Men's Tennis Falls in CAA Opening Round, 4-1 to Delaware

4/19/2012 7:13:00 PM | Men's Tennis

NORFOLK, Va. - The Drexel men's tennis team fell in the first round of the CAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon, as the ninth-seeded Dragons fell to No. 8 Delaware, 4-1. The Blue Hens won four of the first five singles matches off the court, clinching the victory as doubles play was not required.

Bryan Nguyen, a senior playing his final collegiate match, got the Dragons' point. Playing at No. 4 singles, Nguyen grinded out a 7-6 victory in the first set, then remained focused through the second set to win that one, 6-4.

Drexel could not get another point, although its top player, Badr Ouabdelmoumen, concluded an outstanding freshman campaign with a strong effort at No. 1. He was edged in the first set, 6-4, then took the second to a tiebreaker before falling, 7-6 (4).

Dan Koehler was looking to get a point when the Blue Hens wrapped up their fifth match, so his contest at No. 5 was not concluded. Koehler trailed Delaware's Ryan Kent, 6-4, 4-6, 3-1 at the time.

Paul Stauskas and Skyler Davis also had strong showings in their matches, but could not come away with wins as the Blue Hens moved on.

Singles

#1 Troy Beneck (Delaware) d. Badr Ouabdelmoumen (Drexel), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
#2 Adam Lawton (Delaware) d. Jeganathan Srinivasan (Drexel), 6-2, 6-0
#3 Andre Vorobyov (Delaware) d. Skyler Davis (Drexel), 6-4, 7-5
#4 Bryan Nguyen (Drexel) d. Nolan Gelman (Delaware), 7-6, 6-4
#5 Ryan Kent (Delaware) vs. Dan Koehler (Drexel) – DNF, 6-4, 4-6, 3-1
#6 Jason Derene (Delaware) vs. Paul Stauskus (Drexel), 7-6 (1), 6-1