NEW ORLEANS – The Nicholls State University men's tennis team made the short trip to New Orleans to take on Tulane Thursday and was defeated 6-1 at the City Park Pepsi Tennis Center.

Nicholls drops to 7-8 on the year and has lost four of its last five. Tulane improves to 8-4 after going undefeated in its four-match homestand.

The Green Wave started off with a 1-0 lead, winning both completed doubles matches. Dmitry Kozionov/Jeoffrey Noblecourt were shutout in the No. 1 match and Nico Mertens/Evan Karatzas lost in the No. 2 match 8-4.

In singles play, Tulane cruised with five straight set victories, with Mertens preventing the shutout with a win at No. 3. Mertens took the first set against Joe Young 7-5 before closing out the match with a 6-2 win.

Nicholls returns to the court on March 24 at LSU. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Tulane 6, Nicholls 1
Singles competition
1. Idan Mark (TLN) def. Damian Despotovski (NICH) 6-1, 6-3
2. Dominik Koepfer (TLN) def. Dmitry Kozionov (NICH) 7-5, 6-2
3. Nico Mertens (NICH) def. Joe Young (TLN) 7-5, 6-3
4. Rodrigo Rappaccioli (TLN) def. Sidharth Sivakumar (NICH) 6-3, 6-0
5. Alex Van Cott (TLN) def. Evan Karatzas (NICH) 6-2, 6-1
6. Adam Bernstein (TLN) def. Jeoffrey Noblecourt (NICH) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Idan Mark/Dominik Koepfer (TLN) def. Jeoffrey Noblecourt/Dmitry Kozionov (NICH) 8-0
2. Alex Van Cott/Rodrigo Rappaccioli (TLN) def. Nico Mertens/Evan Karatzas (NICH) 8-4
3. Joe Young/Ivan Van Cott (TLN) vs. Sidharth Sivakumar/Damian Despotovski (NICH) unfinished

Match Notes:
Nicholls 7-8
Tulane 8-4