DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle men's tennis team notched its fourth conference win of the season with a 9-0 win over conference newcomer Ave Maria on Tuesday. The Eagles, ranked No. 2 in the latest NAIA poll,  are now 9-5 overall and 4-0 in league play, while the Gyrenes, now in the second year in the league but their first competing in tennis, fall to 0-4 both overall and in the conference.

With just five players available to play on Tuesday, Ave Maria had to default at the No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles positions, giving ERAU a 2-0 lead. At No. 2 doubles Simon Felix and Chris Freeman blanked Matthew Vicinanzo and Anselm Karas 8-0 and Adrian Bayh and Peter Francis combined to hold of Leo Duval and Alex Pince 8-4 to extend the Eagle lead to 4-0.

Felix was the first to complete his singles match and scored the clincher with a 6-0, 6-0 defeat of Vicinanzo at the No. 3 spot. The remaining singles players for the Eagles did not surrender a single game en route to their fifth shutout of the year.

The Eagles will continue defense of their Sun Conference crown at 1 p.m. on Wednesday when they host Northwood at the Crotty Tennis Complex.