Tulane University
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Tulane Falls in a Heartbreaker to UNC Wilmington
Feb 9, 2024 | Men's Tennis
NEW ORLEANS- The Green Wave men's tennis team (0-5) was defeated by the Seahawks of UNC Wilmington (2-2) in a close 4-3 match.
Tulane started the match strong after securing the doubles point. The court two pair that consisted of Billy Suarez and Benji Jacobson defeated UNCW's Gabriel Hurtado and Bekhzod Rasmatov, 6-2. On court three, Sam Scherer and Luka Petrovic secured the doubles point by taking down Jordi Domenech and Jonathan Baron, 6-2.
In singles, Suarez and Bancila shined from court one and two. Suarez defeated the Seahawks's Harold Hunes in a dominant 6-1, 6-3 win. Bancila, after fighting back from a set one loss, defeated Bekhzod Rasamatov (3-6, 6-4, 6-4).
The Green Wave will have a break before they are back in action on February 21st against Oklahoma State at City Park Tennis Center.
Doubles:
1. Reece Falck/Harold Huens (UNCW) def. Alex Bancila/Luc Hoeijmans (TULM) 6-2
2. Billy Suarez/Benji Jacobson (TULM) def. Gabe Hurtado/Bekhzod Rasamatov (UNCW) 6-2
3. Luka Petrovic/Sam Scherer (TULM) def. Jordi Domenech/Jonathan Baron (UNCW) 6-2
Singles:
1. Billy Suarez (TULM) def. Harold Huens (UNCW) 6-1, 6-3
2. Alex Bancila (TULM) def. Bekhzod Rasamatov (UNCW) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Reece Falck (UNCW) def. Luka Petrovic (TULM) 7(10)-6(8), 7(7)-6(5)
4. Gabe Hurtado (UNCW) def. Luc Hoeijmans (TULM) 6-1, 6-7, 6-3
5. Trey Mallory (UNCW) def. Fynn Kuenkler (TULM) 6-4, 7(7)-5(4)
6. Jonathan Baron (UNCW) def. Sam Scherer (TULM) 6-1, 7(7)-6(4)
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