MATCH RESULTS

THIBODAUX, La. – With doubles already played on Feb. 3, the Nicholls State University men's tennis team picked up four wins in singles Sunday to defeat Loyola University New Orleans, 4-2, at the Colonel Tennis Complex.
 
Loyola (11-6) won doubles over two months ago in the rain-shortened match, but the Colonels received straight-set victories in singles by Oleksander Podgursky, Lewis Cox, Eduardo Marino, and Nestor Giribet Lopez to earn Nicholls' fifth win of the season.
 
"We had very consistent play and good effort across the lines, winning the match against what was probably the best Loyola team they've had in the history of the school," said Greg Harkins, Nicholls tennis head coach. "This is a good showing of where we started at the beginning of the year and where we are today, which is definitely going to help us as we head into our big match this weekend at Lamar."
 
With the Colonels trailing 1-0 after losing the doubles point, Podgursky quickly tied it up with a near shutout at No. 1 against Sean Presti. Nicholls then reeled off wins by Cox at 5 and Marino at 6 for a 3-1 lead.
 
The Wolf Pack cut the deficit to one after a win by Tiger Cheung at 3 against Alvaro Barranco Vilaltella. But Lopez closed it out for the Colonels with a 7-5, 6-4 win at 6 over Joseph Short.
 
UP NEXT
 
The Colonels will head to Hattiesburg for a nonconference match against Southern Miss on Tuesday, April 10. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.