University of Richmond Athletics
Men's Tennis Falls Short At VCU Invitational
01/22/2006 | Men's Tennis
Jan. 22, 2006
RICHMOND, Va. - The University of Richmond men's tennis team concluded its first weekend of play with a loss to the Temple Owls and the Old Dominion Monarchs on Sunday at the VCU Invitational at the Thalhimer Tennis Center. Freshman Sami Belakhlef earned his first collegiate victory in his singles match, while Chris Louis and David Berry earned a win at the No. 1 doubles spot in the Spiders' 3-2 loss to the Owls. The Spiders, now 0-5, will return to action on Feb. 3 when they will host Washington & Lee at 5:30 p.m.
RICHMOND 2, TEMPLE 3
Singles:
1. Milan Juricka (T), def. Doug Banker (R), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. Daniel Davis (T) def. Bobby McNally(R) , 6-1, 7-6 (6)
3. Sami Belakhlef (R) def. Matt Struble (T), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
4. Philip Gegenheimer (T) def. Brett Waikart (R), 6-1, 6-4
Doubles:
Chris Louis and David Berry (R) def. Jon Sy and Eduardo Savedra (T), 7-6 (3), 6-4
OLD DOMINION 5, RICHMOND 0
Singles:
1. Harel Srugo (ODU) def. Bobby McNally (R), 6-0, 6-0
2. Henrique Cancado (ODU) def. Sami Belakhlef (R), 6-1, 6-0
3. Eidy Igarashi (ODU) def. Chris Louis (R), 6-2, 6-0
4. Alex Seleznev (ODU) def. Michael Sommer (R), 6-2, 6-3
Doubles:
1. Rodrigo Souza and Matt Sandes (ODU) def. Doug Banker and Brett Waikart (R), 7-6 (4), 6-4
