NEW ORLEANS - The University of New Orleans men's tennis team swept a pair of matches while their women counterparts split a doubleheader on Saturday at the University Tennis Center.
The UNO (3-1) men defeated William Carey (1-2) by a 4-3 score before turning around to defeat Jackson State (2-3) in the nightcap 5-2. The UNO women (1-2) fell to No. 21 WCU (3-1) by a 5-2 result with their first victory of the year, a 4-0 win over JSU (3-1) under the lights.
For the men, Vinay Kamineni was the savior in the narrow win over the Crusaders in the day's first dual. Kamineni rallied from a set down to defeat Toni Gauta 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in a tiebreaker at the No. 2 singles' position to claim the team win.
Hossam Meligy and Abdelrahman Zaki also picked up wins in singles' against WCU, posting straight-set victories at No. 3 and No. 5 singles' positions, respectively. In doubles' play, UNO won the doubles' point with Meligy and Benjamin Bouhana rolling to an 8-5 win at No. 1 over Gauta and Jody Claasen with Kamineni and Zaki posting an 8-3 decision over Dominik Kardell and Anton Ivanov.
In the nightcap, UNO overcame falling in the doubles' point to take a win over JSU.
The Privateers won 5 of 6 singles' matches led by straight set wins by Bouhana, Meligy and Zaki. Rohit Chivukula posted a victory by walkover with Kamineni rounding out the wins with a 7-6, 2-6, 10-5 defeat of Vishes Bhatia.
On the women's side of the court, the Privateers could not capitalize on the doubles' point against the nationally-ranked NAIA squad from WCU.
Kozue Matsumoto and Amber Garza won 8-3 at No. 1 doubles' against Alexandra Kaluza and Maja Vuzem with Sofija Karalic and Kristina Martic cruising to an 8-1 win at No. 2 over Joyce Olivera and Petra Pesic to wrap up the point.
When play turned to singles, WCU rallied from a set down to claim wins at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 positions to take the match coupled with a pair of walkovers at No. 4 and No. 5. Karalic was the lone winner for UNO in singles' play, defeating Oliveria 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4.
Against JSU, the UNO women faced off against a fellow competitior with just four women.
The teams split doubles' matches before the Privateers came forward to sweep all four contested singles' matches.
Matusmoto defeated Victoria Gaedez 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 with Martic winning 6-2, 6-4 at No. 2 over Britney Shy. Garza rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3 over Asha Saravamchan, while Karalic needed three sets to dispatch Kesica Jayapulan 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Following the busy Saturday, the UNO women will continue their season on Feb. 23 against Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. before joining their male counterparts on Mar. 4 at 2 p.m. for a dual against Spring Hill at the UTC.
New Orleans Men 4, William Carey 3
Feb 19, 2011 at New Orleans, La. (University Tennis Ctr)
Singles competition
1. Jody Claassen (WCU) def. Benjamin Bouhana (UNO-M) 6-2, 6-2
2. Vinay Kamineni (UNO-M) def. Toni Gauta (WCU) 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
3. Hossam Meligy (UNO-M) def. Younes Hidass (WCU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
4. Alvar Ribalta (WCU) def. Oliver Grimbly (UNO-M) 6-1, 7-5
5. Abdelrahman Zaki (UNO-M) def. Anton Ivanov (WCU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Duffy Loel (WCU) def. Joshua Marx (UNO-M) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Benjamin Bouhana/Hossam Meligy (UNO-M) def. Toni Gauta/Jody Claassen (WCU) 8-5
2. Vinay Kamineni/Abdelrahman Zaki (UNO-M) def. Dominik Kardell/Anton Ivanov (WCU) 8-3
3. Oliver Grimbly/Rohit Chivukula (UNO-M) 9-8 (7-1) def. Alvar Ribalta/Younes Hidass (WCU)
New Orleans men 5, Jackson State 2
Feb 19, 2011 at New Orleans, La. (University Tennis Ctr)
Singles competition
1. Benjamin Bouhana (UNO-M) def. Navenetta Baskaran (JSU) 6-0, 6-2
2. Vinay Kamineni (UNO-M) def. Vishes Bhatia (JSU) 7-6, 2-6, 10-5
3. Hossam Meligy (UNO-M) def. Mitchell De Jong (JSU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Jose Lugue (JSU) def. Oliver Grimbly (UNO-M) 6-3, 6-2
5. Abdelrahman Zaki (UNO-M) def. Nicholas Crawford (JSU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Rohit Chivukula (UNO-M) def. No player (JSU), by forfeit
Doubles competition
1. Navenetta Baskaran/Mitchell De Jong (JSU) def. Benjamin Bouhana/Hossam Meligy (UNO-M) 8-5
2. Jose Lugue/Vishes Bhatia (JSU) def. Abdelrahman Zaki/Vinay Kamineni (UNO-M) 8-5
3. Rohit Chivukula/Oliver Grimbly (UNO-M) def. No player/No player (JSU), by forfeit
William Carey Women 5 , University of New Orleans 2
Feb 19, 2011 at New Orleans, La. (University Tennis Ctr)
Singles competition
1. Maja Vuzem (WCU) def. Kozue Matsumoto (UNO-W) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
2. Petra Pesic (WCU) def. Kristina Martic (UNO-W) 6-7, 6-4, 6-4
3. Alexandra Kaluza (WCU) def. Amber Garza (UNO-W) 3-6, 6-0, 7-5
4. Sofija Karalic (UNO-W) def. Joyce Oliviera (WCU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Hannah Johnson (WCU) def. No player (UNO-W), by forfeit
6. Tiffany Roberts (WCU) def. No player (UNO-W), by forfeit
Doubles competition
1. Kozue Matsumoto/Amber Garza (UNO-W) def. Alexandra Kaluza/Maja Vuzem (WCU) 8-3
2. Sofija Karalic/Kristina Martic (UNO-W) def. Joyce Oliviera/Petra Pesic (WCU) 8-1
3. Hannah Johnson/Tiffany Roberts (WCU) def. No player/No player (UNO-W), by default
University of New Orleans women 4, Jackson State 0
Feb 19, 2011 at New Orleans, La. (University Tennis Ctr)
Singles competition
1. Kozue Matsumoto (UNO-W) def. Victoria Gaedez (JSU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Kristina Martic (UNO-W) def. Britney Shy (JSU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Amber Garza (UNO-W) def. Asha Saravamchan (JSU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Sofija Karalic (UNO-W) def. Kesica Jayapulan (JSU) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Amber Garza/Kozue Matsumoto (UNO-W) def. Asha Saravamchan/Britney Shy (JSU) 8-4
2. Kesica Jayapulan/Victoria Gaedez (JSU) def. Sofija Karalic/Kristina Martic (UNO-W) 8-6
