DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The newly-minted 16th-ranked Embry-Riddle men's tennis team earned its third shutout of the season courtesy of a 7-0 win over Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras at the Crotty Tennis Complex on Wednesday. The win moved the Eagles to 8-2 on the year, while UPRRP, who played the first match in program history on Wednesday, is 0-1.
 
The first-time pairing of Luke Paschal and Pranav Kumar notched a 6-1 win against Andres Del Valle Juan and Jose Desiderio at No. 2 doubles. The 34th-ranked duo of Joshua Nuyts and Michele Iftimie bested Diego Rodriguez and Federico Donato 6-3 on court one to give the Eagles the doubles point.
 
Singles play featured five straight-set wins for the Blue and Gold. Nicklas Gesslein earned his first dual match win of the season with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Javier Aponte at the fifth spot. Wednesday's play also featured first-time dual match wins for Paschal, who downed Del Valle Juan 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3, and Kumar, who won 6-0, 6-1 against Desiderio at the fourth spot. No. 47 Safar Rasulov and Fernando Alonso notched shutouts at the top two positions against Donato and Rodriguez, respectively to close out the scoring.
 
Next for the Eagles is a home match against Wisconsin-Eau Claire at 3:30 p.m. on March 19.