NEW ORLEANS - The University of New Orleans men's tennis team was dealt
their second loss in as many days, falling 5-2 to Southern Miss on
Sunday afternoon at the University Tennis Center.
Despite losing the doubles' point to USM (9-10), the UNO (4-14) tandem of
Stepan Siska and
Ben Smith stepped up big at the No. 1 spot, claiming an 8-4 result against Markus Wessinghage and Julien Roussel.
In singles' play, Siska put up another victory, dispatching Diego Machuca 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 at the No. 2 position with
Abdelrahman Zaki also winning, defeating Oscar Machucha 4-6, 6-3, 10-7 at No. 4. The win was the second on the weekend for Siska in singles' play, after he defeated Marquette's Mark Rutherford in straight sets on Saturday.
UNO narrowly missed a third win in the final match of the day as Roussel came back from a set down to defeat
Ben Smith 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in a third-set tiebreaker.
The Privateers will close the regular season on Apr. 17 at 12 p.m. against cross-town foe Xavier. The dual will be the final in-season home match for senior
Guilherme Rebolo as UNO will battle a Gold Rush team that is nationally ranked at the NAIA level.
Southern Miss 5, University of New Orleans 2
Apr 11, 2010 at New Orleans, La. (University Tennis Ctr)Singles competition
1. Patricio Alvarado (USMM) def.
Benjamin Bouhana (UNO) 6-1, 6-1
2.
Stepan Siska (UNO) def. Diego Machuca (USMM) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
3. Julien Roussel (USMM) def.
Ben Smith (UNO) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
4.
Abdelrahman Zaki (UNO) def. Oscar Machuca (USMM) 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
5. Strate Krstevski (USMM) def.
Guilherme Rebolo (UNO) 6-2, 7-6 (10-8)
6. Markus Wessinghage (USMM) def.
Rohit Chivukula (UNO) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1.
Stepan Siska/
Ben Smith (UNO) def. Markus Wessinghage/Julien Roussel (USMM) 8-4
2. Oscar Machuca/Diego Machuca (USMM) def.
Abdelrahman Zaki/
Rohit Chivukula (UNO) 8-4
3. Strate Krstevski/Patricio Alvarado (USMM) def.
Benjamin Bouhana/
Guilherme Rebolo (UNO) 8-3
