The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB
Jackson State
Blazers Blank Tigers on Senior Day
4/7/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In his final home match, senior Mitchell Martell clinched a 4-0 victory for the UAB men’s tennis team over Jackson State on Thursday at the Lakeshore Foundation Tennis Center.
To open doubles action, Christian Coetzee and Kenton Parton swiftly took down the Tigers’ top-ranked tandem of Ryan Swanier and Styliouos Guontsaris, 6-1, to give the Blazers a 1-0 edge in doubles play.
On court two, Martell and Luiz Felipe Pinto wasted no time as they breezed to a 6-2 win to clinch the doubles point and a 1-0 lead for UAB.
In singles play, Parton extended the Blazers’ lead to 2-0 with a methodical 6-0, 6-1 win on court three. Coetzee made quick work of JSU on court four with a 6-1, 6-2 win to give UAB a 3-0 advantage.
Martell put the match away as he earned his fourth win in the last five matches as the Blazers’ top-ranked singles player.
Both Pinto and Oliver Poysti finished in two sets, while Stepan Vancurik completed the come-from-behind win on court six to earn the sweep for UAB.
Doubles (1, 2*, 3)
- Christian Coetzee/Kenton Parton (UAB) def. Ryan Swanier/Styliouos Guontsaris, 6-1
- Mitchell Martell/Luiz Felipe Pinto (UAB) def. Miguel Gomez Martin/Hernan Geria; 6-2
- Eric Komati/Stepan Vancurik (UAB) def. Richie Agarwal/Federico Mendieta Rulz; 6-2
Singles (3, 5, 1*, 4, 2, 6)
- Mitchell Martell (UAB) def. Federico Boscarino (JSU); 6-3, 6-2
- Oliver Poysti (UAB) led Vishnu Prasad (JSU); 6-3, 6-3
- Kenton Parton (UAB) def. Miguel Gomez Martin (JSU); 6-0, 6-1
- Luiz Felipe Pinto (UAB) def. Styliouos Guontsaris (UAB); 6-3, 6-4
- Christian Coetzee (UAB) def. Federico Mendieta Rulz (JSU); 6-1, 6-2
- Stepan Vancurik (UAB) def. Richie Agarwal (JSU); 5-7, 6-1, 10-3
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