RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's tennis team tallied its first two wins of the 2015 season thanks to identical 7-0 scores against Lincoln Memorial and University of the Cumberlands.
 
"This was a good day for the Colonels," EKU head coach Rob Oertel said. "We picked up some much needed wins for some of our players in the lower portion of the line-up."
 
Freshmen Ramon van Flymen (No. 2), Jonas Stropus (No. 5) and Colin Hart (No. 6) all went 2-0 in singles play Friday.
 
Eastern Kentucky's next match is a home contest against Chattanooga on Thursday, Feb. 12.
 
Eastern Kentucky 7, Lincoln Memorial 0
 
Singles
1. Daridge Saidi (EKU) def. Joshua Coulthard (LMU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Ramon van Flymen (EKU) def. Will Sparks (LMU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Juanjo de la Llera (EKU) def. Pepe Batalla (LMU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Diogo Soares (EKU) def. Joshua Peress (LMU) 7-6, 6-1
5. Jonas Stropus (EKU) def. Stefan Hall (LMU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Colin Hart (EKU) def. Carlos Zunino (LMU) 6-2, 6-4
 
Doubles
1. Coulthard/Sparks (LMU) def. Soares/van Flymen (EKU) 6-3
2. Álvaro/Stropus (EKU) def. Batalla/Peress (LMU) 6-4
3. Hart/Mueller (EKU) def. Hall/Zunino (LMU) 6-4
 
Match Notes: Eastern Kentucky (1-3); Lincoln Memorial (1-1)
Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3*); Singles (1, 3, 2*, 4, 6, 5)
 
Eastern Kentucky 7, University of the Cumberlands 0
 
Singles
1. Alex Álvaro (EKU) def. Ariez Heshaam (CUMB) 6-2, 6-1
2. Ramon van Flymen (EKU) def. Daniel Butcher (CUMB) 6-1, 6-2
3. Sebastian Mueller (EKU) def. Eduardo Cabrera (CUMB) 6-2, 6-1
4. Diego Asis (EKU) def. Yusuke Matsuoka (CUMB) 6-2, 6-2
5. Jonas Stropus (EKU) def. Daniel Fraser (CUMB) 6-2, 3-6, (10-8)
6. Colin Hart (EKU) def. Adrian Elduque (CUMB) 6-2, 6-2
 
Doubles
1. Mueller/Soares (EKU) def. Fraser/Heshaam (CUMB) 7-6 (1)
2. de la Llera/Stropus (EKU) def. Butcher/Matsuoka (CUMB) 6-3
3. Asis/Hart (EKU) def. Cabrera/Elduque (CUMB) 6-1
 
Match Notes: Eastern Kentucky (2-3); Univ. of the Cumberlands (0-2)
Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 2*, 1); Singles (3, 2, 1*, 4, 6, 5)