Men's Tennis Falls to Tulane

Sunday, March 10

New Orleans, La.

12:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

Tulane

3/12/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

March 10, 2002

NEW ORLEANS, LA - The no. 44 Florida Atlantic University men's tennis team dropped a close match at no. 35 Tulane University Sunday afternoon in New Orleans, LA. The Owls fell 4-3 to the Green Wave to fall to 8-2 on the season.

Tulane took the doubles point before FAU began to rally in singles play. After a Green Wave victory at no. 2 gave Tulane a 2-0 lead, FAU's Cristian Paiz defeated Hannu Piiroinen 6-4, 6-2 at no. 4 while Ernest Diaz picked up a victory at no. 6 to draw the Owls even at 2-2.

Victories by Tulane at no. 1 and no. 3 clinched the team victory before FAU's F.J. Schofield won at no. 5 to give the Owls their third point. The victory for Schofield improves him to 9-0 on the year.

FAU next hosts Illinois State Monday at 2:00pm.

No. 35 Tulane 4, No. 44 FAU 3

Singles
1. Michael Kogan (TU) d. Doug Devriendt (FAU) 6-1, 6-4.
2. Mattias Westerberg (TU) d. Sandro Spotti (FAU) 6-1, 6-1.
3. Jorge Lievano (TU) d. Andre Buzzoni (FAU) 6-3, 6-4.
4. Cristian Paiz (FAU) d. Hannu Piiroinen (TU) 6-4, 6-2.
5. F.J. Schofield (FAU) d. Alexandre Dion (TU) 3-6, 7-5, 10-6.
6. Ernest Diaz (FAU) d. Goran Vasiljevic (TU) 6-4, 6-2.

Doubles
1. Kogan/Romero (TU) d. Buzzoni/Diaz (FAU) 8-2.
2. Devriendt/Paiz (FAU) d. Vasiljevic/Westerberg (TU) 9-8.
3. Lievano/Piiroinen (TU) d. Schofield/Spotti (FAU) 8-4.