DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Host Embry-Riddle won the top three singles matches to lead the Eagles to a 4-3 win over the Eastern Kentucky University men's tennis team Monday afternoon.
The Colonels (6-5) got off on the right foot by winning the doubles point, but only mustered two wins in singles.
Sophomore
Sebastian Mueller (No. 4) and senior
Juanjo de la Llera (No. 5) are both riding three-match winning streaks after their victories today. Meanwhile, sophomore
Diogo Soares and freshman
Ramon van Flymen have teamed up to win four straight contests in doubles.
EKU returns home this weekend to begin Ohio Valley Conference action against Tennessee Tech (Friday) and Jacksonville State (Saturday).
Embry-Riddle 4, Eastern Kentucky 3 Singles
1. Deni Zmak (ERAU) def. Alex Álvaro (EKU) 6-3, 6-4
2. Jaime Sanchez-Canama (ERAU) def. Ramon van Flymen (EKU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Carlos Becke (ERAU) def. Diogo Soares (EKU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Sebastian Mueller (EKU) def. Fabian Zierleyn (ERAU) 6-3, 7-5
5. Juanjo de la Llera (EKU) def. Miguel Lopez Gomez (ERAU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
6. Rodolfo Arreygue (ERAU) def. Florian Graskamp (EKU) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
1. Zierleyn/Zmak (ERAU) def. de la Llera/Mueller (EKU) 7-5
2. Soares/van Flymen (EKU) def. Becke/Sanchez-Canama (ERAU) 6-2
3. Álvaro/Asis (EKU) def. Arreygue/de Caires (ERAU) 7-6 (5)
Match Notes: Eastern Kentucky (6-5); Embry-Riddle (6-2)
Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3*); Singles (3, 2, 1, 4, 6*, 5)