Tigers Earn 4-1 Victory over Host Tulane on Monday

Monday, April 10

NEW ORLEANS

1:00 P.M.

Tulane University

LSU

Billy Suarez

Tigers Earn 4-1 Victory over Host Tulane on Monday

Apr 10, 2023 | Men's Tennis

NEW ORLEANS – The 45th-ranked LSU men's tennis team took the doubles point and the overall team victory by a 4-1 score over #39 Tulane Monday afternoon at City Park Tennis Center.

The Tigers won the top two doubles matches by 6-3 scores. The visitors also picked up victories in singles at Nos. 5 and 6, while the clincher came at No. 2 when Nick Watson triumphed over Tulane's Luka Petrovic 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

In singles, the Green Wave's Billy Suarez knocked off Chen Dong 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3 to register the lone point for the home team.

Luc Hoeijmans led Welsh Hotard 7-6 (1), 5-3 when the action was stopped at No. 4 and Fynn Kuenkler was knotted at 5-all in the third set against Ronald Hohmann in the No. 1 match.

The Green Wave's regular season finale comes Saturday when #35 Memphis pays a visit for a 1 p.m. tilt in what will be Senior Day for Tulane's program.

Singles
1. #122 Fynn Kuenkler (MTLN) vs. #78 Ronald Hohmann (LSU) 6-3, 1-6, 5-5, unfinished
2. Nick Watson (LSU) def. Luka Petrovic (MTLN) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Billy Suarez (MTLN) def. Chen Dong (LSU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
4. Luc Hoeijmans (MTLN) vs. Welsh Hotard (LSU) 7-6 (7-1), 5-3, unfinished
5. Julien Penzlin (LSU) def. Alex Bancila (MTLN) 6-4, 6-3
6. George Stoupe (LSU) def. Rafael de Alba (MTLN) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
1. Ronald Hohmann/Nick Watson (LSU) def. Luka Petrovic/Sam Scherer (MTLN) 6-3
2. Welsh Hotard/Stefan Latinovic (LSU) def. Benji Jacobson/Billy Suarez (MTLN) 6-3
3. Luc Hoeijmans/Fynn Kuenkler (MTLN) vs. Chen Dong/George Stoupe (LSU) 3-5, unfinished

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