Men's Tennis Concludes First Day of Gator Invitational
Sept. 17, 2004
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Three members of the University of Miami men’s tennis team wrapped up the first day of competition with wins in singles play, while two of UM’s doubles tandems turned in victories against South Florida at the Gator Invitational Friday afternoon.
Leading the Hurricane contingent was sophomore Josh Cohen – ranked 76th in the country – who downed USF’s Federico Barton in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2 and junior Tim Krebs, who also won in straight sets, upending the Golden Bulls Dillon Brozyna, 6-3, 6-0.
UM newcomer Ryan Waits also turned in a win in singles play, defeating Matias Sigal, 6-4, 6-2.
Cohen, along with teammate Eric Hechtman, pulled out a close victory in doubles play, overtaking USF’s Barton and Brozyna, 9-7 while fellow Hurricanes, Tim Krebs and Neil Sehgal defeated Mark Gattiker and Juan Carlos Gomez, 8-3.
The Hurricanes return for day two of the Gator Inviational Saturday, taking on host Florida at 2 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Gator Invitational
Ring Tennis Complex, Gainesville, Fla.
Friday, September 17, 2004
Complete Results
Singles
Chris Brandi, Florida def. Jose-Carlos Pinto (110), Mississippi St. 7-5, 7-5
Nestor Briceno (102), Florida def. Luiz Carvalho, Mississippi State 6-1, 6-4
Martin Stiegwardt, Florida def. Florent Girod, Mississippi State 4-6, 6-1, ret.
Greg Ouellette, Florida def. Joshua Irey, Mississippi State 6-1, 6-0
Stefan Tell, Florida def. Jordan Jones, Mississippi State 6-1, 6-4
Josh Cohen (76), Miami def. Federico Barton, USF 6-1, 6-2
Andreas Maroldt, USF def. Eric Hetchman (78), Miami 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Tim Krebs, Miami def. Dillon Brozyna, USF 6-3, 6-0
Ryan Waits, Miami def. Matias Sigal, USF 6-4, 6-2
Juan Carlos Gomez, USF def. Vivek Subramanian, Miami 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Mark Gattiker, USF def. Neil Sehgal, Miami 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
Luiz Carvalho-Jose-Carlos Pinto (13), Mississippi State def. Vladimir Obradovic-Ryan Sherry, Florida 8-2
Martin Stiegwardt-Stefan Tell, Florida def. Florent Girod- Joshua Irey, Mississippi State 8-0
Josh Cohen-Eric Hetchman (59), Miami def. Federico Barton-Dillon Brozyna, USF 9-7
Marc Jager-Andreas Maroldt, USF def. Vivek Subramanian-Ryan Waits, Miami 8-4
Tim Krebs-Neil Sehgal, Miami def. Mark Gattiker-Juan Carlos Gomez, USF 8-3
