DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NAIA No. 2 Embry-Riddle men's tennis team earned its fifth consecutive win via a 8-1 defeat of NCAA II No. 37 Florida Tech on Thursday. The Eagles are now 13-3 on the year, while the Panthers moved to 12-7 with the loss.
 
Second-ranked Deni Zmak and Jaime Sanchez-Canamares Rios easily won their top flight doubles match against Beau Fieldsend and Mattias Hartmann, 8-1, to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead. The next match off the court was at No. 2 doubles where Carlos Becke and Fabian Zierlyn downed Aria Candell and Ricardo Corona 8-4 to put the Eagles up 2-0.
 
At the third doubles spot, Miguel Lopez Gomez and Rodolfo Arreygue trailed 2-1 early, but rallied to take the match 8-4, completing the doubles sweep for the Eagles.
 
In singles, Sanchez-Canamares picked up the Eagles' fourth point by dispatching Hartmann 6-3, 6-1 on court two. For the third time this season, Arreygue recorded the clinching point as he left court six with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Martinez.
 
Becke and Zmak also notched straight-set wins at the fourth and first positions, respectively as Becke downed Ball 6-1, 6-3 and Zmak bested Fieldsend 6-2, 6-1. Zierlyn earned a 6-4, 6-2 win over Candell at No. 2.
 
The longest singles match of the day lasted two and a half hours and was played between de Caires and Corona at the No. 5 spot. De Caires took the first set 6-4, but Corona was able to bounce back and help the Panthers escape the shutout by winning 6-3, 10-4 in the next two sets.
 
The Blue and Gold will return to Sun Conference play at 2 p.m. on Saturday when they travel to Georgia to take on SCAD Savannah.
 
 
#2 Embry-Riddle 8, #37 Florida Tech 1
 
 Singles competition
1. #1 Deni Zmak (ERAUMT14) def. Beau Fieldsend (FITM) 6-2, 6-1
2. Jaime Sanchez-Canama (ERAUMT14) def. Mattias Hartmann (FITM) 6-3, 6-1
3. Fabian Zierleyn (ERAUMT14) def. Aria Canadell (FITM) 6-4, 6-1
4. Carlos Becke (ERAUMT14) def. Wade Ball (FITM) 6-1, 6-3
5. Ricardo Corona (FITM) def. Luke de Caires (ERAUMT14) 4-6, 6-3, 10-4
6. Rodolfo Arreygue (ERAUMT14) def. Jose Martinez (FITM) 6-2, 6-1
 
 Doubles competition
1. #2 Deni Zmak/Jaime Sanchez-Canama (ERAUMT14) def. Beau Fieldsend/Mattias Hartmann (FITM) 8-1
2. Carlos Becke/Fabian Zierleyn (ERAUMT14) def. Aria Canadell/Ricardo Corona (FITM) 8-4
3. Miguel Lopez Gomez/Rodolfo Arreygue (ERAUMT14) def. Jose Martinez/Daniel Armellino (FITM) 8-4
 
Match Notes:
Florida Tech 12-7; National ranking #37
Embry-Riddle 13-3; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,6,4,1,3,5)
Arreygue clinched at No. 6 singles
ERAU ranked No. 2 in NAIA
FIT ranked No. 37 in NCAA II