DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ? The third-ranked Embry-Riddle men's tennis team improved its record to 13-2 on the year with an 8-1 victory over 14th-ranked NCAA II foe Florida Southern, Thursday at the Crotty Tennis Complex. Thursday's contest was the last home match of the regular season for the Eagles who will face West Florida and No. 2 Valdosta State on the road this weekend.

The Eagles No. 3 duo of Carlos Bes Comeras and Tomoaki Yasuda was the first to finish in doubles play as they downed Justin LaFlamme and Greg Heartt 8-3. Mislav Hizak and Konstantin Lazarov earned their 20th doubles win of the year just moments later, after topping Michael Knoedler and Roman Schirmaier 8-3. The Eagles completed the doubles sweep when Jan Hoekzema and Istvan Bolgar outlasted Alex Thesleff and Guenther Fercher 8-6.

Hizak, ranked No. 1 in the NAIA in the most recent ITA singles poll, easily downed fifth-ranked Knoedler 6-0, 6-0 at the top spot to increase the lead to 4-0.

The next match off the court was at the No. 6 spot where Istvan Bolgar scored the clincher with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Ben Taylor.

At the No. 3 spot, Bes Comeras topped Thesleff 6-2, 7-6 (7-3). Hoekzema notched a three-set, 7-5, 2-6. 10-8 victory over Fercher at No. 4 and Yasuda closed out the Eagles' scoring with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over LaFlamme at No. 5.

The Moccasins got a win back at No. 2 as Schirmaier got by Lazarov 5-7, 6-4, 10-2.