Hurricanes Upended by Clemson, 5-2
April 10, 2004
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The 40th-ranked University of Miami men’s tennis team could not overcome default wins at No. 3 doubles and No. 5 and 6 singles against No. 66 Clemson, falling to the Tigers (21-10), 5-2 Saturday afternoon in Clemson, S.C.
The Hurricanes (11-6), playing without freshman Josh Cohen (Weston, Fla.), sophomore Tim Krebs (Eschborn, Germany) and redshirt freshman P.J. Passalacqua fell early to future ACC rival Clemson, defaulting at No. 3 doubles.
The Tigers then claimed the doubles point with a narrow win by the 32nd-ranked duo of Nathan Thompson and Jarmaine Jenkins over first-time partners Colin Purcell (Louisville, Ky.) and Eric Hechtman (Miami, Fla.), 9-8 (4) at the No. 1 spot.
Miami’s John Hoyes (Miami, Fla.) and Jeremiah Fuller (Emmaus, Pa.) won at No. 2 doubles, downing Clemson’s John Boetsch and Damiisa Robinson, 8-6.
The Hurricanes would suffer a major setback heading into singles play as Miami was forced to default at the No. 5 and 6 spots to give Clemson a 3-0 lead.
With the match on the line, Hechtman – ranked 120th in singles – could not hold off Thompson at No. 1, falling in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2 to give the Tigers the match.
With the match decided the Hurricanes’ Hoyes would down Jenkins, 6-4, 7-5 at No. 3 while Fuller fell to Boetsch, 6-3, 7-5 at No. 4.
UM’s Purcell downed Goran Sterijovski in three sets, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to bring the final match score to 5-2 in favor of the Tigers.
The Hurricanes will return to action tomorrow, traveling to Atlanta, Ga. to take on No. 34 Georgia Tech. The match is slated for noon.
No. 66 Clemson 5, No. 40 Miami 2
April 10, 2004
Clemson, S.C.
Singles
1. Nathan Thompson (CU) def. No. 120 Eric Hechtman (UM), 6-3, 6-2
2. Colin Purcell (UM) def. Goran Sterijovski (CU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. John Hoyes (UM) def. Jarmaine Jenkins (CU), 6-4, 7-5
4. John Boetsch (CU) def. Jeremiah Fuller (UM), 6-3, 7-5
5. Damiisa Robinson (CU) (Def.)
6. Ryan Young (CU) (Def.)
Order of finish: 5, 6, 1, 3, 4, 2
Doubles
1. No. 32 Nathan Thompson/Jarmaine Jenkins (CU) def. Eric Hechtman/Colin Purcell (UM), 9-8 (4)
2. John Hoyes/Jeremiah Fuller (UM) def. John Boetsch/Damiisa Robinson (CU), 8-6
3. Brett Twente/Ryan Young (CU) (Def.)
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
