DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – No. 8 Embry-Riddle men's tennis advanced its winning streak to four matches with a 5-2 win over Ferris State on Wednesday afternoon.
The Eagles fell behind 2-0 before scoring five unanswered points in singles play to secure the win over the Bulldogs.
RECORDS
Embry-Riddle: 8-2
Ferris State: 9-3
ALL-TIME SERIES
- The two programs have met twice, splitting the series.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Embry-Riddle took the first doubles match on court three as Mason Cisco and Manuel Lanteri paired up for a 6-3 win over Jose Perez and Kacper Pasielak.
- The Bulldogs took courts one and two claiming the doubles point, defeating Marc Mail and Frederic Tu 6-3 to level doubles play.
- Ferris State clinched the point at court two with a 7-6 (7-4) win over Joshua Nuyts and Joao Morgado.
- ERAU fell to an early 2-0 deficit with No. 31-ranked Enrico Rosellini dropping a 6-2, 6-1 decision to No. 38-ranked Perez at the second line of singles.
- The Eagles fought back from the deficit, beginning with court three as Lanteri downed Felipe Iser 6-4, 7-5.
- Nuyts picked up a gritty 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) win over Praneel Pichika to tie the game at 2-2 in the No. 4 singles match.
- No. 28-ranked Mail battled in three sets against No. 23-ranked Kevin Kovacs, winning 7-5, 0-6, 7-5 for the go-ahead point.
- In No. 5 singles, No. 34-ranked Morgado clinched the fourth team point with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Erik Kovacs.
- Tu also battled in a three-set win, downing Adrian Catahan 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5).
UP NEXT
Embry-Riddle hosts Tuskegee on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Crotty Tennis Complex.
