Men's Tennis

Three ODU men's tennis players competed in the 2019 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships in Newport Beach, Cali. Luca Maldoner was in the singles draw and picked up a win over a No. 69 nationally ranked opponent, while doubles tandem Francois Musitelli and Jannik Giesse claimed victory over the No. 9 nationally ranked duo.

For the second straight month, a student-athlete from the Old Dominion men's tennis team was named the Conference USA Athlete of the Month, this time it was Luca Maldoner claiming the honor for the month of October.

"Congratulations to Sergey for this amazing opportunity and congratulations to UTSA for making such a great hire," said ODU head coach Dominik Mueller. "They are getting a head coach that is ready and knows what it takes to win. Sergey has proven to be one of the best assistant coaches in the country with his work and accomplishments over the past three and half years and deserves this opportunity. I'm obviously sad to lose such a great assistant and friend, but mainly happy for him that he can finally prove himself as a head coach. I'm sure he will do amazing things at UTSA."

Old Dominion men's tennis doubles tandem Francois Musitelli and Jannik Giesse, as well as singles player Luca Maldoner are set for the 2019 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships that open Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Newport Beach Tennis Club and The Tennis Club at Newport Beach in Newport Beach, Cali.

Francois Musitelli and Jannik Giesse of the Old Dominion men's tennis team won the ITA Atlantic Region Doubles Championship in Charlottesville on Monday. ODU's Luca Maldoner advanced to the Singles Championship before falling in three sets. Musitelli/Giesse and Maldoner all earned a spot in the 2019 Oracle ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in Newport Beach, Cali. on Nov. 6-10.

Members of the Old Dominion men's tennis team completed competition at the River City Tennis Open in Richmond, Va. at the Collegiate School's Williams-Bollettieri Tennis Center. In doubles action, Tomislav Podvinski and Luca Maldoner won the A Draw.

Francois Musitelli and Jannik Giesse of the Old Dominion men's tennis team wrapped up competition at the 2019 ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla., which was held at the LaFortune Tennis Center and Michael D. Case Tennis Center.

Francois Musitelli and Jannik Giesse of the ODU men's tennis team have been selected to compete in the 2019 ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. beginning on Oct. 5 at the LaFortune Tennis Center and Michael D. Case Tennis Center.

Tomislav Podvinski (Zagreb, Croatia), a redshirt senior on the Old Dominion men's tennis team, was named the Conference USA Athlete of the Month, as announced and voted on by league officials on Tuesday afternoon.

The Old Dominion men's tennis team wrapped up play at the 2019 Orange and Blue Classic in Charlottesville, hosted by the University of Virginia at the Snyder Tennis Center over the weekend. Joining the Monarchs and UVA were student-athletes from Penn State and Columbia.

The Old Dominion men's tennis team is set to compete in the 2019 Orange and Blue Classic in Charlottesville, hosted by the University of Virginia, which takes place Friday through Sunday, Sept. 27-29, at the Snyder Tennis Center. Admission is free.

Two Tennis Monarchs were nationally ranked in the ITA Preseason Rankings, which were released on Tuesday afternoon. Francois Musitelli will commence the fall season ranked No. 120 in singles, while Musitelli and Jannik Giesse are the No. 47 ranked doubles tandem.