NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Privateers got out to a quick 3-0 lead and secured a victory with
Jerall Yasin at flight six earning the clinching point in a 5-2 win against the Southern Jaguars on Tuesday at the Privateer Tennis Center.
The Privateers picked up wins at flight two and three in doubles to set the tone early on a muggy afternoon.
Carlos Melgosa and
Beltran Fernandez notched a 6-3 win.
Peter Kieslinger and Yasin also scored a victory, winning by a double break to secure the first point of the day.
Once it got to singles, the Privateers' top two flights got off the court in short order.
Jacob Rouleau-Mailly only conceded one game in his victory over Sebastien Byng. Fernandez got out to a big early lead in both sets and coasted to a 6-1, 6-2 victory at flight two over Mpho Lesheole.
The Jaguars got on the board with Zachery Byng who won a long tiebreak in the first set before taking the second by a double break in a 7-6 (7), 6-2 win.
However, it was Yasin who finished the proceedings for the Privateers. He secured a late service break and held serve to win over Emmanuel Oudensi 6-2, 6-3 and give the Privateers their eighth win of the season.
With the match secured, the Jaguars earned their second point with a comeback win from Jaime Sigauque who came back from a set down to win a 10-point tiebreak 5-7 , 6-4, 10-5.
The Privateers closed out the day with Melgosa who prevailed in a grueling second set tiebreak to win 6-3, 7-6 (7).
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The men will face North Dakota next on Thursday at 2 p.m.
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