RICHMOND, Ky. – Senior Diego Asis won his fifth consecutive singles match, as the EKU men's tennis team upended Samford University, 5-2, Friday at the Greg Adams Tennis Center.
 
As the Colonels were looking to clinch the win, EKU head coach Rob Oertel recalled Asis' presence on the court.
 
"It was a big team win today for our guys," Oertel said. "Sebastian (Mueller) and Diego's experience was beneficial in a tight match. Special kudos to Diego. His confidence on the court was a big factor in us keeping our composure and clinching the win."
 
The Colonels quickly wrapped up doubles play, sweeping the three matches to take a 1-0 lead.
 
Mueller won his second straight singles match with a 6-3, 6-3 victory to give the Colonels early momentum.
 
After the Bulldogs trimmed the lead to 2-1, newcomer Jan Kuehling added a critical 7-5, 6-4 win at the No. 4 spot to widen the Colonels' lead back to two.
 
Samford, however, picked up a win at the No. 5 spot, before a lengthy win from junior Ramon van Flymen at the No. 1 spot which solidified the EKU win. Van Flymen and Samford's Justin Ghavami saw back-to-back tiebreakers before van Flymen rallied for the 6-3 win in the third set.
 
Asis added a 6-3, 6-3 win as the Colonels notched their third straight victory and fourth win in their last five matches.
 
The win ended a five match losing streak to Samford.
 
EKU (4-3) hosts Xavier University Sunday at the Greg Adams Tennis Center. Sunday's match is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.

Eastern Kentucky 5, Samford 2

Singles

1. Ramon van Flymen (EKU) def. Justin Ghavami (SAM) 7-6, 6-7, 6-3
2. Sebastian Mueller (EKU) def. Jake Faundez (SAM) 6-3, 6-3
3. Eduardo L. Sanchez (SAM) def. Guillem Sanchis (EKU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Jan Kuehling (EKU) def. Max Rebol (SAM) 7-5, 6-4
5. Curran Verma (SAM) def. Parth Aggarwal (EKU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Diego Asis (EKU) def. Hugo Moreira (SAM) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles

1. Sebastian Mueller/Jan Kuehling (EKU) def. Jake Faundez/Hugo Moreira (SAM) 6-1
2. Ramon van Flymen/Guillem Sanchis (EKU) def. Max Rebol/Eduardo L. Sanchez (SAM) 7-5
3. Diego Asis/Romain Stoffels (EKU) def. Curran Verma/Justin Ghavami (SAM) 6-3

 
Match Notes:
Samford Men's Tennis 1-4 Eastern Kentucky University 4-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,*3,2); Singles (2,3,4,5,*1,6) Official: Larry Sloane T-3:35 A-46