Hurricanes Drop 6-1 Decision to No. 3 Florida
Feb. 4, 2005
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Junior Tim Krebs earned Miami’s only point of the day, winning at No. 2 singles, as the 47th-ranked Miami men’s tennis team fell, 6-1, to in-state rivals, Florida – ranked third nationally – Friday afternoon at Linder Stadium at the Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville, Fla.
The Hurricanes (1-1) surrendered each of the doubles matches to the Gators (3-0) to fall, 1-0, early heading into singles play.
UM senior Luis Manrique fell in straight sets (6-2, 6-0) in the No. 5 slot to Florida’s Jordan Dolberg just before UF’s Ryan Sherry downed freshman Ryan Waits, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 6 to give the Gators a 3-0 lead.
Krebs, ranked 123rd nationally in singles, finished next, downing the nation’s 47th ranked singles player, Greg Ouellette in straight sets (6-3, 6-2).
The UM comeback was short-lived as the Gators’ Hamid Mirzadeh defeated sophomore Josh Cohen, ranked 26th nationally, 6-1, 6-3, to clinch the match.
The Gators went on to win at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, downing UM junior John Hoyes and freshman Vivek Subramanian, respectively, to seal the 6-1 victory.
The Hurricanes will return to action Sunday, traveling to Tampa, Fla. to take on South Florida at noon.
