Golden Eagles End Regular Season With Loss
4/10/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Golden Eagles End Regular Season With Loss
Dylan Mezey captured his singles match in straight sets |
LAFAYETTE, La. -- The No. 54-ranked Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team downed Southern Miss, 6-1 in tennis action Saturday afternoon at the Cajun Courts.
The loss dropped Southern Miss to 7-13, heading into the Conference USA Tennis Championship, April 15-18 in Memphis, Tenn. UL Lafayette (9-9) snapped a two-match losing streak with the victory.
In doubles, Marc Castellana and Evghenii Corduneanu (ULL) defeated David Canudas and Dylan Mezey 8-0 at the No. 1 spot. Ivan Kovalev and Amanjot Singh knocked off Thomas Funke and Juan Garzon 8-5. Robin Ley and Shaun Ellison did not finish their doubles match against Reid Bourgeois and Christopher Rea because the Cajuns had already clinched the doubles point.
In singles, No. 98-ranked Evghenii Corduneanu needed just two sets to defeated No. 113 David Canudas 6-4, 6-4. Singh and Castellana eased past Marc Lux and Garzon, respectively.
At the No. 4 spot, Ley needed a third-set tiebreak to defeat Bourgeois 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.
Ellison handled Funke 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 5 spot. The only loss for the Cajuns came at the No. 6 spot, where Dylan Mezey defeated senior Michael Tarkowski 6-4, 6-3.
Line Score
#54 Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Southern Mississippi 1
Singles
#1 No. 98 Evghenii Corduneanu (UL) d. No. 113 David Canudas (USM) 6-4, 6-4
#2 Amanjot Singh (UL) d. Marc Lux (USM) 6-3, 6-0
#3 Marc Castellana (UL) d. Juan Garzon (USM) 6-2, 6-0
#4 Robin Ley (UL) d. Reid Bourgeois (USM) 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
#5 Shaun Ellison (UL) d. Thomas Funke (USM) 6-0, 6-1
#6 Dylan Mezey (USM) d. Michael Tarkowski (UL) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
#1 Corduneanu/Castellana (UL) d. Canudas/Mezey (USM) 8-0
#2 Kovalev/Singh (UL) d. Funke/Garzon (USM) 8-5
#3 Ellison/Ley (UL) vs. Bourgeois/Rea (USM) DID NOT FINISH
Records: #54 UL Lafayette (9-9), Southern Mississippi (7-13)