The Dillard Men’s Tennis Team Falls In Season Opener to No. 10 Xavier University of Louisiana, 7-0, on Thursday
New Orleans – The Dillard University men's tennis team (0-1) put up a strong fight in falling to No. 10 Xavier University of Louisiana by a 7-0 score on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 10, at XULA's Tennis Center.
"I am very proud of how the girls and guys carried themselves today," stated head coach Meenakshi Sundaram. "The girls learned some lessons from their first scrimmage loss and came out with a couple of wins today. A winning program builds one match at a time and the girls received that message today. The guys got a rough welcome to collegiate tennis from a quality team in Xavier. They have to keep their heads up and continue to work. I have immense faith in both my teams that results will come."
The 2022 Dillard men's tennis team roster consists of Felix Hamp, Albert Segura, Youssef Berrajah, Pranav Mehta, Boris Aguma and Yassine Ben Jemaa.
The Bleu Devils fell in the second doubles match with Yassine Ben Jemaa and Yousef Berrajah losing to XULA's Juan David Ramirez and Juan Varnon 6-0.
DU's Albert Segura and Felix Hamp lost 6-2 to the Gold Rush duo of Jacobi Bain and Megh Patel in the second slot.
Dillard's third doubles team of Pranav Mehta and Boris Aguma lost 6-3 to XULA's Guillermo Coiras and Dedric Ray.
The team's number three player, Segura, lost 6-1 and 6-2 to Juan David Ramirez.
The top singles player for Dillard, Aguma, lost to Santiago Perez 6-0 and 7-5.
The fifth singles player, Mehta, fell to XULA's Guillermo Coiras 6-3, 6-1
Dillard's fourth-seeded Hamp lost to XULA's Jacobi Bain 6-4 and 6-2
DU's sixth-seeded Youssef Berrajah lost to XULA's Dedric Ray.
Next, the DU women stay in town and take on Loyola University of New Orleans on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 12 p.m. at the City Park Tennis Center
Results
Xavier 7, Dillard 0
XULA Tennis Center, New Orleans, La.
Doubles
No. 1 – Jacobi Bain – Megh Patel (XULA) d. Albert Segura – Felix Hamp (DU) 6-2
No. 2 – John David Ramirez – Juan Varon (XULA) d. Yassine Ben Jamaa – Youssef Berrajah (DU) 6-0
No. 3 – Guillermo Coiras – Dedric Ray (XULA) d. Pranav Mehta – Boris Aguma (DU) 6-3
Singles
No. 1 — Santiago Perez (XULA) d. Boris Aguma (DU) 6-0, 7-5
No. 2 – Juan David Ramirez (XULA) d. Albert Segura (DU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 – Megh Patel (XULA) d. Yassine Ben Jemaa (DU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
No. 4 – Jacobi Bain (XULA) d. Felix Hamp (DU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 – Guillermo Coiras (XULA) d. Pranav Mehta (DU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 – Dedric Ray (XULA) d. Youssef Berrajah (DU) 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish: Doubles — 2,1,3. Singles — 2,1,3,5,4,6
Records: Dillard (0-1), Xavier of Louisiana