Men's Tennis Closes Out First Day at Samford Invitational

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Senior Dane Esses rattled off a three-set singles win and collected a doubles victory, highlighting the Tulane men's tennis team's first day of action at the Samford Invitational.

The day began with doubles matches as Akos Kotorman and Benji Jacobson closed out a 6-4 victory over Troy's Christopher tasker and Jorge Poyatos, while Esses and Henry Lovett cruised to a 6-3 win over Daniel Stormon and Brad Buckland.

Esses proved to be the bright spot once again in singles, battling back from a lost first set to win the next two, 7-5 and 6-0, against Alabama's Riccardo Roberto.

The Green Wave continues play Saturday with two rounds of doubles and singles matches.

Doubles Results
Day One
Dane Esses/Henry Lovett (Tulane) def. Daniel Stormon/Brad Buckland (MTSU) 6-3
Akos Kotorman/Benji Jacobson (Tulane) def. Christopher Tasker/Jorge Poyatos (Troy) 6-4

Singles Results
Day One
Dane Esses (Tulane) def. Riccardo Roberto (Alabama) 4-6, 7-5, 6-0
Jeremy Gschwendtner (Alabama) def. Akos Kotorman (Tulane) 7-5, 6-3
Avi Shugar (Alabama) def. Henry Lovett (Tulane) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(8)
Nikolai Manchev (UAB) def. Benji Jacobson (Tulane) 6-3, 5-7, 7-5

Men's Tennis Closes Out First Day at Samford Invitational

Players Mentioned

Dane Esses

Benji Jacobson

Akos Kotorman

Henry Lovett

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