DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – After a series of weather delays the Embry-Riddle men's tennis team was finally able to open its 2019 campaign on Wednesday at the Crotty Tennis Complex. Ranked 16^th in NCAA II, the Eagles blanked NAIA No. 2 Keiser (3-3) to earn their first win of the season. The win marked the first time since 2015 that the Eagles were able to record a shutout of the Seahawks.
 
A sweep of all three doubles matches gave the Eagles the doubles point and an early 1-0 lead. The fourth-ranked tandem of Juan Ortiz Couder and Andres Donayre got the scoring started with a quick 6-2 defeat of Riccardo Ferraris and Oliver Koeng at the top doubles spot. Mickael Faucher and Lucas Bos followed with a 6-4 win over Arthur Bonnaud and Geronimo Barrios, and newcomers Alexis Guedy and Andrej Omergaic completed the sweep with a 6-4 win over Anthony Van Rompay and Julian Turosienski.
 
Ortiz Couder was also efficient in singles play as he was first off the court after dispatching Barrios 6-3, 6-0 at No. 1 singles. Bos was the next ERAU player to register a point with his 6-2, 6-1 defeat of Gerard Rodriguez at the fourth spot, and Faucher clinched the Eagle victory with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Turosienski on court five.
 
The matches at the second and third singles positions both went to three sets and ERAU was victorious in both as Donayre rallied to top Ferraris 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2, and Guedy bested fourth-ranked Bonnaud 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 at No. 3. The final match of the evening saw Omeragic notch a 6-0, 5-7, 10-6 win over Koeng to secure the shutout.
 
The Eagles return to the courts on Thursday to host the Air Force Academy at 3:30 p.m. at the Crotty Tennis Complex.