DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ? Battling very windy conditions, the third-ranked Embry-Riddle men's tennis team recorded its seventh shutout of the season with a 9-0 decision against Oklahoma Christian, Wednesday at the Crotty Tennis Complex. The victory improves ERAU's record to 9-2 on the year, while Oklahoma Christian falls to 5-4.

Jan Hoekzema and Istvan Bolgar were the first to win their doubles match as they defeated Kyle Tefft and Ryan Stephenson 8-1. Mislav Hizak and Konstantin Lazarov downed Justin DeBruin and Derek Viljoen 8-2 at the No. 1 spot and Carlos Bes Comeras and Tomoaki Yasuda topped Esteban Flores and Adalid Martinez 8-2 at No. 3 to give ERAU a 3-0 lead heading into singles play.

The first singles match off the court was at the top spot as16th-ranked Bes Comeras notched a win in his first match at No. 1 singles with a 6-2, 6-1 upset of No. 8 Flores.

Hoekzema moved up a spot to No. 3 three for the third time this season and was engaged in a three-set battle for the third time in four matches. But unlike his previous two three-setters, Hoekzema grounded out a 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 6-0 win against DeBruin to score the clincher.

Luke Maricic bested Viljoen 6-0, 6-2 at No. 5, Yasuda won his match 6-3, 6-0 against Martinez at No. 3 and Bolgar defeated Stephenson 6-2, 6-1 at No. 6. Lazarov, who played the longest singles match of the day, closed out the win with a 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 win against Tefft at No. 2.

Embry-Riddle's next match will be at 3 p.m. on Mar. 28 against No. 15 Vanguard.