Men's Tennis Falls to Miami at ITA Kickoff

Sunday, January 26

Palo Alto, Calif.

4 p.m.

Tulane University

Miami (Fla.)

Photo by: Parker Waters

Jan 26, 2020 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

PALO ALTO, Calif. - The Tulane men's tennis team dropped a 4-2 decision to the University of Miami on the final day of the 2020 ITA Kickoff Weekend hosted by Stanford University on Sunday afternoon.

The Green Wave (2-2) fell behind early in doubles, as the Hurricanes earned a convincing 6-1 win at the No. 1 spot in the lineup. Hamish Stewart and Akos Kotorman continued their winning ways however, finishing off a 6-3 win on court two, extending their dual doubles winning streak to 10 in a row dating back to 2019 and leaving the doubles point hanging in the balance on court three.

Miami maintained a break advantage at the No. 3 spot to hang on for a 6-4 victory and claim a 1-0 advantage in the overall match.

The Hurricanes quickly pushed the Wave to the brink with a pair of straight-set singles wins on courts three and five, respectively, but Tulane remained in the fight with a pair of counter punches from Stewart and Luis Erlenbusch.

Ranked 90th nationally, Stewart closed out Dane Dunlap, 6-2, 7-6(4), on court two, before Erlenbusch took down Bojan Janulovski, 6-4, 6-4, on court four to cut the Green Wave's deficit to just one, 3-2. Unfortunately for the Wave, Miami battled for a three-set win on court one to clinch the match.

Up next, Tulane heads to Baton Rouge for a road contest at LSU on Friday, January 31. First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Miami (Fla.) 4, Tulane 2
Singles competition
1. #63 Adria Soriano (MIAMI) def. #32 Ewan Moore (TLN) 6-2, 1-6, 7-5
2. #90 Hamish Stewart (TLN) def. Dane Dunlap (MIAMI) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Benjamin Hannestad (MIAMI) def. #47 Dane Esses (TLN) 6-3, 6-2
4. Luis Erlenbusch (TLN) def. Bojan Janulovski (MIAMI) 6-4, 6-4
5. Franco Aubone (MIAMI) def. Tim Ruetzel (TLN) 6-2, 6-1
6. W. Grattan-Smith (MIAMI) vs. Akos Kotorman (TLN) 3-6, 6-4, 4-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #9 Franco Aubone/Benjamin Hannestad (MIAMI) def. Dane Esses/Ewan Moore (TLN) 6-1
2. Hamish Stewart/Akos Kotorman (TLN) def. Dane Dunlap/Bojan Janulovski (MIAMI) 6-3
3. Adria Soriano/Francisco Bastias (MIAMI) def. Luis Erlenbusch/Tim Ruetzel (TLN) 6-4

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

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