NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Privateers men's tennis team moved to 4-0 on the season after breezing to a 7-0 win over the Prairie View A&M Panthers (0-11) on Monday afternoon at the University Tennis Center.
The win vaulted the Privateers to their first 4-0 start since 2009.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Privateers wasted no time getting out of the blocks against the Panthers.
Akos Kotorman and
Espen Lagarde secured a service break to begin the match at flight one and took off from there to a 6-1 victory.
Marcel Volz and
Luke Joujan capped the doubles point with a 6-1 victory of their own at flight two.
Mihajlo Drobnjakovic and
Matthew Armbruster rallied from down a break early for a 6-4 victory of their own at flight three.
SINGLES
Joujan blitzed through his match at flight six without dropping a game to earn the first singles point. Lagarde followed right behind with a straight set victory of his own as he swept through the first set on his way to a 6-0, 6-2 victory.
The match clinching point was earned by
Mihajlo Drobnjakovic who ran through the first set and was up a break early in the second. After Adrien Blackwell broke back to level the score at 3-3, Drobnjakovic responded with a break of his own to the tune of the surrounding tree trimmers.
With the match secured, Kotorman won his bout 6-4, 6-3. Volz pulled away late in the second set of a 6-4, 6-2 win.
David Tesic was left to finish off the clean sweep and he did so with a volley at the net to polish off the win.
FROM COACH KANGA
"I think we did a good job of executing our game plan. There was a little nervous energy but they went out today and performed well. I'm proud of the way they controlled themselves and the focus and commitment is there."
NEXT UP
The Privateers will host Jacksonville State on Sunday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m.
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