NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State men's tennis team dropped its season opener at Old Dominion on Saturday by a score of 7-0.
 
ODU won the doubles point to take an early 1-0 lead as Cosme Rolland De Ravel and Yanis Moundir beat Hugo Massoni Lena and Adam Kaczmarek 6-2 on Court 2, before Nicola Vidal and Luca Maldoner defeated Federico Rebecchini and Boris Lunin 6-3 on Court 1.
 
Moundir won by default at No. 6 singles and Oliver Tobisch defeated Roosevelt Brown II 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 5 slot.
 
Vidal bested Lunin 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 4 position, Brandon Perez defeated Kaczmarek 6-4, 6-0 on Court 2. Francois Le Tallec won 6-2, 6-2 against Rebecchini at the top of the lineup to make the score 6-0.
 
Massoni Lena put up the greatest fight at No. 3 singles. The sophomore Spaniard won the first set 6-4 against Maldoner, before dropping the second 3-6. Down to a third-set tiebreak, Maldoner prevailed 14-12 in a thrilling finish.