BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - The Louisiana men's tennis team fell at LSU, 7-0, on Wednesday afternoon in Baton Rouge. It's the final tune-up for the Cajuns as they head to the ITA Indoor Nationals starting this weekend in Athens, Georgia.
he doubles pairing of Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez and Leonard Tramolay were in a tight battle on court two, tied at 4-4, before LSU took the doubles point, leaving the match unfinished.
Singles play on courts five and six was tight with a pair of Cajun freshmen leading the way. Mason Landreth fell 6-4, 6-3 on court five while Leonard Tramolay dropped his match on court six, 6-2, 6-4. Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez had the early lead on court one before his serve was broken, falling 6-3, 6-0.
The Cajuns take on No. 19 Georgia in the opening round of the ITA Indoor Championships. Louisiana plays the Bulldogs on Sunday before taking on either No. 18 Texas A&M or Auburn on Monday.
Singles
1. Stefan Latinovic (LSU) def. Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez (UL) 6-3, 6-0
2. Chen Dong (LSU) def. Vasil Dimitrov (UL) 6-1, 6-3
3. Rudy Ceccon (LSU) def. William Ribero (UL) 6-1, 6-2
4. George Stoupe (LSU) def. Oriol Fillat Gimenez (UL) 6-0, 6-1
5. Welsh Hotard (LSU) def. Mason Landreth (UL) 6-4, 6-3
6. Julien Penzlin (LSU) def. Leonard Tramolay (UL) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
1. Chen Dong/Stefan Latinovic (LSU) def. Vasil Dimitrov/Grant Landreth (UL) 6-1
2. George Stoupe/Welsh Hotard (LSU) vs. Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez/Leonard Tramolay (UL) 4-4, unfinished
3. Julien Penzlin/Alessio Vasquez (LSU) def. Oriol Fillat Gimenez/William Ribero (UL) 6-1
Match Notes: Louisiana 0-3, LSU 1-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,1,6,2,3,5) Official: Richie Weaver T-2:10 A-45