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Dragons Drop Three Matches at VCU Invitational
1/20/2007 5:43:55 PM | Men's Tennis
Richmond, Va. - Drexel men's tennis dropped three matches at the VCU Invitational. The Dragons opened the tournament with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of 14th-ranked Virginia Commonwealth. Drexel lost by the same score to James Madison before losing a tough match, 3-2, to Richmond. Joe Koebele and Carlo Pangilinan each won singles matches against Richmond but the Dragons fell one victory short.
The Dragons next take the courts on Feb. 10 with a home match against Morgan State. The first match will begin at 2:00 p.m.
#14 VCU 3, Drexel 0
Singles
1. Emil Lindgren (VCU) led Joe Koebele, 6-4
2. Sebastian Ripoll (VCU) led Carlo Pangilinan, 6-0, 4-0
3. Damien Lacombe (VCU) d. Harrison Clare, 6-2, 6-0
4. Sebastien Deritter (VCU) d. Jarrod Popovice, 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
Arnaud Le Cloerec and Petr Olsak (VCU) d. Gaurav Parikh and Ben Trabin, 6-0, 6-0
James Madison 3, Drexel 0
Singles
1. Jesse Tarr (JMU) led Omar Laalej, 6-4, 6-5
2. John Snead (JMU) d. Joe Koebele, 6-4, 6-2
3. Mike Smith (JMU) led Carlo Pangilinan, 6-4, 4-6
4. Brian Clay (JMU) d. Harrison Clare, 6-3, 6-1
Richmond 3, Drexel 2
Singles
1. Joe Koebele (DU) d. Bobby McNally, 6-2, 6-1
2. Carlo Pangilinan (DU) d. Sami Belakhlef, 6-1, 6-1
3. Michael Sommer (UR) d. Ayushya Wadhwan, 6-1, 6-1
4. Matt Farina (UR) d. Jarrod Popovice, 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
David Berry and William Minter (UR) d. Harrison Clare and Ben Trabin, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
