The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Men's Tennis Wins Seven Matches At Samford Invitational
10/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- The UAB men’s tennis team won seven of 10 matches Saturday on the second day of play at the Samford Fall Invitational.
The Blazers captured victories in five of seven singles matches against South Alabama and took wins in two of three doubles matches against Jacksonville State.
Fresno State transfer Eric Komati was a UAB winner in singles and doubles, Oliver Poysti won in singles, as did Stepan Vancurik, Kenton Parton and Henry Paiste.
Christian Coetzee teamed with Komati for a win in doubles with Trey McCombs and Parton taking the other doubles match.
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SATURDAY RESULTS
DOUBLES
Coetzee/Komati (UAB) def. Wagner/Lowande (JSU) 6‐4
McCombs/Parton (UAB) def. Chaim/Hadlich (JSU) 6‐4
McCormick/Reese (JSU) def. Vancurik/Poysti (UAB) 6‐2
SINGLES
Jacobs (USA) def. Coetzee (UAB) 7‐6 1‐6 7‐5
Komati (UAB) def. Troglia (USA) 6‐0 6‐2
Poysti (UAB) def. Gruindelingh (USA) 6‐3 6‐4
Vancurik (UAB) def. Gingras (USA) 6‐4 6‐4
Parton (UAB) def. Gonzalez (USA) 6‐3 7‐6
Makarenko (BSC) def. McCombs (UAB) 4‐6 7‐6 6‐0
Paiste (UAB) def. Weinacker (BSC) 6‐4 6‐0
