Tulane University
Louisiana-Lafayette
Men's Tennis Tops Nationally-Ranked UL-Lafayette
Feb 25, 2001 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 24, 2001
LAFAYETTE, La. - Tulane University rolled to a 5-2 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette in men's tennis action on Saturday morning at Cajun Courts.
Tulane (4-3), ranked No. 41 in the nation, lost the doubles point, despite a convincing 8-1 victory by freshman Michael Kogan (Kfar Saba, Israel) and senior Mikko Viljanen (Helsinki, Finland) at No. 1. The Tulane duo is ranked No. 7 in the nation and has not lost a match yet this season. However, No. 56 Louisiana-Lafayette rallied to earn the point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3.
In singles play, Tulane grabbed five of the six matches to secure the victory. Kogan was a straight set winner at No. 1, as were Viljanen at No. 3 and sophomore Jorge Lievano (Bucaramanga, Colombia) at No. 4. Mattias Westerberg dropped his first set, 5-7, but recovered to win the next two, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 5. Goran Vasiljevic was a winner in three sets as well at No. 6.
Tulane returns to action on Tuesday, playing at No. 12 SMU.
Results: No. 41 Tulane 5, No. 56 Louisiana-Lafayette 2
Singles:
No. 1: #34 Michael Kogan (TU) def. Jason Pieters (ULL): 6-3, 6-4
No. 2: Jakub Ilowski (ULL) def. Victor Romero (TU): 6-2, 6-4
No. 3: Mikko Viljanen (TU) def. Tomi Winnig (ULL): 6-3, 6-4
No. 4: Jorge Lievano (TU) def. Johann van der Westhuizen (ULL): 7-6, 7-5
No. 5: Mattias Westerberg (TU) def. Michael Tarkowski (ULL): 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
No. 6: Goran Vasiljevic (TU) def. Cason Mays (ULL): 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Doubles:
No. 1: No. 7 Kogan/Viljanen (TU) def. Pieters/Ilowski (ULL): 8-1
No. 2: van der Westhuizen/Tarkowski def. Lievano/Romero (TU): 8-6
No. 3: Winnig/Hawkins (ULL) def. Westerberg/Rose (TU): 8-1
Record: Tulane (4-3)
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