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Tulane Men's Tennis Upended By Mississippi State
Feb 14, 2004 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 14, 2004
NEW ORLEANS, La. - In a hard-fought battle at McCarthy Gymnasium, 26th-ranked Tulane University was upended 4-3 by Mississippi State University in men's tennis action on Saturday afternoon. The match was moved indoors due to weather.
Despite the loss, Tulane (4-2) had a big highlight as No. 1 singles player Michael Kogan defeated Romain Ambert, the fourth-ranked player in the nation. Kogan, who is ranked No. 8, won 7-5, 4-6, 6-1.
The Green Wave dropped the doubles point, but then jumped to a 3-1 lead by winning the first three singles matches. In addition to Kogan's win. Junior Dmitriy Koch won at No. 2 and freshman David Goulet had a victory at No. 4. Koch, who is ranked No. 37 in the nation, improves to 4-0 with his win.
Mississippi State (2-2) battled back from the deficit however, winning at No. 2 and No. 6 before clinching the victory with a three-set victory at No. 6.
Tulane returns to action next Sunday, playing at UL-Lafayette at 2 p.m.
February 14, 2004
McCarthy Gymnasium
Starkville, Miss.
No. 45 Mississippi State 4, No. 26 Tulane 3
Doubles:
1. Carvalho/Pinto (MSU) def. Kogan/Goulet (Tulane): 8-3
2. #32 Ambert/Girod (MSU) def. Koch/Vasiljevic (Tulane): 8-5
3. Hernandez/Sottocorno (Tulane) v. Armstrong/Fomine (MSU): Not played
Singles:
1. #8 Michael Kogan (Tulane) def. #4 Romain Ambert (MSU): 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
2. #37 Dmitriy Koch (Tulane) def. Jose-Carlos Pinto (MSU): 6-4, 7-6
3. Luiz Carvalho (MSU) def. Hannu Piiroinen (Tulane): 7-5, 6-2
4. David Goulet (Tulane) def. Max Fomine (MSU): 6-2, 6-1
5. Florent Girod (MSU) def. Jacobo Hernandez (Tulane): 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
6. Romain Provenzano (MSU) def. Alberto Sottocorno (Tulane): 6-2, 7-6
Records:
Tulane (4-2)
Mississippi State (2-2)
