Men’s Tennis Sweeps Season Opening Doubleheader vs Alcorn State

Tuesday, January 24

New Orleans

Noon CT

Tulane University

Alcorn State University

Photo by: Parker Waters

Men’s Tennis Sweeps Season Opening Doubleheader vs Alcorn State

Jan 24, 2017 | Men's Tennis

Five Green Wave freshmen make their debuts

MATCH ONE BOX | MATCH TWO BOX

NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane men's tennis team (2-0) made its 2017 debut in strong fashion on Tuesday afternoon, sweeping its doubleheader vs Alcorn State, 6-0, in match one, followed by 7-0, in match two. Five freshmen also made their spring dual match debuts out at City Park this afternoon, as Luis Erlenbusch, Ewan Moore, Tim Ruetzel, Chase Schupp and Jonathan Star all picked up their first wins in a Green Wave uniform.

"That's the biggest thing with these season openers is getting back acquainted with the dual match formats," Tulane head coach Mark Booras stated. "This was the first time for us playing as a team so it was really nice for our five freshmen in particular. Great start for us."

Eric Wagner and Moore went 2-0 on the day in singles, with the latter earning his second victory at the No. 1 position in match No. 2. Ruetzel posted the most dominant performance on the day, recording a 6-0, 6-0, win on court five in match No. 1 vs Suyash Gupta.

In other debuts, Rey and Chi-Shan Jao paired up for the first time in doubles, notching a 6-0 win on court one. The Wave then clinched the doubles point in match No. 2 via a Constantin Schmitz/Tyler Schick 6-0 sweep over on court three.

Now with some dual experience under their belt, the Green Wave will head West for ITA Kick-off Weekend in Berkeley, California. Up first, Tulane will challenge Pepperdine on Friday, Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. CT. If successful, the Wave will clash with the winner of Cal Poly vs No. 5 California on Saturday.

Green Wave Results
Tulane 6, Alcorn State 0
Singles competition – 1, 4, 5, 6, 2, 3
1. #54 Constantin Schmitz (TLN) def. Nikita Kostikov (ALCORN) 6-1, 6-0
2. Sebastian Rey (TLN) def. Kert Kilumets (ALCORN) 6-3, 6-1
3. Ewan Moore (TLN) def. Nischay Rawal (ALCORN) 6-1, 6-2
4. Tyler Schick (TLN) def. Ivan Matas (ALCORN) 6-1, 6-1
5. Tim Ruetzel (TLN) def. Suyash Gupta (ALCORN) 6-0, 6-0
6. Eric Wagner (TLN) def. Nuno Rocha (ALCORN) 6-0, 6-3

Tulane 7, Alcorn State 0
Singles competition
1. Ewan Moore (TLN) def. Kert Kilumets (ALCORN) 6-3, 6-3
2. Luis Erlenbusch (TLN) def. Nikita Kostikov (ALCORN) 6-1, 6-2
3. Chi-Shan Jao (TLN) def. Ivan Matas (ALCORN) 6-0, 6-2
4. Jonathan Star (TLN) def. Nischay Rawal (ALCORN) 6-4, 6-2
5. Chase Schupp (TLN) def. Nuno Rocha (ALCORN) 6-3, 6-1
6. Eric Wagner (TLN) def. Suyash Gupta (ALCORN) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Chi-Shan Jao/Sebastian Rey (TLN) def. Nikita Kostikov/Kert Kilumets (ALCORN) 6-0
2. Ewan Moore/Luis Erlenbusch (TLN) vs. Nischay Rawal/Nuno Rocha (ALCORN) 4-0, unfinished
3. Constantin Schmitz/Tyler Schick (TLN) def. Ivan Matas/Suyash Gupta (ALCORN) 6-0