DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The 24th-ranked Embry-Riddle men's tennis team notched its second win over a ranked opponent this season, besting NCAA II No. 4 West Florida 5-4, Wednesday at the Crotty Tennis Complex. The win improved the Eagles' overall record to 7-1, while the Argonauts drop to 10-2 on the year.
 
The Eagles started the day by claiming two of the three doubles points. West Florida pulled ahead first when Pablo Tellez and Pablo Borrero topped Luke de Caires and Mickael Faucher 8-1 at three doubles. At the second spot, Fabian Zierleyn and Carlos Becke evened the score with their 8-3 defeat of Juan Pablo Boada and Pedro Roese, and Deni Zmak and Juan Ortiz Couder put the Eagles in front with an 8-5 victory over the fifth-ranked tandem of Alex Peyrot and Kenny Brasil at the top spot.
 
The team score was tied again when 22^nd-ranked Brasil topped Becke 6-2, 6-2 at the third position. Ortiz Couder got the point back by downing Borrero 6-2, 6-3 at the fifth spot, but Boe tied things up again at 3-3 when he held off de Caires 6-2, 7-5.
 
The last three matches were all three-set battles. The first to finish was Zmak who faced Boada at the top spot. After taking the first set 6-2, Zmak stumbled in the second 6-3, but the ERAU senior regained his momentum and dispatched Boada 6-2 in the third to put the Eagles up 4-3.
 
On court four, Arreygue got off to a slow start, dropping the first set 6-0. The sophomore was behind 5-4 in the second but staved off double match point and rallied to win the frame 7-5 and force a decisive third set. Arreygue took full advantage of the momentum swing in the third and soared past Sanchez to clinch the match, 6-2.
 
In the final match off the court, Zierleyn rebounded from a 6-4 loss in the first set to take the second 7-5, but in the end 22^nd-ranked Peyrot managed to come away with a 6-2 win in the final set.
 
The Eagles' next match will be at 3:30 p.m. on March 22 when they host Lafayette at the Crotty Tennis Complex.
 
 
Tennis Match Results
University of West Florida vs Embry-Riddle
Mar 16, 2016 at Daytona Bach, Fla.
(Crotty Tennis Complex)
 
Embry-Riddle 5, #6 University of West Florida 4
 
 Singles competition
1. Deni Zmak (ERAUMT15) def. Juan Pablo Boada (UWFM) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
2. #11 Alex Peyrot (UWFM) def. Fabian Zierleyn (ERAUMT15) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
3. #22 Kenny Brasil (UWFM) def. Carlos Becke (ERAUMT15) 6-2, 6-2
4. Rodolfo Arreygue (ERAUMT15) def. Sebastian Sanchez (UWFM) 0-6, 7-5, 6-2
5. Juan Ortiz Couder (ERAUMT15) def. Pablo Borrero (UWFM) 6-2, 6-3
6. Douglas Boe (UWFM) def. Luke de Caires (ERAUMT15) 6-2, 7-5
 
 Doubles competition
1. Deni Zmak/Juan Ortiz Couder (ERAUMT15) def. #5 Alex Peyrot/Kenny Brasil (UWFM) 8-5
2. Fabian Zierleyn/Carlos Becke (ERAUMT15) def. Juan Pablo Boada/Pedro Roese (UWFM) 8-3
3. Pablo Tellez/Pablo Borrero (UWFM) def. Luke de Caires/Mickael Faucher (ERAUMT15) 8-1
 
Match Notes:
University of West Florida 11-1; National ranking #6
Embry-Riddle 7-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,5,6,1,4,2)
Arreygue clinched at No. 4 singles
Official: Jim Zeisler  T-3:38  A-25