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Rodolfo Arreygue (left) and Miguel Lopez Gomez (right)

Men's Tennis

ERAU Remains Perfect in Conference Play With 9-0 Defeat of Warriors

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle men's tennis team notched a 9-0 shutout against Webber International on Wednesday to remain unbeaten in the Sun Conference in 2015. The Eagles are now 12-3 and are 5-0 in conference play.

The Eagles gained an early advantage in Wednesday's match as a lack of personnel forced the Warriors to forfeit the matches at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles. Up 2-0 the Eagles went on to sweep the remaining two doubles matches as  Miguel Lopez Gomez and Rodolfo Arreygue blanked Patricio Henning and Victor Zapparoli 8-0 at the second position, and Fabian Zierlyn and reigning NAIA National Player of the Week Carlos Becke bested Rodrigo Santibanez and Hugo Cedeno 8-2 at the top spot.

Singles play saw Luke de Caires grab the clinching point with his 6-0, 6-0 defeat of Henning on court three. Arreygue followed with a straight-set shutout of his own against Mario Perez at the fifth spot, and Becke wrapped his 12th singles win of the year by downing Cedeno 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2.

Playing at the top spot in the singles lineup, Zierlyn notched an easy first-set win, 6-1, over Santibanez, but the WIU junior bounced back to take the second 6-2 and force a third set to break the tie. Zierlyn scored four unanswered points to open the 10-point tiebreaker and went on to win the match 10-7.

The final match to reach completion was at No. 4 singles where Lopez Gomez topped Zapparoli 6-1, 6-2 to seal the shutout.

The Eagles' next match will be against NCAA II Florida Tech at 3:30 p.m. on April 2 at ERAU's Crotty Tennis Complex.

#2 Embry-Riddle 9, Webber International 0

 Singles competition
1. Fabian Zierleyn (ERAU) def. Rodrigo Santibanez (WIU) 6-1, 2-6, 10-7
2. Carlos Becke (ERAU) def. Hugo Cedeno (WIU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Luke de Caires (ERAU) def. Patricio Henning (WIU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Miguel Lopez Gomez (ERAU) def. Victor Zapparoli (WIU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Rodolfo Arreygue (ERAU) def. Mario Perez (WIU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Juan Verberne (ERAU) def. No player (WIU), by default

 Doubles competition
1. Fabian Zierleyn/Carlos Becke (ERAU) def. Rodrigo Santibanez/Hugo Cedeno (WIU) 8-2
2. Miguel Lopez Gomez/Rodolfo Arreygue (ERAU) def. Patricio Henning/Victor Zapparoli (WIU) 8-0
3. Luke de Caires/Juan Verberne (ERAU) def. No player/No player (WIU), by default

 
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Players Mentioned

Luke de Caires

Luke de Caires

5' 8"
Sophomore
Miguel Lopez Gomez

Miguel Lopez Gomez

6' 2"
Junior
Juan Verberne

Juan Verberne

PLAYER
6' 1"
Junior
Rodolfo Arreygue

Rodolfo Arreygue

5' 7"
Freshman
Fabian Zierleyn

Fabian Zierleyn

6' 1"
Junior
Carlos Becke

Carlos Becke

6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Luke de Caires

Luke de Caires

5' 8"
Sophomore
Miguel Lopez Gomez

Miguel Lopez Gomez

6' 2"
Junior
Juan Verberne

Juan Verberne

6' 1"
Junior
PLAYER
Rodolfo Arreygue

Rodolfo Arreygue

5' 7"
Freshman
Fabian Zierleyn

Fabian Zierleyn

6' 1"
Junior
Carlos Becke

Carlos Becke

6' 2"
Freshman