DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle men's tennis team earned a dominant shutout victory over visiting Southeastern University on Thursday afternoon. The Eagles won 9-0 to improve to 9-2 on the year while the Fire fall to 9-3.
Carlos Becke and
Fabian Zierleyn started doubles off by quickly defeating their opponents by a score of 8-2.
Deni Zmak and
Juan Ortiz Couder then handed a loss to the Fire not long after, winning 8-3. The Eagles recorded their third point of the match as
Mickael Faucher and
Rodolfo Arreygue won 8-4 at number three doubles.
The 3-0 edge gave the Eagles the momentum heading into singles which allowed Zmak and
Luke de Caires to earn near simultaneous victories. Zmak won 6-1, 6-0 while de Caires blanked Noah Rawls at number five singles to clinch the match for the Blue and Gold.
Zierleyn earned a win in the number two singles spot as he defeated Lucca Marcheschi 6-1, 6-4. Not long after, Couder sealed another win for the home team. He scored the seventh point by a score of 6-1, 6-3. Arreygue followed that up with a 6-2, 6-2 win at number three singles.
Playing in the sixth spot,
Faucher played in a shortened match, going to just eight points. He allowed the Eagles to sweep the Fire as he defeated Hunter Branstner 8-4.
The Eagles now head out for a road match against Eckerd on Saturday, April 9 at 1pm.
#6 Embry-Riddle 9, Southeastern 0
Singles competition
1.
Deni Zmak (ERAUMT15) def. Jordan Harris (SEUM16) 6-1, 6-0
2.
Fabian Zierleyn (ERAUMT15) def. Lucca Marcheschi (SEUM16) 6-1, 6-4
3.
Rodolfo Arreygue (ERAUMT15) def. Max NguyenQuoc Tran (SEUM16) 6-2, 6-2
4.
Juan Ortiz Couder (ERAUMT15) def. Andrew Dickens (SEUM16) 6-1, 6-3
5.
Luke de Caires (ERAUMT15) def. Noah Rawls (SEUM16) 6-0, 6-0
6.
Mickael Faucher (ERAUMT15) def. Hunter Branstner (UL) 8-4
Doubles competition
1.
Deni Zmak/
Juan Ortiz Couder (ERAUMT15) def. Jordan Harris/Max NguyenQuoc Tran (SEUM16) 8-3
2.
Fabian Zierleyn/
Carlos Becke (ERAUMT15) def. Lucca Marcheschi/Andrew Dickens (SEUM16) 8-2
3.
Rodolfo Arreygue/
Mickael Faucher (ERAUMT15) def. Noah Rawls/Aaron Skingley (SEUM16) 8-4
Match Notes:
Southeastern 9-3
Embry-Riddle 9-2; National ranking #6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,5,2,4,3,6)
de Caires clinched at No. 5 singles
T- 3:12