Green Wave in Action at Two Tournaments

Saturday, September 24

Destin, FL

Tulane University

Battle at the Beach Day 2

Sep 24, 2022 | Men's Tennis

DESTIN, Fla. – Tulane Men's Tennis earned six victories across two separate tournaments on Saturday. The Green Wave notched a pair on the second day of Battle at the Beach while adding four more on the first day of the Southern Miss Invitational.

Luc Hoeijmans and Rafael de Alba led the Wave at the beach each securing singles wins against opponents from Florida State and Georgia State.

On the opening day of the Southern Miss Invitational, the duo of Charlie Barry and Sam Scherer got things rolling for Tulane with a 7-6 doubles victory. Barry and Scherer kept their momentum going into singles play each picking up a win along with Luka Petrovic to give the Green Wave four total victories in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Tulane will wrap up competition at the Battle at the Beach and the Southern Miss Invitational on Sunday.

Battle at the Beach
Saturday Results – Sept. 24
Doubles
Court 1 – Roberts Grinvalds/Gabriele Datei (GSU) def. Alex Bancila/Luc Hoeijmans (TU) 8-4
Court 2 – Edward Tymes/Diego Padilha (GSU) def. Rafael de Alba/Benji Jacobson (TU) 8-4

Singles
Court 1 – Hoeijmans (TU) def. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) 6-1, 5-7, 6-1
Court 2 – Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Bancila (TU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Court 3 – Alex Bulte (FSU) def. Jacobson (TU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
Court 4 – de Alba (TU) def. Harrison Kim (GSU) 6-0, 6-0

Southern Miss Invitational
Saturday Results – Sept. 24
Doubles
Court 1 – Charlie Barry/Sam Scherer (TU) def. Delcour/Clement (USA) 7-6 (7-5)
Court 3 – Montoya/Bugaj (USA) def. Luka Petrovic/William Kesterson (TU) 7-5

Singles
Court 1 – Petrovic (TU) def. Shamirul Shahril (USM) 6-1, 6-7, 7-5
Court 3 – Scherer (TU) def. Dakotah Bobo (USM) 6-1, 5-7, 7-5
Court 5 – Barry (TU) def. Alan Sanson (USM) 6-2, 7-5
Court 7 – Pasawee Reansuwong (USM) def. Kesterson (TUU) 6-2, 7-5

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