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Jonah Fliegelman took home the Ealges only singles victory and his sixth straight against Radford.

March 7, 2004 | Results

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Jonah Fliegelman (Philadelphia, Pa. / Central) picked up his sixth straight singles victory and the Eagles swept the doubles, but it wasn't enough as the American University men's tennis team fell to Radford University, 5-2.

Fliegelman picked up the only victory for the Eagles in singles, defeating Joakim Arhamman in a three set battle in the No. 4 spot. Dropping the first set, 4-6, Fliegelman fought back and took home the next two, winning 6-4 and 6-1, respectively.

In doubles action, the Eagles swept all three matches, with seniors Tushar Garg (Mumbai, India / Bradenton Academy) and Andreas Kulcsar (Nuremberg, Germany/Neues Gum. Nuremberg) picking up their 43rd career victory as partners. Playing in the No. 1 spot, Garg and Kulcsar defeated the pair of Brandon Johnson and Dominic Soevr, 8-5.

Guillaume Tarralle (Paris, France / French International School) and Juancarlo Vazquez (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Centre Educativo de Superior Vocational/Saint John’s) took home a victory in the No. 2 spot, defeating Andre Cavaco and Arthur Vasarevic, 8-2. Rounding out the doubles, Fleigelman and Andrew Singer (Wakefield, R.I./South Kingstown) defeated Arhammar and Robel Mengisteab, 9-7 in the No. 3 positon.

The Eagles will spend the week training and return to action against Howard University, Monday, March 15 at 2:00 p.m. The match will take place at American University.

American 2, Radford 5

Doubles:
1. Garg/Kulcsar (AU) def. Johnson/Soevr (RU) 8-5
2. Tarralle/Vazquez (AU) def. Cavaco/Vasarevic (RU) 8-2
3. Fliegelman/Singer (AU) def. Arhamman/Mengisteab (RU) 9-7

Singles:
1. Johnson (RU) def. Vazquez (AU) 7-6, 6-1
2. Vaserevic (RU) def. Tarralle (AU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Cavaco (RU) def. Garg (AU) 6-7, 6-4, 7-6
4. Fliegelman (AU) def. Arhamman (RU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
5. Mengisteab (RU) def. Kulcsar (AU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
6. Soevr (RU) def. Proisy (AU) 7-5, 6-4