Tulane University
VCU
Green Wave Drops Second Straight in Men's Tennis
Mar 28, 2002 | Men's Tennis
March 28, 2002
RICHMOND, Va. - Tulane University lost its second straight match, falling 5-1 to Virginia Commonwealth on Thursday afternoon. The Wave lost on Tuesday to No. 6 Mississippi and will continue their tough road trip with a match against No. 39 Virginia Tech on Friday.
The loss drops the No. 22-ranked Green Wave to 11-5, while VCU improves to 16-2 with its ninth win in its last 10 matches.
Tulane picked up its lone point at No. 4 singles as junior Jorge Lievano (Bucaramanga, Columbia) earned a hard-fought decision over Daniel Casquero, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6. The Wave's Victor Romero, ranked No. 59, also went three sets before falling to No. 65 Florian Marquardt, 4-6, 7-6, 3-6.
Results: No. 15 VCU 5, No. 22 Tulane 1
Doubles:
1. Florian Marquardt/Pedro Nieto (VCU) def. No. 8 Kogan/Romero (Tulane): 8-5
2. Mats Norin, Martin Ott (VCU) def. Dion/Westerberg (Tulane): 8-3
3. Daniel Casquero/Julien Lousao (VCU) def. Piiroinen/Lievano (Tulane): 8-5
Singles:
1. Nieto (VCU) def. No. 18 Michael Kogan (Tulane): 6-2, 7-5
2. No. 65 Marquardt (VCU) def. No. 59 Victor Romero (Tulane): 6-4, 6-4
3. Mattias Westerberg (Tulane) v. No. 112 Ott (VCU): 3-6, 7-6 (Did not finish)
4. Jorge Lievano (Tulane) def. Casquaro (VCU): 4-6, 6-4, 7-6
5. Norin (VCU) def. Hannu Piiroinen (Tulane): 7-6, 7-5
6. Lousao (VCU) def. Alexandre Dion (Tulane): 6-0, 6-3
Records:
Tulane (11-5)
VCU (16-2)
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