DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The second-ranked Embry-Riddle men's tennis team notched its third win of the season, and its second against and NCAA II opponent with a 9-0 decision against NCAA II No. 34 Florida Southern (0-2), Saturday at the Crotty Tennis Complex. Now 3-0 on the year, the Eagles will return to Sun Conference play on Thursday when they travel to Lakeland for a 12 p.m. match against Southeastern.
The top-ranked duo of
Deni Zmak and
Jaime Sanchez-Canamares Rios earned the first point for the Eagles, downing Derek Bell and Fabian Lundberg 8-2 at the top doubles spot. The match at No. 3 doubles saw
Miguel Lopez Gomez and
Luke de Caires make it 2-0 for the Eagles with an 8-3 win against Blaine Miller and Brian Slivonik. At the second spot, both sides held serve until the ERAU pair of Fabian Zierlyn and
Carlos Becke registered a break and a hold to go up by two on the way to an 8-6 win over Laurent Mailloux and Charles Garneau.
Zierlyn was the first to finish his singles contest, besting Garneau 6-1, 6-3 on court four, and he was followed just moments later by Sanchez-Canamares, who dispatched Mailloux 6-1, 6-1 at the second flight to score the clinching point.
The next two matches off the court were straight-set wins for the Blue and Gold as top-ranked Zmak downed Viallaneix 6-2, 6-1, followed by a 6-3, 6-2 Lopez Gomez win over Slivonik. At the third position, Becke held off Lundberg 7-6 (4) in the first set and took the second 6-3. The final match to be completed was on court six where
Rodolfo Arreygue cruised to a 6-2 win in the first, but fought off a strong challenge from Miller to pull out a 7-6 (3) win in the second.
Singles1.
Deni Zmak (ERAUMT14) def. Arthur Viallaneix (FSCM) 6-2, 6-1
2. Jaime Sanchez-Canama (ERAUMT14) def. Laurent Mailloux (FSCM) 6-1, 6-1
3.
Carlos Becke (ERAUMT14) def. Fabian Lundberg (FSCM) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
4.
Fabian Zierleyn (ERAUMT14) def. Charles Garneau (FSCM) 6-1, 6-3
5.
Miguel Lopez Gomez (ERAUMT14) def. Brian Slivonik (FSCM) 6-3, 6-2
6.
Rodolfo Arreygue (ERAUMT14) def. Blaine Miller (FSCM) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
Doubles 1.
Deni Zmak/Jaime Sanchez-Canama (ERAUMT14) def. Derek Bell/Fabian Lundberg (FSCM) 8-2
2.
Fabian Zierleyn/
Carlos Becke (ERAUMT14) def. Laurent Mailloux/Charles Garneau (FSCM) 8-6
3.
Miguel Lopez Gomez/
Luke de Caires (ERAUMT14) def. Blaine Miller/Brian Slivonik (FSCM) 8-3
Match Notes:
Florida Southern 0-2; National ranking #34
Embry-Riddle 3-0; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,2,1,5,3,6)