NEW ORLEANS - For the first time in recorded history, the University of
New Orleans men's tennis team was triumphant over Tulane, defeating
their crosstown rival 4-3 at the Goldring Tennis Center on Saturday
afternoon.
UNO (1-2) played with a full lineup for the first time this year and took advantage of it by winning 2 of 3 doubles matches to claim the doubles' point.
After
Ben Smith and
Guilherme Rebolo suffered an 8-3 setback to Rodrigo Rappaccioli and Adam Bernstein at the No. 2 court, the Privateers picked up wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 courts against Tulane (2-2).
Abdelrahman Zaki and
Rohit Chivukula made their debut as a team in defeating Etham Frenkel and Trevor Getz 8-4 in the No. 3 position before
Stepan Siska and
Benjamin Bouhana won 8-4 at No. 1 against Shaye Wali and Joe Young to clinch the doubles' point.
In singles,
Vinay Kamineni was down 5-0, before retiring to Young at No. 1. With the loss out of the way, the Privateers won the next three matches to be completed, clinching the dual on a 7-6, 6-1 win by Rebolo at No. 5 over Getz.
Other winners included Bouhana and Zaki, who each won in straight sets. Bouhana defeated Bernstein 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3 while Zaki put away Frenkel 6-2, 6-4 on the No. 6 court.
UNO will look to continue their winning ways on Feb. 24 in Mobile, Ala. against South Alabama. The match will get underway at 1 p.m.
New Orleans 4, Tulane 3
Feb 20, 2010 at New Orleans, La. (Goldring Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Joe Young (TLN) def.
Vinay Kamineni (UNO) 5-0, retired
2. Shaye Wali (TLN) def.
Stepan Siska (UNO) 7-6, 7-6
3.
Benjamin Bouhana (UNO) def. Adam Bernstein (TLN) 6-3, 6-4
4. Rodrigo Rappaccioli (TLN) def.
Ben Smith (UNO) 6-4, 6-7, 7-6
5.
Guilherme Rebolo (UNO) def. Trevor Getz (TLN) 7-6, 6-1
6.
Abdelrahman Zaki (UNO) def. Etham Frenkel (TLN) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1.
Stepan Siska/
Benjamin Bouhana (UNO) def. Shaye Wali/Joe Young (TLN) 8-4
2. Rodrigo Rappaccioli/Adam Bernstein (TLN) def.
Ben Smith/
Guilherme Rebolo (UNO) 8-3
3.
Abdelrahman Zaki/
Rohit Chivukula (UNO) def. Etham Frenkel/Trevor Getz (TLN) 8-4
Match Notes
New Orleans 1-2
Tulane 2-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,3,6,5,2,4)
