DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The top-ranked Embry-Riddle men's tennis team improved its Sun Conference record to 5-0 with a 9-0 win against St. Thomas (4-5, 2-3) in the Eagles' third match of the week, Thursday at the Crotty Tennis Complex. Thursday's victory marked the Eagles' fifth shutout of the year and ran their record to 8-2 overall and 5-0 in league action.

Doubles play saw the Eagles drop a total of just three games as Chris Freeman and J.R. Leonik bested Nicolas Etienne and Arturo Romero 8-1, Deni Zmak and Anthony Grasso blanked Grover Ordonez and Juan Bravo 8-0 and Simon Felix and Kevin Chaouat downed Alain Weil and Joshua Rosner 8-1 to complete the doubles sweep and give the Blue and Gold a 3-0 advantage heading into singles.

In doubles and singles play combined, Zmak surrendered just two games as he easily dispatched Etienne 6-0, 6-1 to put the Eagles up 4-0. The next match off the court was at No. 2 singles where Felix notched his 10th win of the year with a 6-1, 6-3 defeat of Bravo to assure the Eagles of the win.

Grasso was the next to finish his match at the third position and he held off a late charge by Ordonez, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), to extend the Eagle advantage to 6-0. Miguel Lopez Gomez notched a 6-3, 6-3 win over Romero, which was followed by Spennare's 6-3, 6-1 defeat of Rosner at No. 5. Chaouat secured the shutout with a 6-1, 6-3 decision against Ariel Listo Arqul on court six.

The Eagles welcome No. 14 Olivet Nazarene to the Crotty Tennis Complex for a 10 a.m. match on Saturday.