UM Men's Tennis Takes First Loss

Feb. 14, 2003

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) – – The No. 34-ranked University of Miami men’s tennis team took its first loss of the season Friday afternoon, falling 6-1 to No. 6 Florida in Gainesville.

UM arrived on the Gators’ home court with an unblemished 3-0 record that included a 4-3 victory over previously No. 10-ranked Texas A&M.

In spite of the score in favor of the Hurricanes’ in-state rivals, coach Bryan Getz said that he was pleased with the effort his team showed on the court.

“I see this match as a stepping stone for us,” Getz said. “We saw what a top-5 (caliber) team looked like and the guys played their best.”

The biggest surprise of the match was Florida’s Hamid Mirzadeh’s 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 upset win over No. 9 Todd Widom of Miami.

The Gators won five singles matches with John Hoyes taking the Hurricanes’ lone win of the match. Hoyes defeated Eleazar Magallan 7-6, 6-2.

“The scores didn’t indicate how hard we fought,” he said. “Our guys showed improvement even over last week (when UM defeated Texas A&M).”

The Hurricanes’ next match is Sunday at noon against Florida A&M at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center on the Coral Gables campus.

Miami vs. FloridaSingles

1. Hamid Mirzadeh (UF) def. Todd Widom (UM) 3-6, 6-2, 7-5

2. Janne Holmia (UF) def. Andrew Golub (UM) 6-1, 6-2

3. Troy Hahn (UF) def. Luis Manrique (UM) 6-4, 6-3

4. Oliver Levant (UF) def. Eric Hechtman (UM) 6-0, 6-2

5. Matt Behrmann (UF) def. Colin Purcell (UM) 6-1, 6-2

6. Shauny Hoyes (UM) def. Eleazar Magallan (UF) 7-6 (4), 6-2

Doubles

1. Mirzadeh/McDonald (UF) def. Golub/Purcell 8-3

2. Levant/Magallan (UF) def. Hoyes/Manrique 8-5

3. Hahn/Behrmann (UF) def. Widom/Hechtman 8-5