Hurricanes Continue Play at Lakewood Ranch Classic
Nov. 13, 2010
LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLA. – Freshman Omar Aly of the University of Miami men’s tennis team went 2-0 in singles competition to lead the Hurricanes on day two of the Lakewood Ranch Clay Court Classic on Saturday.
After dropping his opening-round match on Friday, Aly bounced back on Saturday to win a pair of matches in consolation play. He knocked off Temple’s Kacper Rams, 4-6, 6-2, 10-6, and then went on to defeat Pepperdine’s David Sofaer in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.
Seniors Carl Sundberg and Christian Blöcker also won matches in consolation competition on Saturday. The 96th-ranked Sundberg easily dispatched Temple’s Kurt Mauro, 6-0, 6-0, while the 72nd-ranked Blocker was victorious by default over Florida’s Nassim Slilam.
The Hurricanes wrap up their final fall tournament on Sunday.
Singles
QF #113 Finn Tearney (Pepperdine) def. Waylon Chin (Miami), 6-3, 6-2
QF Rok Bonin (Minnesota) def. Eduardo Pavia (Miami), 6-4, 7-6
c-1 #96 Carl Sundberg (Miami) def. Kurt Mauro (Temple), 6-0, 6-0
c-1 #72 Christian Blocker (Miami) def. Nassim Slilam (Florida), default
c-1 Omar Aly (Miami) def. Kacper Rams (Temple), 4-6, 6-2, 10-6
c-2 Michael Alford (Florida) def. #72 Christian Blocker (Miami), 6-2, 6-3
c-2 Julian Dehn (Minnesota) def. #96 Carl Sundberg (Miami), 6-3, 2-6, 10-8
c-2 Omar Aly (Miami) def. David Sofaer (Pepperdine), 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
QF Rok Bonin/Julian Dehn (Minnesota) def. Waylon Chin/Eduardo Pavia (Miami), 8-1
