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DENI ZMAK & JAIME SANCHEZ-CANAMARES RIOS |
| SPORT: |
Men's Tennis |
EVENT (If Applicable): |
Doubles |
| YEAR (S): |
2014 |
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Jaime Sanchez-Canamares Rios and Deni Zmak teamed up to capture the 2014 USTA/ITA NAIA doubles national title. The top-seeded Eagles' opponent in the championship was the Westmont pair of Joshua Barnard and Carl-Phillip Lindquist who registered a three-set upset of the second-seeded team to earn a spot in the title match.
The match was the second of the day for the Eagle duo who bested Northwestern Ohio's Thommy Johansson and Daniel Rueda 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the semifinals on Friday afternoon to advance to the Friday evening title match.
The Westmont team appeared to have the match in hand as they took a 5-4 lead in the second and served for the match. But Zmak and Sanchez-Canamares showed that they should never be counted out as they surged back to win three straight games to take the set 7-5 and force a third frame. The momentum swung firmly in the Eagles' favor in the third set and Sanchez-Canamares and Zmak rolled to a 6-1 victory and the NAIA national doubles title.
Zmak made program history as he became the first in ERAU men's tennis history to win two national doubles titles.
Road to the Title
- Quarterfinals: Defeated Georgia Gwinnett's Clements and McPhee (6-3, 7-5)
- Semifinals: Defeated Northwestern's Johansson and Rueda (6-3, 7-6 (4))
- Championship Match: Defeated Westmont's Barnard and Lundquist (5-7, 7-5, 6-1)
