Official Site of ODU · Feb 2, 2021
Tennis Monarchs Fall at Virginia Tech, 4-3
BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Old Dominion men's tennis team (0-5) fell to Virginia Tech (1-1) by a 4-3 score on Tuesday afternoon at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
The Monarchs struck first after securing the doubles point with wins from Jannik Giesse/Younes Lalami (6-4) and No. 25 Luca Maldoner/Nicola Vidal (6-4).
Maldoner extended ODU's lead to 2-0 after cruising to a 6-4, 6-0 straight set victory in No. 1 singles; however, VT would score four unanswered team points to secure the win. Tomislav Podvinski picked up a 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 victory in No. 2 singles to make the final score 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon in Blacksburg.