Tulane University
Virginia Tech
Men's Tennis Gets Back on Track
Mar 29, 2002 | Men's Tennis
March 29, 2002
BLACKSBURG, Va. - Tulane University snapped its own two-match losing streak and in the process broke a seven-match winning streak for Virginia Tech, with a 6-1 victory on Friday afternoon.
The improves the No. 22-ranked Green Wave to 12-5, while No. 39 Virginia Tech drops to 12-5. It is Tulane's eighth victory this year against a ranked opponent.
Tulane won two of the three doubles matches then captured five of the six singles contests. No. 59 Victor Romero (Atizapan, Mexico) moved into the No. 1 singles slot and won a hard-fought battle with No. 78 Saber Kadiri, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4. At No. 2, 18th-ranked Michael Kogan cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Francis Huot.
Juniors Mattias Westerberg (Lulea, Sweden) and Jorge Lievano (Bucaramanga, Columbia) also picked up victories at Nos. 3 and 4 singles, respectively. Lievano leads the Wave with 11 victories this spring. Sophomore Hannu Piiroinen (Tampere, Finland) also had a three-set triumph, at No. 5 singles.
The Wave remains in Blacksburg, playing Brown University on Saturday afternoon.
Results: No. 22 Tulane 6, No. 39 Virginia Tech 1
Doubles:
1. No. 8 Kogan/Romero (Tulane) def. Kadiri/Emery (VT): 8-4
2. Huot/Rod (VT) def. Dion/Westerberg (Tulane): 8-5
3. Piiroinen/Lievano (Tulane) def. Dupljak/Kurz (VT): 8-6
Singles:
1. No. 59 Victor Romero (Tulane) def. No. 78 Saber Kadiri (VT): 6-7, 6-2, 6-4
2. No. 18 Michael Kogan (Tulane) def. Francis Huot (VT) 6-3, 6-3
3. Mattias Westerberg (TU) def. Davor Dupljak (VT) 6-4, 6-4
4. Jorge Lievano (TU) def. Stephane Rod (VT) 7-6 (4), 6-4
5. Hannu Piiroinen (TU) def. David Emery (VT) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
6. Michael Kurz (VT) def. Alexandre Dion (TU) 6-3, 6-4
Records:
Tulane (12-5)
Virginia Tech (12-5)
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