Tulane University
Florida Atlantic
Men's Tennis Wins 19th Straight Home Match
Mar 23, 2003 | Men's Tennis
March 23, 2003
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Tulane University cruised to a 6-1 victory over Florida Atlantic University in men's tennis action on Sunday afternoon at Goldring Tennis Stadium. The win was the 19th straight home victory for the Green Wave, which improves to 12-5 this season.
After earning the doubles point, Tulane won five singles matches in straight sets. The lone loss came at No. 6 singles.
Michael Kogan, Victor Romero, Dmitriy Koch and Jorge Lievano all had wins in singles and doubles. Kogan, ranked No. 15 in the nation, won his No. 1 singles match, 7-6, 6-1 over Kevin Obletz and teamed with Romero for an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles. Romero won his No. 2 singles match by a 6-2, 6-4 score, while Koch notched a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 3. Piiroinen won 7-5, 6-2 and Lievano was a 6-2, 6-3 winner.
Tulane will be back in action next Saturday, hosting No. 61 Middle Tennessee State at 10:30 a.m. at Goldring Stadium.
March 23, 2003
Goldring Tennis Stadium
New Orleans, La.
No. 20 Tulane 6, Florida Atlantic 1
Doubles
1. #11 Kogan/Romero (Tulane) def. Demers/Obletz (FAU): 8-2
2. Diaz/Paiz (FAU) def. Piiroinen/Maucci (Tulane): 8-5
3. Koch/Lievano (Tulane) def. Perez/Schofield (FAU): 8-2
Singles
1. #15 Michael Kogan (TU) def. Kevin Obletz (FAU): 7-6, 6-1
2. Victor Romero (TU) def. David Demers (FAU): 6-2, 6-4
3. Dmitriy Koch (TU) def. Jeremy Perez (FAU): 6-2, 6-1
4. Hannu Piiroinen (TU) def. Christian Paiz (FAU): 7-5, 6-2
5. Jorge Lievano (TU) def. F.J. Schofield (FAU): 6-2, 6-3
6. Ernest Diaz (FAU) def. Patrizio Maucci (TU): 6-4, 6-2
Records:
Tulane (12-5)
Florida Atlantic (6-9)
