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Blazer Men's Tennis Team Downs Cal Poly, 5-2
3/30/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 30, 2006
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. ----- The UAB men's tennis team won for the fifth time in its last six matches, posting wins in five of six singles matches to defeat Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 5-2.
The Blazers lost the doubles point as only the No. 2 tandem of Sebastian Falk and Andre Maier were winners, taking an 8-6 victory over Cal Poly's Fred Dewitte and Matt Baca.
Anton Mavrin and Kristijan Mitrovski dropped an 8-5 decision at No. 1 doubles to John Nguyen and Brett Van Linge with UAB's Johannes Spangenberg and Thomas Weiss falling at No. 3 to the Cal Poly duo of Kyle Roybal and Darryn Young, 8-6.
But it didn't take long for UAB to take control of the match as the Blazers captured straight-set wins at No. 2, 5 and 6 singles. Falk downed Baca at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-1; UAB's Spangenberg defeated Roybal, 6-1, 6-4; and Kruno Despotovski was a 6-0, 6-3 winner over the Mustangs' Young.
Three-set wins by the Blazers' Mitrovski at No. 3 over Van Linge and at No. 4 by Maier over Dewitte also proved to be huge for UAB, which improved to 8-3 in dual matches on the season.
Earning the lone singles win for Cal Poly (7-8) was John Nguyen, who defeated UAB's Anton Mavrin, 6-2, 6-2.
The Blazers continue their California trek Friday when they play at California-Irvine.
UAB 5, CAL POLY 2
Singles
1. John Nguyen (CP) defeated Anton Mavrin (UAB) 6-2, 6-2
2. Sebastian Falk (UAB) defeated Matt Baca (CP) 6-2, 6-1
3. Kristian Mitrovski (UAB) defeated Brett Van Linge (CP) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
4. Andre Maier (UAB) defeated Fred Dewitte (CP) 3-1, 6-3, 6-1
5. Johannes Spangenberg (UAB) defeated Kyle Roybal (CP) 6-1, 6-4
6. Kruno Despotovski (UAB) defeated Darryn Young (CP) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles
1. Nguyen/Van Linge (CP) defeated Mavrin/Mitrovski (UAB) 8-5
2. Falk/Maier (UAB) defeated Dewitte/Baca (CP) 8-6
3. Roybal/Young (CP) defeated Spangenberg/Weiss (UAB) 8-6
