No. 35 Miami Tops No. 38 SMU, 4-3
Jan. 25, 2004
CORAL GABLES, Fla.-The No. 35-ranked University of Miami men’s tennis team opened the 2004 season with a 4-3 victory over No. 38 SMU Sunday afternoon at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
Sophomore Eric Hechtman (Miami, Fla.) clinched the match for Miami (1-0) with a three-set win at No. 2 singles. Hechtman battled but lost the first set 7-6 to Paul McNaughton. He bounced right back and won the next two sets 6-2, 6-2 improving his overall record to 6-5.
Miami won the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. No. 41-ranked Tim Krebs (Eschborn, Germany) and Colin Purcell (Louisville, Ky.) beat Gwinyai Chingoka and McNaughton 8-6 at No. 1 doubles, while Josh Cohen (Weston, Fla.) and Jeremiah Fuller (Emmaus, Pa.) clinched the doubles point with a 9-7 victory over Alex Skrypko and Federico Murgier at the No. 3 spot.
The Hurricanes went up 2-0 in the match as Cohen beat Chingoka in straight sets 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles.
Purcell fell 6-1, 6-3 to Skrypko at No. 4 singles to give SMU (1-1) its first point of the match. Krebs put Miami up 3-1 with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Peter Oredsson at No. 5 singles.
Hechtman beat McNaughton to clinch the match for UM, before the Hurricanes fell at No. 3 and No. 6 singles.
The Hurricanes are back in action hosting FAU Friday at 6 p.m. at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. Admission is free.
No. 35 Miami 4, No. 38 SMU 3
Singles
1. Josh Cohen (UM) def. Gwinyai Chingoka (SMU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Eric Hechtman (UM) def. Paul McNaughton (SMU) 6-7, 6-2, 6-2
3. Henrik Soderberg (SMU) def. John Hoyes (UM) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
4. Alex Skrypko (SMU) def. Colin Purcell (UM) 6-1, 6-3
5. Tim Krebs (UM) def. Peter Oredsson (SMU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Federico Murgier (SMU) def. Jeremiah Fuller (UM) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
Doubles
1. Tim Krebs/Colin Purcell (UM) def. Gwinyai Chingoka/Paul McNaughton (SMU) 8-6
2. Henrik Soderberg/Peter Oredsson (SMU) def. John Hoyes/P.J. Passalacqua (UM) 8-1
3. Josh Cohen/Jeremiah Fuller (UM) def. Alex Skrypko/Federico Murgier (SMU) 8-6
