April 1, 2010

 

NEW ORLEANS, La. -  Tulane and East Carolina split six singles matches but the Pirates took two of three doubles pro-sets to hand the Green Wave a 4-3 non-conference setback Thursday afternoon at the Goldring Tennis Center. East Carolina improved its dual match record to 16-4 while Tulane fell to 3-12.

Tulane capured the first doubles match at No.2 before ECU claimed the point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions, respectively. After Rodrigo Rappaccioli and Adam Bernstein recorded an 8-2 win over Massimo Mannino and Bryan Oakley in the No. 2 doubles match, ECU recorded 8-5 and 8-6 triumphs in the No. 1 and No. 3 flights to earn the initial point and get the Pirates off to a 1-0 advantage.

Shaye Wali cruised past Jaroslav Horvath (6-3, 6-3) at the No. 1 slot, Rappaccioli defeated Henrik Skalmerud (6-1, 7-5) at No. 4 and Bernstein got past Mannino (6-3, 6-3) at No. 3 to register victories for the Green Wave.

The Pirates used wins at the No. 1, No. 5 and No. 6 positions to claim the team victory. Stephen Whitwell posted a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Joe Young, John Schmitt shut down Coby Kramer Golinkoff 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 and Oakley dismissed Trevor Getz 7-6, 6-1 to extend their win streak to four.

East Carolina will face UAB tomorrow at 9 a.m. and will take on Southern Miss at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

EAST CAROLINA 4, TULANE 3
Singles Play
No. 1 - Shaye Wali (TLN) def. Jaroslav Horvath (ECU); 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 - Stephen Whitwell (ECU) def. Joe Young (TLN); 7-5, 6-4
No. 3 - Adam Bernstein (TLN) def. Massimo Mannino (ECU); 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 - Rodrigo Rappaccioli (TLN) def. Henrik Skalmerud (ECU); 6-1, 7-5
No. 5 - John Schmitt (ECU) def. Coby Kramer-Golinkoff (TLN); 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
No. 6 - Bryan Oakley (ECU) def. Trevor Getz (TLN); 7-6, 6-1
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Horvath/Skalmerud (ECU) def. Kramer-Golinkoff/Wali (TLN); 8-5
No. 2 - Bernstein/Rappaccioli (TLN) def. Mannino/Oakley (ECU); 8-2
No. 3 - Stian Tvedt/Whitwell (ECU) def. Etham Frenkel/Young/(TLN); 8-6
Team Records: Tulane 3-12, East Carolina 16-4

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