AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 16) – Following a sweep in doubles play, the Trojans collected another regional victory by a score of 4-3 at Augusta on Friday afternoon in non-conference play.
With the win, the University of Mount Olive men's tennis program improves to 2-1 overall and collects back-to-back regional victories early in the season. The Trojans and Jaguars met for the first time since the 2017-18 season and UMO earns their first win in the series dating back to 2010. Meanwhile, Augusta drops to 2-3 this season while playing all five matches at home.
For the first time this spring, Mount Olive swept the doubles session to take an early advantage in the matchup. Senior
Guilherme Zotin de Oliveira and freshman
Kristoffer Dalbak captured a victory in the first position by a score of 6-4 against Elie Azoulay and Enzo Garutti. In the second slot, sophomore
Niklas Gruenefeldt and senior
Adam Ibrahim secured a 7-5 victory over Herick Isago and Arthur Valette. Freshman
Lenn Hoffmann and sophomore
Bram Poel claimed a 7-6 (7-5) win in the third doubles versus Alexis Bailhache and Quentin Cano Perez.
In singles play, UMO split the six singles matches to seal a 4-3 victory on the road in non-conference action. de Oliveira suffered a 1-6, 5-7 loss against Garutti in the first position while Gruenefeldt fell by a 6-4, 4-6, 0-1 (6-10) margin versus Cano Perez in the second slot. In the third singles, Dalbak rallied back to earn a 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 victory over Isago. Poel followed with a 6-4, 6-3 win against Bailhache in the fourth position before sophomore
Kabir Chhabria won 6-4, 3-2 after Azoulay was forced to retire in the fifth spot. In the sixth slot, freshman
Hampus Hagglund suffered a 1-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7) loss versus Valette.
The Trojans return to the court tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 17, at Limestone for non-conference action at 2 p.m.
