March 10, 2011

Results

NEW ORLEANS--The Memphis men's tennis team downed Tulane by a 6-1 mark on On Thurssday at the Goldring Tennis Center, ending a three-match skid for the Tigers and handing the Green Wave it's third conference loss of the season.

Memphis (9-5, 2-3 C-USA), which fell from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings in the latest polls released March 8, recovered from an 8-5 loss at No. 1 doubles to clinch the doubles point with wins at the second and third slots.

Freshmen Joe Salisbury and David O'Hare knocked off Adam Bernsteizand and Rodrigo Rappaccioli, 8-4, before Leon Nasemann and John Taylor defeated Holger Norregaard and Takuma Ohashi 8-6 to put the U of M up 1-0.

The Tigers kept up the momentum in singles play, cleaning up at the No. 2-6 positions. Salisbury clinched the victory for the Blue and Gray with a 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 victory at the No. 2 slot.

The Green Wave (5-6, 0-3 C-USA) picked up its point at the top flight, where 89th-ranked Idan Mark upended O'Hare 7-6 (7-0), 6-3.

In their fourth and final outing of the road-stand, the Tigers will play Radford on Friday, March 11 at 2 p.m. CT in a non-conference, neutral-site dual match before returning to the Bluff City.

MEMPHIS 6, TULANE 1
Singles
1. #89 Idan Mark (TLN) def. David O'Hare (MEM) 7-6 (7-0), 6-3
2. Joe Salisbury (MEM) def. Joe Young (TLN) 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
3. Leon Nasemann (MEM) def. Shaye Wali (TLN) 3-6, 7-6, 6-2
4. Johnny Grimal (MEM) def. Takuma Ohashi (TLN) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
5. David Henry (MEM) def. Rodrigo Rappaccioli (TLN) 7-6, 6-3
6. John Taylor (MEM) def. Holger Norregaard (TLN) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
1. Idan Mark/Joe Young (TLN) def. David Henry/Jordan Smith (MEM) 8-5
2. Joe Salisbury/David O'Hare (MEM) def. Adam Bernstein/Rodrigo Rappaccioli (TLN) 8-4
3. Leon Nasemann/John Taylor (MEM) def. Holger Norregaard/Takuma Ohashi (TLN) 8-6
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,4,2,1,3,6)