Men's Tennis Finishes Strong at Alabama

Friday, September 13

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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Tulane University

Alabama Four in the Fall

Photo by: Parker Waters

Sep 15, 2019 | Men's Tennis

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Tulane men's tennis team finished its first fall tournament in dominant fashion, going 4-for-4 in singles play and winning its lone doubles match on Sunday at the Crimson Tide Four in the Fall at the University of Alabama.

Benji Jacobson and Dane Esses got the morning underway with a convincing 8-3 victory over a tandem from the University of South Alabama to win the consolation draw and finish the weekend with a 2-1 record.

That proved to be a sign of good things to come, as all four Green Wave singles players collected singles wins in the final batch of matches in the tournament. Esses defeated Oklahoma's Matt Stewart, 6-3, 6-4, to finish the weekend 2-2, before Benji Jacobson defeated Oklahoma's Matt Rodriguez, 6-1, in the first set before being forced to retire.

Tim Ruetzel also closed play with a 2-1 singles mark with a tough, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5, victory over Finn Stodder from the University of Tennessee. Henry Lovett completed the weekend on a high note with his first collegiate singles win - a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, decision over Tennessee's Mason Meier.

Tulane continues the fall campaign next weekend, Sept. 20-22, for matches at the Battle at the Beach in Destin, Fla., as well as the South Carolina Invitational in Columbia, S.C.

Singles competition
Day One
1 Finn Stodder (TENN) def. Dane Esses (Tulane) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
1 Tim Ruetzel (Tulane) def. Mateo Reyes (UGA) 6-4, 6-2
1 Jordan Chrysostom (TENN) def. Henry Lovett (Tulane) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
1 Jan Soren Hain (MISS) def. Benji Jacobson (Tulane) 6-2, 6-3
Day Two
CSF Erik Grevelius (UGA) def. Dane Esses (Tulane) 6-2, 6-4
QF Ricardo Roberto (BAMA) def. Tim Ruetzel (Tulane) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
CSF Sebastien Collard (USA) def. Henry Lovett (Tulane) 7-5, 6-1
CSF Martin Bugaj (USA) def. Benji Jacobson (Tulane) 6-2, 6-4
C Dane Esses (Tulane) def. Jochen Bertsch (OKLA) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
C Matt Rodriguez (OKLA) def. Henry Lovett (Tulane) 6-0, 1-6, 6-0
C Mason Meier (TENN) def. Benji Jacobson (Tulane) 6-3, 6-0
Day Three
C Tim Ruetzel (Tulane) def. Finn Stodder (TENN) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
C Dane Esses (Tulane) def. Matt Stewart (OKLA) 6-3, 6-4
C Henry Lovett (Tulane) def. Mason Meier (TENN) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
C Benji Jacobson (Tulane) def. Matt Rodriguez (OKLA) 6-1, retired

Doubles competition
Day One
1 Loic Cloes/Clement Marzol (USA) def. Tim Ruetzel/Henry Lovett (Tulane) 8-4
1 Losovsky/Postolka (UAB) def. Dane Esses/Benji Jacobson (Tulane) 8-4
CSF Sandkaulen/Engelhardt (MISS) def. Tim Ruetzel/Henry Lovett (Tulane) 8-6
CSF Dane Esses/Benji Jacobson (Tulane) def. Bertsch/Rodriguez (OKLA) 8-6
Day Three
CF Benji Jacobson/Dane Esses (Tulane) def. Bogaj/Collard (USA) 8-3

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