Hurricanes Take on No. 3 Virginia, Maryland in Weekend Tilt
April 1, 2005
CORAL GABLES, <?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Fla. – The University of Miami men’s tennis team will head north for the weekend to take on ACC foes No. 3 Virginia Saturday in Charlottesville, Va. and Maryland the following day in College Park, Md.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>
Still looking for their first conference win, the Hurricanes (9-7, 0-5 ACC) travel to ACC forerunner UVa (16-2, 4-0 ACC) Saturday for a 1 p.m. match before turning around to square off with the Terrapins (8-7, 0-5 ACC) Sunday at 11 a.m.
After back-to-back wins at Loyola Marymount March 17 and at home against Wisconsin March 23, the Hurricanes will look to rebound after suffering a disappointing 4-3 loss to 53rd-ranked North Carolina Sunday afternoon in Coral Gables.
Junior Eric Hechtman leads the Hurricanes with a 12-2 record in singles this spring while posting a 10-2 mark at the No. 3 position.
Fellow classmate Tim Krebs – ranked 67th nationally in singles – holds UM’s second-best record in dual play with a 9-5 mark while sophomore Josh Cohen heads into the weekend having won three-straight matches at the No. 1 position.
In doubles Krebs along with freshman Vivek Subramanian remain undefeated at 11-0 this spring and are the only duo in the ACC to post a 5-0 mark in conference play.
UM is 3-0 all-time against the Cavilers and downed Maryland in the two school’s only previous meeting.
