Men's Tennis Rolls Past Purdue for Fifth-Straight Win
March 13, 2008
<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Coral Gables, Fla… The No. 18 University of Miami men’s tennis team swept doubles play and won five of six singles matches to roll past No. 54 Purdue, 6-1, on Thursday afternoon at home at the NeilSchiffTennisCenter. <?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>
It marked the fifth-straight win for the Hurricanes, as they improved to 9-2 overall – including an undefeated 6-0 at home. With their second-straight loss, the Boilermakers fell to 7-6.
“I was very pleased with our performance today,” said Miami head coach Mario Rincon. “Keith [Crowley] did a tremendous job to come back and win at the number five singles. The match today will give us momentum as we go into a very difficult ACC match against FSU on Saturday.”
After sweeping all three doubles matches to take the early 1-0 lead, the Hurricanes picked up straight-sets singles wins by No. 101 David Rosenfeld, Vivek Subramanian and Barnabas Carrega to claim the team victory.
Third-ranked Daniel Vallverdu won his fifth-straight match at No. 1 singles and Keith Crowley battled back for the win at the No. 5 spot to add the final two points for the Hurricanes.
The Hurricanes return to ACC competition on Saturday versus No. 17 Florida State (10-2, 1-0 ACC) at home at the NeilSchiffTennisCenter. Saturday’s match has been designated “Youth Day” and will feature a free tennis demonstration after the match for kids in eighth grade and under. In addition, those same kids will have the chance to enter a drawing to win a week of tennis camp with Miami head coach Mario Rincon. Free pizza and posters will also be available. Admission is free.
No. 18 Miami 64, No. 54 Purdue 1
Singles
1. #3 Daniel Vallverdu (UM) def. Branco Kuzmanovic (PUR), 6-3, 6-4
2. #101 David Rosenfeld (UM) def. Slavko Bijelica (PUR), 6-0, 6-1
3. Vivek Subramanian (UM) def. Patrick Rose (PUR), 6-3, 6-1
4. Eric Ramos (PUR) def. Carl Sundberg (UM), 6-3, 4-6, 13-11
5. Keith Crowley (UM) def. Griff Nienberg (PUR), 2-6, 6-2, 10-7
6. Barnabas Carrega (UM) def. Paul Foley (PUR), 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 6*, 1, 5, 4
Doubles
1. #15 Daniel Vallverdu/Carl Sundberg (UM) def. Slavko Bijelica/Branco Kuzmanovic (PUR), 8-7
2. #39 David Rosenfeld/Vivek Subramanian (UM) def. Eric Ramos/Patrick Rose (PUR), 8-4
3. Keith Crowley/J.C. Whitner (UM) def. Paul Foley/Griff Nienberg (PUR), 8-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3*, 1
