Miami Continues to Roll at Hurricane Invitational
Sept. 17, 2005
CORAL GABLES, Fla. –
The <?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>University of Miami men’s tennis team took all six singles matches played in straight sets while sweeping each of the three doubles matches played against in-state foe Stetson Saturday at the second day of competition of the 2005 Hurricane Invitational at the NeilSchiffTennisCenter.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>
In singles action, junior Josh Cohen – who is ranked 20th nationally in singles – celebrated his 21st birthday with a win over Eddie Majcher with an impressive 6-0, 6-0 win.
Miami’s 26th-ranked junior Luigi D’Agord edged out Marcus Echtler of Stetson, 6-2, 7-5, while 62nd-ranked senior Tim Krebs fended off Sergei Boulanov, 6-2, 6-2. Senior John Hoyes downed Trevor Bach, 6-3, 6-1, sophomore Vivek Subramanian defeated Peter Dzuba, 6-2, 6-2 and 100th-ranked senior Eric Hechtman knocked off Birger Soiland, 6-2, 6-1.
In doubles play, Hechtman and D’Agord downed the Hatters’ Echtler and Boulanov, 8-5, Subramanian and Krebs defeated Majcher and Bach, 8-1, and Hoyes and junior P.J. Passalacqua upended Dzuba and Soiland, 8-4.
The Hurricanes return Sunday for the final day of play at the Hurricane Invitational, taking on in-state rival Florida Atlantic at 3 p.m. Admission is free.
Hurricane Invitational
University of Miami (UM) vs. StetsonUniversity (STET)
September 17, 2005
Singles
(26) Luigi D’Agord (UM) def. Marcus Echtler (STET); 6-2, 7-5
(62) Tim Krebs (UM) def. Sergei Boulanov (STET); 6-3, 6-2
(20) Josh Cohen (UM) def. Eddie Majcher (STET); 6-0, 6-0
John Hoyes (UM) def. Trevor Bach (STET); 6-3, 6-1
Vivek Subramanian (UM) def. Peter Dzuba (STET); 6-2, 6-2
(100) Eric Hechtman (UM) def. Birger Soiland (STET); 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
Eric Hechtman/Luigi D’Agord (UM) def. Marcus Echtler/Sergei Boulanov (STET); 8-5
Vivek Subramanian/Tim Krebs (UM) def. Eddie Majcher/Trevor Bach (STET); 8-1
John Hoyes/P.J. Passalacqua (UM) def. Peter Dzuba/Birger Soiland (STET); 8-4
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