No. 20 Men's Tennis Downs No. 36 Northwestern, 4-0
Feb. 1, 2010
Athens, Ga. – The No. 20 University of Miami men’s tennis team bounced back from its first loss of the season to sweep Northwestern, 4-0, to close its competition at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend at the University of Georgia’s Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Facility on Monday.
The Hurricanes (2-1) got off to a strong start, claming the doubles point courtesy of wins at No. 1 and 2 doubles. Christian Blöcker and David Simon cruised past Northwestern’s Andrew McCarthy and Tobias Reitz in the top flight, 8-2, to improve to 6-3 overall and 2-1 in dual match play, while Keith Crowley and Hector Nieto picked up their first win in their doubles debut at No. 2, defeating Joshua Graves and Alex Sanborn, 8-6.
Miami kept its momentum going when the focus turned to singles competition, winning three matches in straight sets over the Wildcats (4-2) to claim the match 4-0. Crowley gave UM the 2-0 lead in his first match at No. 3 this season, downing Sanborn, 6-2, 6-2.
Blöcker pushed the Hurricanes’ lead to 3-0, while picking up his team-high eighth win of the season to remain undefeated in dual match play, defeating Northwestern’s Sidarth Balaji, 6-3, 7-5, at No. 2.
No. 57 Carl Sundberg sealed the win for Miami with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Joshua Graves at No. 1 to earn his seventh win of the season.
The Hurricanes return to competition at Rice on Sun., Feb. 7.
No. 20 Miami 4, No. 36 Northwestern 0
Singles
1. #57 Carl Sundberg (UM) def. Joshua Graves (NU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Christian Blöcker (UM) def. Sidarth Balaji (NU) 6-3, 7-5
3. Keith Crowley (UM) def. Alex Sanborn (NU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Ignacio Taboada (UM) vs. Spencer Wolf (NU) 7-6 (10-8), 4-1, unfinished
5. David Simon (UM) vs. Mark Schanerman (NU) 0-3, unfinished
6. Tobias Reitz (NU) vs. Santiago Nieto (UM) no result
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1*
Doubles
1. Christian Blocker/David Simon (UM) def. Andrew McCarthy/Tobias Reitz (NU) 8-2
2. Keith Crowley/Hector Nieto (UM) def. Joshua Graves/Alex Sanborn (NU) 8-6
3. Spencer Wolf/Sidarth Balaji (NU) vs. Carl Sundberg/Ignacio Taboada (UM) no result
Order of finish: 1, 2*
