Old Dominion Stops Men's Tennis, 6-1

Sunday, March 30

Norfolk, Va.

11 a.m.

James Madison University

Old Dominion

3/31/2014 1:47:00 AM | Men's Tennis

NORFOLK, Va., March 30, 2014 – The James Madison men's tennis team fell to Old Dominion 6-1 on Sunday at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. Freshman Sebastian Salinas (Merida, Mexico/Preparatoria Abierta SEP) tallied the lone point for the Dukes with his win in singles play.

Salinas topped Dante Terenzio 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 singles to even his record at 13-13. The freshman is 8-6 in dual matches, including a 6-3 mark in the second spot. He has posted back-to-back wins, including a win against Drexel to help the Dukes notch their first CAA victory of the season.

JMU lost the doubles point but received a win from freshman Miljan Ruzic (Sydney, Australia/St. Euphemia Collge) and sophomore Robert Stirling (Caboolture, Australia/St. Columbans College). Playing at No. 1 doubles, the pair downed Jonas Kuwert and Terenzio 8-4. The duo improved to 10-9 during the fall and spring seasons combined.

The Dukes are home for their next match, a conference tilt against Delaware on Wednesday. The match is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the UREC Tennis Courts at University Park.

Old Dominion: 6 James Madison: 1
Doubles:
1. Miljan Ruzic/Robert Stirling (JMU) d. Jonas Kuwert/DanteTerenzio (ODU) 8-4
2. Zvonimir Podvinski/Koen Wiggemans (ODU) d. Alex Berdnikoff/Brett Moorhead (JMU) 8-2
3. Carlos Lopez-Villa/Abdoulaye Camara ODU) d. Maxi Branth/Sebastian Salinas (JMU) 8-3

Singles :
1. No. 96 Carlos Lopez-Villa (ODU) d. Robert Stirling (JMU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Sebastian Salinas (JMU) d. Dante Terenzio (ODU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Zvonimir Podvinski (ODU) d. Maxi Branth (JMU) 4-6, 7-5, (10-8)
4. Jonas Kuwert (ODU) d. Brett Moorhead (JMU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Koen Wiggemans (ODU) d. Miljan Ruzic (JMU) 7-6(8-6), 6-4
6. Abdoulaye Camara (ODU) d. Niels Kathol (JMU) 6-2, 6-0