THIBODAUX, La. – In one final tune-up before the conference championship tournament, the Loyola University New Orleans men's tennis team fell 6-1 against Nicholls State University in a road match Friday. It was the team's second match against the NCAA D-I Colonels this season.
Herman Aure and Kent Shiell got their first doubles win of the season, 6-3 on court 3, but Nicholls won the other two doubles matches to take the first point of the match.
In singles, the Colonels won five of the six matches, with Remus Hebhang-Balan winning 6-1, 6-4 in his match at No. 3 singles.
Now with an 8-9 record on the season, the Wolf Pack will travel to Montgomery, Ala. for the Southern States Athletic Conference Championship tournament, which begins April 27. Seedings for the tournament will be finalized on Saturday.
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Results
Loyola – 1
Nicholls – 6
Doubles
1. Morsy/LaMothe (NSU) def. Arce Vieyra/Motazed (LOYNO) 6-4
2. Morand/Sasso (NSU) def. de Preville/Debackere (LOYNO) 6-1
3. Aure/Shiell (LOYNO) def. Babineaux/Machado (NSU) 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
1. Omar Morsy (NSU) def. Francisco Javier Arce Vieyra (LOYNO) 6-4, 2-0, retired
2. Borlee Barlee (NSU) def. Theo Debackere (LOYNO) 6-1, 6-2
3. Remus Hebhang-Balan (LOYNO) def. Harry Collins (NSU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Quentin LaMothe (NSU) def. Samuel Motazed (LOYNO) 6-1, 6-3
5. Antonio Sasso (NSU) def. Tiger Cheung (LOYNO) 6-3, 6-3
6. Lukas Morand (NSU) def. Herman Aure (LOYNO) 6-4, 6-0
Order of finish: 2, 1, 4, 6, 5, 3
