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Guillaume Tarralle took home a singles victory for the Eagles against Richmond

April 6, 2004 | Results

RICHMOND, Va. - Singles victories by Guillaume Tarralle (Paris, France / French International School) and Tushar Garg (Mumbai, India / Bradenton Academy) were not enough for the Eagles, as the AU men's tennis team dropped their second straight match, 5-2, against the Richmond Spiders.

Playing in the No. 2 and No. 3 position, Garg and Tarralle took home the lone victories for the Eagles, defeating Derek Schwandt, 6-3, 6-4, and Matt Cabana, 6-4, 6-1, respectively. The win for Garg marks his seventh in a row.

In doubles, Garg and Andreas Kulcsar were on the way to defeating Schwandt and Cabana, but were stopped at 7-4 due to the sun going down. The Spiders took the doubles point, defeating Tarralle and Juancarlo Vazquez (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Centre Educativo de Superior Vocational/Saint John’s) 8-5 in the second spot and Jonah Fliegelman (Philadelphia, Pa. / Central) and Ruben Rivero (Sevilla, Spain / Suffolk County Community College) at No. 3, 8-3.

The Eagle fall to 9-6 on the season, but will look to rebound against Navy, Saturday, April 10 at 2:30. The match will take place at the American University tennis courts.

AU vs. Richmond
AU- 2
Richmond- 5

Doubles:
1. Garg/Kulscar DNF Schwandt/Cabana 7-4
2. Donn/Moss def. Tarralle/Vazquez 8-5
3. Stillwagan/Goldsmith def.Fliegelman/Rivero 8-3

Singles:
1. David Donn def. Jonah Fliegelman 4-6, 7-6, 6-1
2.Tushar Garg def. Derek Schwandt 6-3, 6-4
3. Guillaume Tarralle def. Matt Cabana 6-4, 6-1
4. Jeppy Moss def. Juancarlo Vazquez 6-3, 6-2
5. Matt Stillwagon def. Ruben Rivero 6-7, 7-6, 7-6
6. Eric Hage def. Sebastien Proisy 3-6, 6-3, 3-6