UM Men's Tennis Topples FAU

Jan. 30, 2003

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) – – The University of Miami men’s tennis team recorded its first win of the season Thursday night as the Hurricanes cruised past Florida Atlantic 7-0 in the Neil Schiff Tennis Complex on the Coral Gables campus.

The Hurricanes’ No. 9 ranked player Todd Widom (Coral Springs, Fla.) sparked the singles with a quick 6-3, 6-3 win over David Demers, but coach Bryan Getz noted that a considerable amount of the team’s momentum came from a critical point gained through the doubles competition.

Playing at No. 1 doubles UM’s Luis Manrique (Key Biscayne, Fla.) and Colin Purcell (Louisville, Ky.) defeated Ernest Diaz and Jeremy Perez 8-2. Widom and Eric Hechtman (Miami, Fla.) clinched the point with an 8-3 win over F.J. Schofield and Demers.

The Hurricanes took all six of their singles matches. Andrew Golub (Miami, Fla.) defeated Kevin Obletz 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 singles and Tim Krebs beat Cristian Paiz 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 3 spot.

Purcell earned a hard-fought win over Schofield 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 and Eric Hechtman upended Oscar Plotnik 6-1, 6-4. Shauny Hoyes (Miami, Fla.) rounded out the scoring for the Hurricanes with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Perez.

The Hurricanes’ next home match will be Friday, Feb. 7 when they host North Carolina State.

Miami vs. Florida Atlantic

Singles

1. Todd Widom (UM) def. David Demers (FAU) 6-3, 6-3

2. Andrew Golub (UM) def. Kevin Obletz (FAU) 6-2, 6-2

3. Tim Krebs (UM) def. Cristian Paiz (FAU) 6-3, 6-2

4. Colin Purcell (UM) def. FJ Schofield (FAU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3

5. Eric Hechtman (UM) def. Oscar Plotnik (FAU) 6-1, 6-4

6. Shauny Hoyes (UM) def. Jeremy Peres (FAU) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles

1. Manrique/Percell (UM) def. Perez/Diaz (FAU) 8-2

2. Platz/Plotnik (FAU) def. Golub/Krebs (UM) 8-6

3. Widom/Hechtman (UM) def. Schofield/Demers (FAU) 8-3