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GW Men's Tennis Defeats Old Dominion, 4-3, in Season Opener
Colonials Earn Hard-Fought, First-Ever Victory Over Monarchs
Junior Alex van Gils defeated ODU's Albert Ochagavia, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) in No. 2 singles play on Friday.
 
Junior Alex van Gils defeated ODU's Albert Ochagavia, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) in No. 2 singles play on Friday.
  

Jan. 28, 2012

Box Score

NORFOLK, Va. – The George Washington men’s tennis team opened the 2012 season on a high note on Friday afternoon as the squad defeated Old Dominion, 4-3, at the Folkes-Stevens Indoor Tennis Center. The Colonials won two doubles and three singles matches en route to their first-ever victory over the Monarchs.

“We played a four-hour match with just six players, which is always tough,” head coach Greg Munoz said. “We earned a tough victory over a team we had never beaten before, and we’re happy to open the season with a win.”

Freshman Francisco Dias won a close match over Krzysztof Muzalewski in the No. 1 singles slot. Dias won the first set in a tie-breaker, 7-6 (7-0), then earned a 6-4 victory in the second set.

At the No. 2 singles spot, junior Alexander van Gils won a tight contest over Albert Ochagavia. Van Gils dropped the first set, 4-6, before posting a 6-3 win in set two and a 7-6 (8-6) tie-breaker victory in set three. In No. 4 singles action, senior Richard Blumenfeld defeated Alfredo Rodriguez, 6-3, in the first set, but eventually fell, 6-7, 7-5 in the second and third.

Sophomore Ulrik Thomsen fell to Carlos Lopez Villa, 6-1, 7-6, at No. 3 singles, and classmate Viktor Svensson dropped a close 6-3, 7-6, 7-5 match to Wesley Barrett in the No. 5 spot.


 

 

At No. 6 singles, junior Leonardo Lapentti won a three-set match over Can Cetinel, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, in his first dual match with GW. Lapentti and Svensson fought their way back from a 6-3 deficit to defeat Lopez Villa and Fahoum Fahoum, 9-7, in No. 3 doubles play.

Thomsen and van Gils teamed up at No. 1 doubles to defeat Cetinel and Ochagavia by an 8-4 mark. At the No. 2 spot, Dias and Blumenfeld fell to Muzalewski and Barrett, 8-4.

The Colonials travel to William & Mary for the Tribe Invitational on Saturday and Sunday.


George Washington 4, Old Dominion 3
Singles
No. 1 – Francisco Dias (GW) def. Krzysztof Muzalewski (ODU) – 7-6 (7-0), 6-4
No. 2 – Alexander van Gils (GW) def. Albert Ochagavia (ODU) – 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, (8-6)
No. 3 – Carlos Lopez Villa (ODU) def. Ulrik Thomsen (GW) – 6-1, 7-6
No. 4 – Alfredo Rodriguez (ODU) def. Richard Blumenfeld (GW) – 6-3, 6-7, 7-5
No. 5 – Wesley Barrett (ODU) def. Viktor Svensson (GW) – 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
No. 6 – Leonardo Lapentti (GW) def. Can Cetinel (ODU) – 6-3, 6-7, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 – Thomsen/van Gils (GW) def. Cetinel/Ochagavia (ODU) – 8-4
No. 2 – Muzalewski/Barrett (ODU) def. Dias/Blumenfield (GW) – 8-4
No. 3 – Lapentti/Svensson (GW) def. Lopez Villa/Fahoum (ODU) – 9-7 

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