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UAB Blanks Stetson 4-0
3/19/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
DELAND, Fla. – The UAB men’s tennis team (9-5) earned a 4-0 sweep against the Stetson Hatters on Saturday at Mandy Stoll Tennis Center.
The Blazers clinched an early 1-0 lead, thanks to their doubles play. Christian Coetzee and Luiz Felipe Pinto claimed a 6-1 win on court one to give UAB an advantage. On court three, Stepan Vancurik and Eric Komati earned the doubles victory with a 6-3 decision.
In singles action, Mitchell Martell and Komati quickly spurted out on courts one and two, respectively. Martell earned a quick 6-1 decision in the first set, before jumping out to an early 3-0 lead in the second set on his way to extending UAB’s lead to 2-0 with a 6-3 win.
Komati followed suit with a 6-1 win in the opening set, following a 6-3 win in set two to secure the point and a 3-0 lead for the Blazers.
After opening the first set with a 6-3 win to take a 1-0 lead in the matchup, Coetzee battled back in the second set to claim a 6-3 win, to clinch the victory for the Blazers, 4-0.
UAB continues its road swing as it heads to UCF on Sunday. The match is slated to begin at 9 a.m.
Doubles (1, 3*)
- Christian Coetzee/Luiz Felipe Pinto (UAB) def. Laurynas Antropikas/ Loic Blanco (SU); 6-1
- Mitchell Martell/Kenton Parton (UAB) vs. Simon Julin/Coilin MacNamara (SU); 5-5
- Stepan Vancurik (UAB) def. Graham Ball/Gonzalo Arroyo (SU); 6-3
Singles (1, 2, 4*)
- Mitchell Martell (UAB) def. Loic Blanco (SU); 6-1, 6-3
- Eric Komati (UAB) def. Pierre-Emmanuel Fossier (SU); 6-1, 6-3
- Oliver Poysti (UAB) led Laurynas Antropikas (SU); 6-3, 2-2, unf.
- Christian Coetzee (UAB) def. Graham Ball (SU); 6-3, 6-3
- Stepan Vancurik (UAB) led Simon Julin (SU); 6-4, 1-2, unf.
- Kenton Parton (UAB) led Gonzalo Arroyo (SU); 7-5, unf.
