Friday, March 15
New Orleans
Noon
Tulane University
vs
Old Dominion
Men’s Tennis Hosts Old Dominion, Pepperdine
Mar 14, 2019 | Men's Tennis
NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane men's tennis team returns home to host a pair of matches, beginning Friday, March 15 when No. 46 Old Dominion comes to town for a noon match at the City Park Tennis Center.
The Green Wave (4-10) will then host Pepperdine on Sunday at 1 p.m., as part of a simultaneous doubleheader with the women's tennis team.
SCOUTING OLD DOMINION
The Monarchs (7-5) enter Friday's match as a top 50 team nationally and face No. 38 LSU on Thursday in Baton Rouge. Old Dominion owns a 6-0 record at home, but just a 1-5 mark in matches played away from its friendly confines. The Monarchs possess one ranked doubles team, as Aziz Kijametovic and Francois Musitelli hold a No. 30 listing in the ITA's national poll.
SCOUTING PEPPERDINE
The Waves (3-5) will play at nationally-ranked TCU on Friday evening, with their most recent result coming as a shutout home win over Navy on March 11. Enrique Rico leads the team with a 10-4 overall singles mark, including a 5-2 record at the No. 2 spot in the lineup.
Tulane junior Dane Esses played his first two years of college tennis at Pepperdine before transferring to Tulane last summer. Esses compiled a 35-29 overall record in singles and a 15-19 doubles ledger during his tenure in Malibu.
IN THE ITA RANKINGS
Tulane possesses one player listed in the latest Oracle/ITA national singles rankings, as Luis Erlenbusch holds the Wave's top singles mark at No. 72
On January 30, Tulane was ranked No. 17 in the team polls, marking the highest for the Green Wave in the post-Katrina era.
ITA NATIONAL TEAM INDOOR BERTH
With back-to-back wins Jan. 26-27 over No. 18 Tennessee and No. 19 Florida State in Tallahassee, Tulane punched its ticket to the 45th-annual ITA National Team Indoor Championships for the first time in program history.
AWARDS IN THE AMERICAN
Junior Ewan Moore was named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Jan. 29 for the first time this season and the second time in his career. Moore went 2-0 at the No. 1 singles position and clinched both matches to secure consecutive top-20 upset wins for the Green Wave at ITA Kickoff Weekend. He clinched a three-set win in a third set tiebreaker over 45th-ranked Timo Stodder to seal the win over No. 18 Tennessee on Jan. 26, before topping host and No. 19 Florida State's Aziz Douglas in another three-set battle the following day.
THE BOORAS EFFECT
Head coach and director of tennis Mark Booras begins his 10th season at the helm of the program and has led Tulane to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Tulane has increased its final ITA team ranking each of the last six seasons, finishing No. 28 overall last spring. In addition to producing four straight singles All-America honorees, Booras was named the 2018 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and has been selected Louisiana Coach of the Year each of the last four seasons.
TOUGH TASKS AHEAD
Tulane will challenge a minimum of nine opponents that earned NCAA Tournament bids last spring, including Columbia, Florida State, Memphis, Mississippi State, Old Dominion, Tennessee, Texas, TCU and Texas Tech. Each of those teams finished the season ranked inside the top 40 of the ITA team rankings.
The Green Wave (4-10) will then host Pepperdine on Sunday at 1 p.m., as part of a simultaneous doubleheader with the women's tennis team.
SCOUTING OLD DOMINION
The Monarchs (7-5) enter Friday's match as a top 50 team nationally and face No. 38 LSU on Thursday in Baton Rouge. Old Dominion owns a 6-0 record at home, but just a 1-5 mark in matches played away from its friendly confines. The Monarchs possess one ranked doubles team, as Aziz Kijametovic and Francois Musitelli hold a No. 30 listing in the ITA's national poll.
SCOUTING PEPPERDINE
The Waves (3-5) will play at nationally-ranked TCU on Friday evening, with their most recent result coming as a shutout home win over Navy on March 11. Enrique Rico leads the team with a 10-4 overall singles mark, including a 5-2 record at the No. 2 spot in the lineup.
Tulane junior Dane Esses played his first two years of college tennis at Pepperdine before transferring to Tulane last summer. Esses compiled a 35-29 overall record in singles and a 15-19 doubles ledger during his tenure in Malibu.
IN THE ITA RANKINGS
Tulane possesses one player listed in the latest Oracle/ITA national singles rankings, as Luis Erlenbusch holds the Wave's top singles mark at No. 72
On January 30, Tulane was ranked No. 17 in the team polls, marking the highest for the Green Wave in the post-Katrina era.
ITA NATIONAL TEAM INDOOR BERTH
With back-to-back wins Jan. 26-27 over No. 18 Tennessee and No. 19 Florida State in Tallahassee, Tulane punched its ticket to the 45th-annual ITA National Team Indoor Championships for the first time in program history.
AWARDS IN THE AMERICAN
Junior Ewan Moore was named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Jan. 29 for the first time this season and the second time in his career. Moore went 2-0 at the No. 1 singles position and clinched both matches to secure consecutive top-20 upset wins for the Green Wave at ITA Kickoff Weekend. He clinched a three-set win in a third set tiebreaker over 45th-ranked Timo Stodder to seal the win over No. 18 Tennessee on Jan. 26, before topping host and No. 19 Florida State's Aziz Douglas in another three-set battle the following day.
THE BOORAS EFFECT
Head coach and director of tennis Mark Booras begins his 10th season at the helm of the program and has led Tulane to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Tulane has increased its final ITA team ranking each of the last six seasons, finishing No. 28 overall last spring. In addition to producing four straight singles All-America honorees, Booras was named the 2018 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and has been selected Louisiana Coach of the Year each of the last four seasons.
TOUGH TASKS AHEAD
Tulane will challenge a minimum of nine opponents that earned NCAA Tournament bids last spring, including Columbia, Florida State, Memphis, Mississippi State, Old Dominion, Tennessee, Texas, TCU and Texas Tech. Each of those teams finished the season ranked inside the top 40 of the ITA team rankings.
FOLLOW THE GREEN WAVE
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WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
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