The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB
UCF
Knights Push Past Blazers, 4-0
3/20/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Box Score
ORLANDO, Fla. – The UAB men’s tennis team came up short in a battle with UCF at the UCF Tennis Complex on Sunday afternoon as the Knights held off the Blazers, 4-0.
UCF quickly earned a 1-0 advantage in doubles play with a 6-1 win on court three over Eric Komati and Stepan Vancurik. The Knights earned the doubles point with a 6-2 win on court one over Christian Coetzee and Luiz Felipe Pinto.
UCF extended its lead over the Blazers with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court four over Coetzee. Then, back-to-back victories on courts one and five over Mitchell Martell and Pinto, respectively, earned the 4-0 victory for the Knights.
Singles
- Inaki Espindola (UCF) def. Mitchell Martell (UAB) 6-4, 6-2
- Chris Barrus (UCF) vs. Eric Komati (UAB) 5-7, 6-0, 2-4, unfinished
- Jose Sangroniz (UCF) vs. Oliver Poysti (UAB) 4-6, 7-5, 1-3, unfinished
- Mariano Porter (UCF) def. Christian Coetzee (UAB) 6-3, 6-4
- Nicoló De Fraia (UCF) def. Luiz Felipe Pinto (UAB) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
- Reece Acree (UCF) vs. Stepan Vancurik (UAB) 4-6, 6-1, 3-4, unfinished
Doubles
- Chris Barrus/Inaki Espindola (UCF) def. Christian Coetzee/Luiz Felipe Pinto (UAB) 6-2
- Reece Acree/Tyler Pate (UCF) vs. Mitchell Martell/Kenton Parton (UAB) 3-4, unfinished
- Mariano Porter/Jack Thiessen (UCF) def. Eric Komati/Stepan Vancurik (UAB) 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1); Singles (4, 1, 5)
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