Thursday, March 17
Orlando, Fla.
2 P.M.
Southern Miss
4
vs
2
North Dakota
Men's Tennis Storms Back to Defeat North Dakota and Stay Undefeated in Orlando
3/17/2022 8:04:00 PM | Men's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. -- For the second time in as many matches, the Southern Miss (4-6, 0-2 C-USA) men's tennis team stormed back in dramatic fashion to grab another win at the USTA National Tennis Campus in Orlando, Fla. On Thursday afternoon, the Golden Eagles came from behind to defeat North Dakota (9-6, 2-0 Summit), 4-2.
"The team is finding the right balance and managing themselves really well in competition," said head coach Zubin Engineer. "We've had a good week in Florida and hope to end it on the right note tomorrow."
Southern Miss fell behind early again, dropping the doubles point to the Fighting Hawks. North Dakota won handily at the top position against Dhruv Sunish and Pasawee Reansuwong, then grabbed a win on court three against Alexander Gima and Olimjon Nabiev to secure the doubles point. Shamirul Shahril and Antoine Audrain went unfinished on the second court.
Sunish picked up his second-straight win in singles play after going three sets with Gerhard Sullwald. Sunish won the first set and dropped the second set, then outlasted Sullwald in the third set to grab Southern Miss a much-needed point. Shahril followed suit and won in similar fashion on court two, winning the third set after dropping the second set. The match was momentarily tied at 2-2 when Gima fell to Nikita Snezhko in three sets, 7-5, 3-6, 6-0.
The Golden Eagles took the lead for good after Nabiev cruised to a sweep against Edmond Aynedjian on court three. The sophomore improved to 4-1 with a 6-4, 6-4 win. Audrain added a 6-4, 6-4 win on court four to improve his record to 4-3.
Southern Miss' win moved it to 4-6 overall and 2-0 on its spring break trip. The Golden Eagles will finish its Florida swing against Saint Joseph's on Friday afternoon. First serve from the USTA National Tennis Campus is scheduled for 2 p.m. CST.
Singles Results
1. Dhruv Sunish (USM) def. Gerhard Sullwald (UND) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
2. Shamirul Shahril (USM) def. Cian McDonnell (UND) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
3. Olimjon Nabiev (USM) def. Edmond Aynedjian (UND) 6-3, 6-2
4. Antoine Audrain (USM) def. Riley Odell (UND) 6-4, 6-4
5. Nikita Snezhko (UND) def. Alexander Gima (USM) 7-5, 3-6, 6-0
6. Christopher Cahour (USM) vs. Dylan Leeman (UND) 4-6, 6-1, 5-5, unfinished
Doubles Results
1. Gerhard Sullwald/Nikita Snezhko (UND) def. Dhruv Sunish/Pasawee Reansuwong (USM) 6-2
2. Shamirul Shahril/Antoine Audrain (USM) vs. Edmond Aynedjian/Cian McDonnell (UND) 3-4, unfinished
3. Riley Odell/Dylan Leeman (UND) def. Alexander Gima/Olimjon Nabiev (USM) 6-4
"The team is finding the right balance and managing themselves really well in competition," said head coach Zubin Engineer. "We've had a good week in Florida and hope to end it on the right note tomorrow."
Southern Miss fell behind early again, dropping the doubles point to the Fighting Hawks. North Dakota won handily at the top position against Dhruv Sunish and Pasawee Reansuwong, then grabbed a win on court three against Alexander Gima and Olimjon Nabiev to secure the doubles point. Shamirul Shahril and Antoine Audrain went unfinished on the second court.
Sunish picked up his second-straight win in singles play after going three sets with Gerhard Sullwald. Sunish won the first set and dropped the second set, then outlasted Sullwald in the third set to grab Southern Miss a much-needed point. Shahril followed suit and won in similar fashion on court two, winning the third set after dropping the second set. The match was momentarily tied at 2-2 when Gima fell to Nikita Snezhko in three sets, 7-5, 3-6, 6-0.
The Golden Eagles took the lead for good after Nabiev cruised to a sweep against Edmond Aynedjian on court three. The sophomore improved to 4-1 with a 6-4, 6-4 win. Audrain added a 6-4, 6-4 win on court four to improve his record to 4-3.
Southern Miss' win moved it to 4-6 overall and 2-0 on its spring break trip. The Golden Eagles will finish its Florida swing against Saint Joseph's on Friday afternoon. First serve from the USTA National Tennis Campus is scheduled for 2 p.m. CST.
Singles Results
1. Dhruv Sunish (USM) def. Gerhard Sullwald (UND) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
2. Shamirul Shahril (USM) def. Cian McDonnell (UND) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
3. Olimjon Nabiev (USM) def. Edmond Aynedjian (UND) 6-3, 6-2
4. Antoine Audrain (USM) def. Riley Odell (UND) 6-4, 6-4
5. Nikita Snezhko (UND) def. Alexander Gima (USM) 7-5, 3-6, 6-0
6. Christopher Cahour (USM) vs. Dylan Leeman (UND) 4-6, 6-1, 5-5, unfinished
Doubles Results
1. Gerhard Sullwald/Nikita Snezhko (UND) def. Dhruv Sunish/Pasawee Reansuwong (USM) 6-2
2. Shamirul Shahril/Antoine Audrain (USM) vs. Edmond Aynedjian/Cian McDonnell (UND) 3-4, unfinished
3. Riley Odell/Dylan Leeman (UND) def. Alexander Gima/Olimjon Nabiev (USM) 6-4
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
Gerhard Sullwald / 0 [UND]
164
626
#2 Singles Match
123
Cian McDonnell / 0 [UND]
461
636
#3 Singles Match
12
Edmond Aynedjian / 0 [UND]
32
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Riley Odell / 0 [UND]
44
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Nikita Snezhko / 0 [UND]
736
560
#6 Singles Match
1234
Dylan Leeman / 0 [UND]
6150
465UF
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