Hurricanes Fall to No. 13 Texas A&M, 6-1
March 15, 2004
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The 32nd-ranked University of Miami men’s tennis team could not hold off No. 13 Texas A&M Monday night as the Aggies downed the Hurricanes, 6-1 in College Station, Texas.
Texas A&M (13-8) took the doubles point when Mohamed Dakki and Khaled El Dorry overtook UM’s (9-2) Eric Hechtman and John Hoyes, 8-3 in the No. 1 spot followed by a win by Brett Joelson and Marvin Rolle at No. 2 when the Hurricanes’ tandem of Jeremiah Fuller and P. J. Passalacqua was forced to retire with the Aggies leading 6-3.
Heading into singles play, A&M jumped to a 2-0 lead with a default point at No. 6.
Miami’s Hechtman, who, playing No. 1 singles for only the second time this season, would suffer his first loss of the year in singles play, falling to No. 21 Lester Cook in straight sets, 6-0, 7-5 to give the Aggies a 3-0 lead.
A&M’s El Dorry then clinched the match for Aggies with a win at No. 5, overtaking Fuller, 6-4, 6-1.
Miami’s Colin Purcell would earn the Hurricanes’ only point of the night, defeating Joelson, 7-6 (3), 6-3 to win his ninth straight match of the season.
“Even with the loss, I’m really proud of the way our guys played tonight,” Head Coach Bryan Getz said. “This was a great atmosphere, and with everyone rooting against us, our guys really pulled together and played as a team and that all that any coach can ask for.”
The Hurricanes return to action Wednesday, March 17, traveling to Fort Worth, Texas to take on No. 7 Texas Christian University.
No. 13 Texas A&M 6, No. 32 Miami 1
March 15, 2004
College Station, Texas
Singles
1. #21 Lester Cook (TAMU) def. Eric Hechtman (UM), 6-0, 7-5
2. #10 Ante Matijevic (TAMU) def. Tim Krebs (UM), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
3. Mohamed Dakki (TAMU) def. John Hoyes (UM), 6-1, 5-7, (10-1)
4. Colin Purcell (UM) def. Brett Joelson (TAMU), 7-6 (3), 6-3
5. Khaled El Dorry (TAMU) def. Jeremiah Fuller (UM), 6-4, 6-1
6. Matt Loucks (TAMU) def. P.J. Passalacqua (UM), default
Order of finish: 6, 1, 5, 3, 4, 2
Doubles
1. #1 Lester Cook/Ante Matijevic (TAMU) def. Tim Krebs/Colin Purcell (UM), 8-6
2. Brett Joelson/Marvin Rolle (TAMU) def. Jeremiah Fuller/P.J. Passalacqua (UM), 6-3 (ret.)
3. Mohamed Dakki/Khaled El Dorry (TAMU) def. Eric Hechtman/John Hoyes (UM), 8-3
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
