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UAB Downs Alabama-Huntsville Twice
4/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UAB men’s tennis team swept a pair of matches against Alabama-Huntsville on Wednesday at the Lakeshore Tennis Center, improving their overall record to 13-7
Six Blazers, Mitchell Martell, Oliver Poysti, Luiz Felipe Pinto, Christian Coetzee, Henry Paiste and Stepan Vancurik, swept their singles matches as UAB blanked Alabama-Huntsville in both matches.
UAB returns to the courts Thursday for Senior Day as it hosts Jackson State at 1 p.m.
UAB 4, Alabama-Huntsville 0
Eric Komati and Vancurik gave the Blazers a 1-0 advantage in doubles with a 6-0 sweep of Harrsion Stone and Rodrigo Palomino on court three. Martell and Pinto gave UAB a 1-0 lead, which it would never relinquish, with a 6-1 win on court two.
In singles, Coetzee extended the Blazers’ lead with a 6-0, 6-4 win on court five. Poysti snapped a three-game skid with a 7-5, 6-2 win in the two spot. Pinto helped the Blazers clinch a 4-0 win with a 6-2, 6-2 win on court four to earn the first win of the day.
Doubles (3, 2*)
- Christian Coetzee/Kenton Parton (UAB) vs. Murilo Basso/Elliot Hopson (UAH); 2-3, unf.
- Mitchell Martell/Luiz Felipe Pinto (UAB) def. Noah Pring/Arthur Menezes (UAH); 6-1
- Eric Komati/Stepan Vancurik (UAB) def. Harrison Stone/Rodrigo Palomino (UAH); 6-0
Singles (5, 2, 4*)
- Mitchell Martell (UAB) vs. Murilo Basso (UAH); 6-4, 4-2
- Oliver Poysti (UAB) def. Elliot Hopson (UAH); 7-5, 6-2
- Kenton Parton (UAB) led Rodrigo Palomino (UAH); 6-2, 3-2
- Luiz Felipe Pinto (UAB) def. Arthur Menezes (UAH); 6-2, 6-2
- Christian Coetzee (UAB) def. Harrison Stone (UAH); 6-0, 6-4
- Henry Paiste (UAB) led Noah Pring (UAH); 6-4, 3-3
UAB 5, Alabama-Huntsville 0
In the second match of the day, Komati and Vancurik gave the Blazers a quick lead in doubles for the second straight match as they defeated Arthur Menezes and Murilo Basso on court three. Coetzee and Parton clinched a 1-0 lead in the top slot with a 6-1 dominating win.
On court one in singles, Poysti notched his second win of the day with a 6-1, 6-2 win in his debut in the top-seeded court.
Pinto added to the UAB lead, 3-0, with his second singles victory of the afternoon with a 6-1, 6-2 convincing win on court three.
Martell clinched the win for UAB on court two, while Coetzee added an insurance point on court five, 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles (3, 1*)
- Christian Coetzee/Kenton Parton (UAB) def. Rodrigo Palomino/Elliot Hopson (UAH); 6-1
- Mitchell Martell/Luiz Felipe Pinto (UAB) led Noah Pring/Arthur Menezes (UAH); 5-2
- Eric Komati/Stepan Vancurik (UAB) def. Arthur Menezes/Murilo Basso (UAH); 6-1
Singles (1, 3, 2*, 5)
- Oliver Poysti (UAB) def. Murilo Basso (UAH); 6-1, 6-2
- Mitchell Martell (UAB) def. Elliot Hopson (UAH); 6-1, 6-2
- Luiz Felipe Pinto (UAB) def. Rodrigo Palomino (UAH); 6-1, 6-2
- Kenton Parton (UAB) led Arthur Menezes (UAH); 6-4, 4-0
- Christian Coetzee (UAB) def. Noah Pring (UAH); 6-2, 6-1
- Stepan Vancurik (UAB) led Harrison Stone (UAH); 6-2, 3-3
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