Hurricanes Men's Tennis Falls to Georgia Tech, 4-3
March 14, 2010
Atlanta, Ga. – No. 26 Georgia Tech edged the 35th-ranked University of Miami men’s tennis team, 4-3, on the road in ACC play on Sunday afternoon.
The Yellow Jackets (9-3, 1-1 ACC) earned their first conference victory of the season, while the Hurricanes (5-5, 0-3) dropped their second-straight match in conference play by just one point.
The Hurricanes got off to a strong start as Miami’s No. 3 doubles pair of All-American Carl Sundberg and Barnabas Carrega picked up their first win of the spring with the 8-4 victory. UM’s No. 2 duo of Keith Crowley and Hector Nieto clinched the singles point and remain undefeated with their eighth-straight win, a tough 9-8 (7-3) decision at No. 2.
David Simon used straight-sets to claim his fourth-straight singles match to improve to 3-0 in ACC play and a team-best 14-6 overall with the 7-5, 6-3 victory at No. 6 to put the Hurricanes back on top, 2-1.
But Georgia Tech responded by winning three-straight singles matches to take the 4-2 lead and put the match out of reach for Miami.
The Hurricanes return home to the Neil Schiff Tennis Center to play host to a pair of non-conference opponents this weekend. Miami takes on No. 6 Kentucky on Fri., March 19, at 3 p.m., and then faces Princeton on Sat., March 20, at 3 p.m. Admission is free to all regular-season matches at Miami.
No. 26 Georgia Tech 4, No. 35 Miami 3
Singles
1. #5 Guillermo Gomez (GT) def. Carl Sundberg (UM) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
2. Kevin King (GT) def. Christian Blocker (UM) 6-1, 6-3
3. Eliot Potvin (GT) def. Keith Crowley (UM) 7-5, 6-3
4. Miguel Muguruza (GT) def. Waylon Chin (UM) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
5. Ignacio Taboada (UM) def. Magin Ortiga (GT) 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 (11-9)
6. David Simon (UM) def. Dean O’Brien (GT) 7-5, 6-3
Order of finish: (2, 6, 3, 1, 4*, 5)
Doubles
1. Juan Spir/Kevin King (GT) def. #60 Christian Blocker/David Simon (UM) 8-5
2. Keith Crowley/Hector Nieto (UM) def. Eliot Potvin/Dean O’Brien (GT) 9-8 (7-3)
3. Carl Sundberg/Barnabas Carrega (UM) def. Guillermo Gomez/Ryan Smith (GT) 8-4
Order of finish: (3, 1, 2*)
