HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The New Orleans men's tennis team was defeated 7-0 by Southern Miss on Saturday morning at the USM Tennis Courts.
The loss was the second in a row for UNO, which dropped to 4-4 on the season.
USM (9-4) won each of the eight completed matches against a Privateer team that was playing without senior captain
Abdelrahman Zaki leading to significant changes in the UNO lineup.
The Golden Eagles jumped out to the lead by taking the doubles' point. All three doubles' matches were competitive despite the Privateers having a first time pairing at each court.
Rui Siva and
Ricardo Campos were defeated at the No. 1 position by an 8-5 score with
Vinay Kamineni and
Guillermo Aylon meeting defeat by a 9-7 score on the No. 2 court.
Hossam Meligy and
Christoffer Appelgren led 4-3 in a tiebreak before their match was concluded after the doubles' point was determined.
In singles' play, USM won 5 of 6 matches in straight sets. The lone exception came at the No. 4 court which featured the Golden Eagles' Paulo Alvarado overcoming a set deficit to down Kamineni 5-7, 6-2, 10-8.
The UNO men's tennis team will remain out of conference next weekend as they hit the road for a dual next Saturday at 2 p.m. against Alabama State. One day later, the Privateers will visit former Sun Belt Conference rival Troy for a 10 a.m. dual.
Southern Miss 7, New Orleans 0
3/2/2013 at Hattiesburg, Miss. (USM Tennis Courts)
Singles competition
1. Matt Frost (USMM) def.
Rui Silva (UNO) 6-0, 6-1
2. Andrew Goodwin (USMM) def.
Ricardo Campos (UNO) 6-1, 7-5
3. Benjamin Feldmann (USMM) def.
Hossam Meligy (UNO) 6-4, 7-5
4. Paulo Alvarado (USMM) def.
Vinay Kamineni (UNO) 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8)
5. Vasco Valverde (USMM) def.
Guillermo Aylon (UNO) 7-6, 6-1
6. Inaki Belloso (USMM) def.
Lovro Curcija (UNO) 7-5, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Matt Frost/Andrew Goodwin (USMM) def.
Rui Silva/
Ricardo Campos (UNO) 8-5
2. Benjamin Feldmann/Vasco Valverde (USMM) def.
Vinay Kamineni/
Guillermo Aylon (UNO) 9-7
3. Paulo Alvarado/Juan Escobar (USMM) vs.
Hossam Meligy/Chris Appelgren (UNO) 8-8 (3-4), unfinished
