Blazers Knock off Green Wave, 6-1

Wednesday, January 29

NEW ORLEANS

1 PM

Tulane University

UAB

Hady Elkordy

Jan 29, 2025 | Men's Tennis

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane's Hady Elkordy registered a 7-5, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles, but that was all the Green Wave could muster against a stout UAB squad, who secured a 6-1 victory Wednesday afternoon at City Park Tennis Center.

The Blazers (2-1) captured the doubles point with wins at Nos. 1 and 2. The No. 3 match went unfinished.

The singles matches were played to completion. Tulane's Asaf Friedler and Maxim Kalinin took the first set in their contests at Nos. 4 and 5 before eventually falling.

The Green Wave (1-3) will be back in action Sunday at 9 a.m. when it travels to No. 14 Mississippi State. The Bulldogs are 6-1 this season.

Singles
1. Noah Malige (UAB) def. #101 Luka Petrovic (TULM) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Hady Elkordy (TULM) def. Georgios Nouchakis (UAB) 7-5, 6-3
3. Ondrej Valek (UAB) def. Vincent Vohl (TULM) 6-1, 6-4
4. Juan Pablo Valdez (UAB) def. Asaf Friedler (TULM) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
5. Conor Flynn (UAB) def. Maxim Kalinin (TULM) 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 10-8
6. Hoan Mouret (UAB) def. Steven Rice (TULM) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles
1. Noah Malige/Ondrej Valek (UAB) def. Hady Elkordy/Asaf Friedler (TULM) 6-2
2. Georgios Nouchakis/Juan Pablo Valdez (UAB) def. Maxim Kalinin/Luka Petrovic (TULM) 6-1
3. Vincent Vohl/AJ Mercer (TULM) vs. Conor Flynn/Hoan Mouret (UAB) 3-4, unfinished

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