The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Men's Tennis Edges DePaul, 4-3
3/27/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 27, 2002
BIRMINGHAM - It was a little closer than head coach Derek Tarr would have liked it, but the UAB men's tennis team edged Conference USA foe DePaul, 4-3 Wednesday at the Lakeshore Foundation Tennis Facility.
The Blazers narrowly lost the doubles point as 35th-ranked Tobi Klein and Alex Jung fell at the No. 1 spot in a tiebreaker. The Blazer duo fell 9-8 to DePaul's Andy Michael and Robert Kurek, only their fourth loss of the season. UAB also fell at the No. 3 position, allowing the Blue Demons the first point of the match.
It was at singles, the Blazers clinched the match, winning at the No. 2, No. 3, No. 5, and No. 6 positions.
Last week's C-USA Athlete of the Week, Jung continued his outstanding play easily defeating DU's Kurek, 6-1, 6-0. UAB freshman Tobi Klein upended Michael at the No. 2 spot, 6-1, 6-0. George Dubrava and Sanzaruz Zaman also garnered wins for the Blazers to take the match 4-3.
The Blazers will continue C-USA action this weekend in Chapel Hill, N.C., taking on Charlotte Saturday at 1 p.m.
Results
UAB 4, DePaul 3
Singles
1. Jevgenij Cariov (DU) def. Andre van der Merwe (UAB) (7-6, 6-1)
2. Tobi Klein (UAB) def. Andy Michael (DU) (6-1, 6-0)
3. Alex Jung (UAB) def. Robert Kurek (DU) (6-1, 6-0)
4. Dan Bennett (DU) def. Ivan Andreev (UAB) (4-6, 6-4, 6-2)
5. George Dubrava (UAB) def. Robert Kotroczo (DU) (6-4, 6-4)
6. Sanzaruz Zaman (UAB) def. Neil Johnston (DU) (6-3, 6-2)
Doubles
1. Michael/Kurek (DU) def. Klein/Jung (UAB) (9-8)
2. Dubrava/van der Merwe (UAB) vs. Cariov/Bennett (DU) (did not finish)
3. Kotroczo/Sam Davidson (DU) def. Zaman/Rusty Walker (UAB) (8-5)
