will face Grambling at 12 p.m. on Sunday at the UTC.
#75 University of New Orleans Men 7, Southern University 0Jan 30, 2009 at Baton Rouge, La. (Greenwood Park)
Singles competition
1.
Calvin Kemp (UNO) def. Bino Rasedisa (SUM) 6-0, 6-2
2.
Vinay Kamineni (UNO) def. Elvis Espinal (SUM) 6-2, 6-1
3.
Guilherme Rebolo (UNO) def. Tyler Chin (SUM) 6-2, 6-0
4.
Oliver Cuthill (UNO) def. Kashwayne Nelson (SUM) 6-0, 6-1
5.
Jose Gaspar (UNO) def. No player (SUM), by walkover
6.
Ben Smith (UNO) def. No player (SUM), by walkover
Doubles competition
1.
Calvin Kemp/
Guilherme Rebolo (UNO) def. Bino Rasedisa/Elvis Espinal (SUM) 8-0
2.
Ben Smith/
Jose Gaspar (UNO) def. Tyler Chin/Kashwayne Nelson (SUM) 8-5
3.
Oliver Cuthill/
Vinay Kamineni (UNO) def. No player/No player (SUM), by walkover
University of New Orleans Women 6, Southern University 1Jan 30, 2009 at Baton Rouge, La. (Greenwood Park)
Singles competition
1. Megan Wiltz (SUW) def.
Cassandra Escobar (UNOW) 6-4, 6-2
2.
Kozue Matsumoto (UNOW) def. Janelle Mosley (SUW) 6-2, 6-3
3.
Amber Garza (UNOW) def. Kathryn Curtis (SUW) 6-4, 6-1
4.
Kir Kemp (UNOW) def. Bethlehem Workeneh (SUW) 6-0, 6-0
5.
Ceara Howey (UNOW) def. Gabrielle Marshall (SUW) 6-1, 6-4
6. Piz Dozo-Moreno (UNOW) def. No player (SUW), by walkover
Doubles competition
1.
Cassandra Escobar/
Kozue Matsumoto (UNOW) def. Megan Wiltz/Kathryn Curtis (SUW) 8-2
2.
Ceara Howey/
Kir Kemp (UNOW) def. Bethlehem Workeneh/Janelle Mosley (SUW) 8-2
3. Piz Dozo-Moreno/
Amber Garza (UNOW) def. No player/No player (SUW), by walkover
Match Notes
University of New Orleans 1-3
Southern University 0-2
