HOUSTON, Texas – The second day of competition for the 2018 Conference USA Men’s Tennis Championship ended with a thrilling match between (2) Middle Tennessee and (3) Florida Atlantic when Jason Legall won the tiebreaker on court 11 to clinch the 4-1 win for the Owls. (1) Old Dominion defeated (4) Southern Miss 4-0 to stamp their ticket to their third-consecutive title match. The 2018 C-USA Men’s Tennis Championship match will take place on Sunday, April 22 at 11 a.m. CT.
 
Championship Central
 
Semifinal Matches – Saturday, April 21
(1) Old Dominion 4, (4) Southern Miss 0
Box Score (PDF)
 
Doubles
1. #80 Aziz Kijametovic/Francois Musitelli (ODU) def. Daniel Merker/Jorman Reyes (USM) 6-2
2. Adam Moundir/Javier Jover Maestre (ODU) vs. Wen-Po Tseng/Chung Han Tsai (USM) 5-3, unfinished
3. Vincent Schneider/Jannik Giesse (ODU) def. Tom Cecchetto/Mieszko Kwasniewski (USM) 6-1
 
Singles
1. Adam Moundir (ODU) vs. Ronit Bisht (USM) 7-6 (7-0), 5-3, unfinished
2. #110 Aziz Kijametovic (ODU) vs. Tom Cecchetto (USM) 3-6, 3-5, unfinished
3. Vincent Schneider (ODU) def. Teeradon Tortrakul (USM) 6-2, 6-0
4. Francois Musitelli (ODU) def. Chung Han Tsai (USM) 7-6 (7-1), 6-1
5. Jannik Giesse (ODU) vs. Wen-Po Tseng (USM) 3-6, 4-5, unfinished
6. Michael Weindl (ODU) def. Jorman Reyes (USM) 6-4, 6-4
 
Match Notes:
Southern Miss (19-4)
Old Dominion (18-6); National ranking #33
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,6,4)
 
(3) Florida Atlantic 4, (2) Middle Tennessee 1
Box Score (PDF)
 
Doubles
1. Tom Moonen/Chris Edge (MT) def. #66 Remi Chancerel/Gabriel Sidney (FAU) 6-3
2. Jason Legall/Ignacio Garcia (FAU) def. Gonzalo Morell R./Miguel Negre F. (MT) 7-6 (7-2)
3. Arthur Stefani/Anthony Schohn (FAU) def. Jan Porteset/Gian Issa (MT) 6-4
 
Singles
1. Remi Chancerel (FAU) def. Gonzalo Morell R. (MT) 6-2, 6-2
2. Jason Legall (FAU) def. Tom Moonen (MT) 6-4 (7-5), 7-6
3. Chris Edge (MT) vs. Gabriel Sidney (FAU) 7-5, 2-6, 1-2, unfinished
4. Gian Issa (MT) def. Ignacio Garcia (FAU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Miguel Negre F. (MT) vs. Arthur Stefani (FAU) 4-6, 6-3, 2-3, unfinished
6. Ignacio Jimenez (FAU) def. Luis Morillo Diaz (MT) 6-0, 6-4
 
Match Notes:
Florida Atlantic (19-9)
Middle Tennessee (22-5); National ranking #39
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,4,6,2)