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Men's Tennis Defeats Lipscomb in Season Opener
1/28/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UAB men’s tennis team opened its spring slate with an impressive 6-1 victory over Lipscomb Saturday afternoon.
MATCH INFORMATION
Score: UAB 6, Lipscomb 1 Results (PDF)
Records: UAB 1-0, Lipscomb: 0-3
Location: Birmingham, Ala.
Venue: Lakeshore Tennis Center (3700 Ridgeway Drive, Birmingham, Ala.)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UAB men’s tennis newcomers shined in a 6-1 victory over Lipscomb in the Blazers season opener on Saturday. All four of the Blazers newcomers contributed scored for UAB in the opening match of the season.
Doubles Action
Freshman Tim Dollman and junior transfer Stefan Gonzalez earned a gutsy 7-6 win over the Bison’s No. 1 duo while senior Eric Komati and partner freshman Nikolai Manchev earned a victory on court three to seal a 1-0 advantage in the match.
Singles Action
UAB saw three of its four newcomers secure their first collegiate wins. Komati picked up a 6-2, 603 win on court one while Dollman earned a three-set win on court two. Gonzalez fell on court three in a tough 6-4, 7-6 battle, but Kenton Parton along with freshmen Anru Fourie and Manchev secured wins on court four through six, respectively, as the Blazers cruised to a 6-1 victory.
Results
Doubles
- Tim Dollman/Stefan Gonzalez (UAB) def. Rob Mitchell/Victor Chaw (LIP) 7-6
- Alejandro Manzanares/Daniel Cardenas (LIP) def. Anru Fourie/Kenton Parton (UAB) 6-4
- Eric Komati/Nikolai Manchev (UAB) def. Thais Minet/George Wong (LIP) 6-3
Singles
- Eric Komati (UAB) def. Rob Mitchell (LIP) 6-2, 6-3
- Tim Dollman (UAB) def. Victor Chaw (LIP) 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
- Alejandro Manzanares (LIP) def. Stefan Gonzalez (UAB) 6-4, 7-6
- Kenton Parton (UAB) def. Daniel Cardenas (LIP) 7-6, 3-6, 6-1
- Anru Fourie (UAB) def. George Wong (LIP) 6-4, 7-5
- Nikolai Manchev (UAB) def. Thais Minet (LIP) 0-6, 7-6, 6-3
Next up
UAB continues its four-match homestand with North Alabama on Sunday, Feb. 5. The match is slated to start at 1 p.m. at the Lakeshore Tennis Complex.
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