The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB
Belmont
Men's Tennis Team Wins Pair Of Matches Saturday
3/10/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 10, 2012
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ----- The UAB men's tennis team, playing for the first time since vaulting into the ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) rankings earlier this week, won a pair of dual matches Saturday as the Blazers downed visiting Jacksonville State and Belmont.vs.
UAB, ranked No. 61 in the ITA rankings, improved to 9-3 in duals this season with its 6-1 win over the Gamecocks and 5-2 victory over the Bruins.
UAB swept the doubles matches against Jacksonville State and Belmont as the Blazers won for the fourth time in five matches.
The Blazers were seeing their first action since a two-match road trip to Tulsa Feb. 25-26 when they split with Oklahoma State and the 22nd-ranked Golden Hurricane, respectively.
UAB got past Jacksonville State, 6-1, in its first match in the day as the Blazers swept doubles and then won at five-of-six singles positions.
Tom Puetz and David Zimmerman were 8-5 winners at No. 1 doubles over JSU's Nenad Marcec and Axel Sundberg while Danny Manlow and Daniel Moser won over Igor Santos and Felipe Wenzel at the No. 2 spot, 8-2. Lucas Dirube and Chris Helliar took an 8-2 victory at No. 3 doubles over Joshua Bourke and Felipe Watanabe.
The Blazers' five wins in singles all came in straight sets over the Gamecocks (3-8).
Playing its second match on the day, UAB won Saturday afternoon's matchup with Belmont in similar fashion, though there were three matches decided in three sets.
Manlow added to his win in doubles (with Moser) by taking a 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles over Renato Antun. Chris Helliar won at No. 3 singles with Dirube and Puetz capturing victories at the No. 5 and 6 spots, respectively.
UAB will now look ahead to its trip west when the Blazers travel to Boise, Idaho later in the month when they play four matches, including duals with Nevada, Utah State and No. 45-ranked Boise State. The first match on the trip will be March 20 when UAB goes against Nevada.
No. 61 UAB 6, Jacksonville State 1
Doubles
No. 1 - Tom Puetz/David Zimmerman (UAB) def. Nenad Marcec/Axel Sundberg (JSU) 8-5
No. 2 - Danny Manlow/Daniel Moser (UAB) def. Igor Santos/Felipe Wenzel (JSU) 8-2
No.3 - Lucas Dirube/Chris Helliar (UAB) def. Joshua Bourke/Felipe Watanabe (JSU) 8-2
Singles
No. 1 - Sundberg (JSU) def. Manlow (UAB) 6-2, 4-6, 13-11
No. 2 - Zimmerman (UAB) def. San tos (JSU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 - Chris Helliar (UAB) def. Watanabe (JSU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 - Moser (UAB) def. Bourke (JSU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 - Dirube (UAB) def. Wenzel (JSU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 - James Gardner (UAB) def. Felipe Diaz (JSU) 6-3, 6-3
Records: UAB 8-3, Jacksonville State 3-8
No. 61 UAB 5, Belmont 2
Doubles
No. 1 - Tom Puetz/David Zimmerman (UAB) def. Renato Antun/Rodrigo Amaral (Bel) 8-6
No. 2 - Danny Manlow/Daniel Moser (UAB) def. Rafael Matos/Henrique Norbiato (Bel) 8-4
No. 3 - Lucas Dirube/Chris Helliar (UAB) def. Fernando Mussolin/Bruno Silva (Bel) 8-5
Singles
No. 1 - Manlow (UAB) def. Antun (Bel) 6-3, 6-7, 6-4
No. 2 - Norbiato (Bel) def. Zimmerman (UAB) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6
No. 3 - Helliar (UAB) def. Amaral (Bel) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 - Mussolini (Bel) def. Moser (UAB) 3-6, 6-3, 2-1, retired
No. 5 - Dirube (UAB) def. Silva (Bel) 7-6, 6-4
No. 6 - Puetz (UAB) def. Matos (Bel) 6-4, 6-1
Records: UAB 9-3, Belmont 2-8
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