Flores Advances to Quarterfinals
Sept. 25, 2010
ATHENS, GA. – Freshman Gabriel Flores won a pair of singles matches to lead the University of Miami men’s tennis team on the second day of competition at the University of Georgia’s Southern Intercollegiate Championships on Saturday.
Flores, hailing from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, will take on Georgia Tech’s Dusan Miljevic in the quarterfinals of Division II singles on Sunday at 9 a.m. Flores advances after winning a pair of matches in straight sets. He defeated UNCW’s Chris Cooprider in the Round of 32, 6-0, 6-4, and then knocked off Georgia’s Ignacio Taboada – a former Hurricane, 6-3, 6-4 in the Round of 16.
Senior Christian Blöcker, ranked No. 72 in the nation, dropped his first singles match of the season, falling to Tennessee Tech’s Josh Girling, 6-3, 6-0, in the Division I Round of 32. Waylon Chin and Eduardo Pavia also fell in the Round of 32. No. 4 Guillermo Gomez of Georgia Tech, the tournament’s top-seeded player, snapped Chin’s seven-match win streak, 6-0, 6-0, while Pavia also fell to a Yellow Jacket, as No. 70 Kevin King emerged with the 6-4, 6-2 victory.
Junior Santiago Nieto also saw his singles competition come to a close on Saturday, falling to host Georgia’s Garrett Brasseaux, 6-1, 6-3, in the Division II Round of 32.
Miami also wrapped up doubles competition, as the third-seeded duo of Blöcker and Keith Crowley were defeated by UCF’s Blaze Schwartz and Jon Delinks, 8-6. UM’s Eduardo Pavia and Chin were downed by Stetson’s Cesare Gallo and Didrik Berg, 8-5.
Play continues in the Division I consolation round for a pair of Hurricanes. Crowley and Carl Sundberg advanced out of the Round of 32 with wins on Saturday.
Singles – Division I, Round of 32
Josh Girling (Tenn. Tech) def. #72 Christian Blocker (Miami), 6-3, 6-0
#70 Kevin King (Ga. Tech) def. Waylon Chin (Miami), 6-4, 6-2
#4 Guillermo Gomez (Ga. Tech) def. Eduardo Pavia (Miami), 6-0, 6-0
Singles – Division 2, Round of 32
Gabriel Flores (Miami) def. Chris Cooprider (UNCW), 6-0, 6-4
Garrett Brasseaux (Georgia) def. Santiago Nieto (Miami), 6-1, 6-3
Singles – Division 2, Round of 16
Gabriel Flores (Miami) def. Ignacio Taboada (Georgia), 6-3, 6-4
Doubles – Division I, Round of 32
Blaze Schwartz/Jon Delinks (UCF) def. Christian Blocker/Keith Crowley (Miami), 8-6
Cesare Gallo/Didrik Berg (Stetson) def. Eduardo Pavia/Waylon Chin (Miami), 8-5
Consolation Singles – Division I, Round of 32
Keith Crowley (Miami) def. Siim Tuus (Liberty), 6-7 (5), 6-4, 1-0 (7)
Carl Sundberg (Miami) def. Alex Das (Eastern Ky.), 6-3, 6-2
Consolation Singles – Division 2, Round of 32
Adam Baker (Vanderbilt) def. Omar Aly (Miami), 6-1, 6-5
