March 12, 2007

THIBODAUX, La. - The Colonels' Vlad Popa and Eric Fisher posted impressive wins in doubles and in singles on Sunday, but Nicholls as a team fell 5-2 to the Mavericks of Texas-Arlington.

"We played well against one of the best teams in our conference," said head tennis coach Jim Hunter. "Vlad and Eric played well, and the rest of the team gave it their best."

Popa and Fisher teamed up in doubles and took down the Mavericks best pair in Daniel Omana and Gonzalo Bienzobas by the score of 8-5. The Colonels fell in the next two doubles matches to lose the doubles point.

The Colonels' Popa picked up a victory in the No.1 position in the lineup against Omana, and teammate Fisher followed suit with a victory of his own over Alberto Agis. Popa and Fisher's wins were the only two victories in singles play for the Colonels on the afternoon.

Here are the scores for Sunday's matches:

Sunday March 11, 2007

Final Score: UTA 5 Nicholls 2

Doubles:

Vlad Popa/Eric Fisher (NICH) def. Daniel Omana/Gonzalo Bienzobas (UTA) 8-5

Diego Mattar/Javier Herrera (UTA) def. Phenyo Matong/Ricardo van Bolderik (NICH) 8-2

Alberto Agis/Dmitry Minkin (UTA) def. Sami Mouline/Maxime Bouhoulle (NICH) 8-4

Singles:

Popa (NICH) def. Omana (UTA) 6-3, 4-3 (default: injury)

Fisher (NICH) def. Agis (UTA) 6-4, 6-1

Herrera (UTA) def. Matong (NICH) 6-1, 7-5

Bienzobas (UTA) def. Mouline (NICH) 6-3, 6-3

Minkin (UTA) def. van Bolderik (NICH) 6-4, 6-1

Mattar (UTA) def. Bouhoulle (NICH) 6-2, 6-4

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