TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Embry-Riddle men's tennis team wrapped up the first day of play at the inaugural ITA DII National Championships with three wins, two in singles and one in doubles.
 
With inclement weather moving through the area on Wednesday, the opening singles rounds were moved to indoor courts at the Tuscaloosa Tennis Center. Enrico Rosellini earned the first win of the day for the Blue & Gold courtesy of a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Columbus State's Daniel Hammond.
 
The second win came from Manuel Lanteri who downed Theo Renoux of Saint Thomas Aquinas 6-2, 7-5 to join Rosellini in the Round of 16 on Thursday.
 
Playing a Bruno Sanchez, Marc Mail suffered a tough three-set loss, falling 4-6, 6-1 1-0 (10-5).
 
Rosellini and Mail teamed up for a three-set doubles thriller in the last match off the court on Wednesday. The ERAU duo came up against the tenacious Grand Valley State tandem of Bora Bakici and Martin Chuecos who took the first set 6-3. Rosellini and Mail battled back to take the second frame by the same margin to force a super tiebreaker to decide the match. The Eagles outlasted the GVSU pair 11-9 in the final stanza to move on to the Round of 16 on Thursday.