Knights Blank Green Wave in Orlando

Wednesday, April 5

Orlando, FL

3:00 PM

Tulane University

UCF

Apr 5, 2023 | Men's Tennis

ORLANDO, FL – The 39th-ranked Tulane men's tennis team suffered a 4-0 defeat at the hands of #57 UCF Wednesday afternoon in Orlando.

The Knights improved to 7-11 overall, while the Green Wave fell to 13-9.

UCF took the doubles point and the top three singles matches. Tulane's Alex Bancila and Rafael de Alba led their matches at Nos. 5 and 6 when play was halted.

The Green Wave is back in action Monday at 1 p.m. against #45 LSU at City Park Tennis Center. That contest will be carried on ESPN+ with Corey Gloor and Andrew Beyer on the call.

Singles
1. #98 Bogdan Pavel (UCF) def. #122 Fynn Kuenkler (Tulane) 6-1, 6-4
2. Lleyton Cronje (UCF) def. Luka Petrovic (Tulane) 6-2, 6-2
3. Yassine Dlimi (UCF) def. Billy Suarez (Tulane) 6-3, 6-2
4. Luc Hoeijmans (Tulane) vs. #115 Liam Branger (UCF) 6-4, 3-4 (unfinished)
5. Alex Bancila (Tulane) led Mehdi Benchakroun (UCF) 6-4, 4-1 (unfinished)
6. Rafael de Alba (Tulane) led Francisco Llanes (UCF) 6-2, 4-3 (unfinished)

Doubles
1. Petrovic/Sam Scherer (Tulane) vs. #26 Pavel/Cronje 6-6 (unfinished)
2. Dlimi/Llanes (UCF) def. Benji Jacobson/Suarez (Tulane) 7-5
3. Branger/Paul Colin (UCF) def. Kuenkler/Hoeijmans (Tulane) 6-3

DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL TULANE ATHLETICS APP
Download the official mobile app of Tulane Athletics. Now, you can stay in touch with the Green Wave anytime and anywhere on your Android or iOS mobile device.

FOLLOW THE GREEN WAVE
Follow Tulane men's tennis on Twitter and Facebook (@GreenWaveMTenn), as well as Instagram (@TulaneMTennis) for behind-the-scenes coverage of the program.

WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.