RICHMOND, Ky. – For the second consecutive day, the EKU men's tennis team tallied an Ohio Valley Conference shutout win with a 7-0 victory over Murray State University on Saturday at the Greg Adams Tennis Center.
 
EKU (12-9) kept its momentum from Friday's OVC opener against Austin Peay State University, as the Colonels have outscored their opposition 14-0 in their previous two matches.
 
The Colonels set the tone early, securing the doubles' point with wins from Sebastian Mueller and Diego Asis at the No. 2 spot and Alex Álvaro and Ramon van Flymen at the No. 1 spot. Álvaro and van Flymen entered Saturday's match as the nation's 53rd ranked duo.
 
Diogo Soares and Indra Patwardhan collected a 6-5 win, giving the Colonels all the momentum they would need.
 
EKU commanded the singles action as well, as the Colonels took the first three matches to secure the win. The Colonels kept rolling on their way to another 7-0 win.
 
The Colonels are back in action on Friday as they take on Belmont University. Friday's match is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
Eastern Kentucky University 7, Murray State 0

Singles

1. Ramon van Flymen (EKU) def. Ueltzhoeffer Marcel (MUR) 6-3, 7-6
2. Alex Álvaro (EKU) def. True Will (MUR) 6-4, 7-6
3. Guillem Sanchis (EKU) def. Schrott David (MUR) 7-5, 6-4
4. Sebastian Mueller (EKU) def. Trosic Srdjan (MUR) 6-3, 6-2
5. Diogo Soares (EKU) def. Hess David (MUR) 6-2, 6-3
6. Florian Graskamp (EKU) def. Villar Javier (MUR) 8-3

Doubles

1. #53 Alex Álvaro /Ramon van Flymen (EKU) def. Ueltzhoeffer Marcel/Schrott David (MUR) 6-2
2. Sebastian Mueller/Diego Asis (EKU) def. Hess David/Trosic Srdjan (MUR) 6-3
3. Diogo Soares/Indra Patwardhan (EKU) def. True Will/Villar Javier (MUR) 6-5

Match Notes:
Murray State 2-12 Eastern Kentucky University 12-9
Order of finish: Doubles (2,*1,3); Singles (4,1,*2,3,5,6)
Official: Mike Wade T-3:08