ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The University of New Orleans men's and women's tennis teams rolled to victories over Eckerd College late Monday afternoon.
The UNO men (8-5) claimed a 9-0 win over EC (0-14) with the Privateer women (9-4) picking up an 8-1 result against the Tritons (3-12).
In the dual between the men's programs, the biggest threat came at the No. 1 doubles' position where
Ricardo Campos and
Hossam Meligy got past the EC duo of Dylan Randazzo and Stephen Felman 9-7.
Dominik Kardell and
Daniel Populus won 8-4 at the No. 2 position with
Vinay Kamineni and
David Malmgren making it a clean sweep with an 8-1 victory at the No. 3 court.
In singles' play, the Privateers won each match in straight sets, including Populus, who won for just the second time in nine matches during the 2011-12 season. Populus defeated Triton opponent Jesus Silva 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 6 court.
In the women's dual, UNO (9-4) continued to flex its muscle in doubles' play against Eckerd (3-12).
Marta Sans and
Manuela Gomez won 8-0 at the No. 1 court for the Privateers, who cruised to victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.
Fanny Benincasa and
Juliet Labarthe won 8-3 at No. 2 with
Kristina Martic and
Sofija Karalic picking up an 8-4 victory at No. 2.
Five of the six singles' matches ended in UNO's favor in straight sets. The victories included a fifth straight win for
Andrea Martin, who prevailed 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 6 court against Katie Benn.
Both UNO teams will be in action on Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. when they face Rollins College. Rollins is ranked No. 6 on the men's side with its women's program at No. 12.
#31 University of New Orleans Men 9, Eckerd College 0
Apr 02, 2012 at St. Petersburg, Fla.
Singles competition
1.
Ricardo Campos (UNO) def. Dylan Randazzo (ECM) 6-0, 6-0
2.
Yoshikazu Ysa (UNO) def. Brian Hill (ECM) 6-1, 6-0
3.
Hossam Meligy (UNO) def. Stephen Felman (ECM) 7-5, 6-3
4.
Vinay Kamineni (UNO) def. Connor Ohlsen (ECM) 6-2, 6-3
5.
David Malmgren (UNO) def. Ben Levy (ECM) 6-1, 6-0
6.
Daniel Populus (UNO) def. Jesus Silva (ECM) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1.
Ricardo Campos/
Hossam Meligy (UNO) def. Dylan Randazzo/Stephen Felman (ECM) 9-7
2.
Dominik Kardell/
Daniel Populus (UNO) def. Connor Ohlsen/Brian Hill (ECM) 8-4
3.
Vinay Kamineni/
David Malmgren (UNO) def. Robby Breece/Ben Levy (ECM) 8-1
University of New Orleans Women 8, Eckerd College 1
Apr 02, 2012 at St. Petersburg, Fla.
Singles competition
1.
Marta Sans (UNO-W) def. Stephanie Jenks (ECW) 6-4, 6-2
2. Gipson Hawn (ECW) def.
Manuela Gomez (UNO-W) 5-7, 6-4, 12-10
3.
Juliet Labarthe (UNO-W) def. Carson Trapp (ECW) 6-0, 6-2
4.
Fanny Benincasa (UNO-W) def. Amy Naula (ECW) 6-1, 6-1
5.
Sofija Karalic (UNO-W) def. Taylor Bullock (ECW) 6-4, 6-2
6.
Andrea Martin (UNO-W) def. Katie Benn (ECW) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1.
Marta Sans/
Manuela Gomez (UNO-W) def. Amy Naula/Gipson Hawn (ECW) 8-0
2.
Fanny Benincasa/
Juliet Labarthe (UNO-W) def. Stephanie Jenks/Taylor Bullock (ECW) 8-3
3.
Kristina Martic/
Sofija Karalic (UNO-W) def. Katie Benn/Carson Trapp (ECW) 8-4
