Men's Tennis Falls at No. 36 San Diego, 4-3

Sunday, March 24

San Diego, Calif.

Noon

Tulane University

San Diego

Photo by: Parker Waters

Mar 24, 2019 | Men's Tennis

SAN DIEGO - The Tulane men's tennis team had its four-match winning streak snapped in a 4-3 setback at host and 36th-ranked San Diego in the championship match of the 2019 San Diego Spring Invitational on Sunday afternoon at the Hogan Tennis Center.

The 49th-ranked Green Wave (8-11) fell behind early, dropping the doubles point for the first time in its last four matches. The Toreros (14-3) closed out a pair of 6-4 wins on courts one and three, respectively, to take an early 1-0 lead in the overall match.

San Diego earned the first singles win of the day in straight sets at the No. 6 spot, before Tyler Schick got Tulane on the board with a 6-1, 6-4 victory at No. 4.

The back-and-forth battle continued when the Toreros won in straight sets on court two, but the 64th-ranked Ewan Moore closed out a straight-set win of his own on court one, 7-6, 6-4, over August Holmgren, before Dane Esses battled back for a three-set triumph on court five over David Norfeldt, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5, to even the team score, 3-3, with only court three remaining.

San Diego battled back from a lost first frame to win the final two, protect home court and clinch the tournament crown.

Tulane returns home for a pair of matches against American Athletic Conference foes next weekend, beginning Friday, March 29 against Tulsa at 1 p.m. The Green Wave will then host SMU on Sunday at the same time. Both contests will take place at the City Park Tennis Center.

#36 San Diego 4, #49 Tulane 3

Singles competition
1. #64 Ewan Moore (TLN) def. August Holmgren (USD) 7-6, 6-4
2. #67 Gui Osorio (USD) def. Hamish Stewart (TLN) 6-4, 6-3
3. Nico Borter (USD) def. #96 Luis Erlenbusch (TLN) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
4. Tyler Schick (TLN) def. Joel Gamerov (USD) 6-1, 6-4
5. Dane Esses (TLN) def. David Norfeldt (USD) 1-6, 6-4, 7-5
6. Guus Koevermans (USD) def. Akos Kotorman (TLN) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Nico Borter/Gui Osorio (USD) def. Ewan Moore/Tyler Schick (TLN) 6-4
2. #46 August Holmgren/Joel Gamerov (USD) def. Hamish Stewart/Akos Kotorman (TLN) 6-4
3. David Norfeldt/Guus Koevermans (USD) vs. Luis Erlenbusch/Dane Esses (TLN) 4-5, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (6,4,2,1,5,3)

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