Pavia Leads Hurricanes on Classic's Opening Day
Nov. 13, 2010
LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLA. – Senior Eduardo Pavia of the University of Miami men’s tennis team went 2-0 in singles competition and 1-0 in doubles to start strong on day one of the Lakewood Ranch Clay Court Classic on Friday.
Pavia rallied in Friday’s first round to defeat Florida’s Michael Alford, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 and then used straight sets to knock off Arizona’s 107th-ranked Jason Zafiros, 6-3, 6-3, in the second round. The Ball State transfer, playing in his first season with the Hurricanes, also paired with fellow senior Waylon Chin to earn a doubles win by default.
Chin and freshman Gabriel Flores were also successful in the first round of singles competition, as Chin bounced back from a first-set defeat, to take down Florida’s Andrew Butz, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 6-2. Flores won in straight sets, beating Minnesota’s Julian Dehn, 6-4, 6-4. Flores then fell in the second round to UF”s 105th ranked Bob Van Overbeek, 6-4, 6-1.
In their final tournament of the fall, the Hurricanes are joined in a strong field by Pepperdine, Florida, Minnesota, Arizona, Alabama, Temple and Ole Miss.
The Lakewood Ranch Clay Court Classic starts back up on Sat., Nov. 13, at 9 a.m. and runs through Sun., Nov. 14.
Singles
1 Waylon Chin (Miami) def. Andrew Butz (Florida), 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 6-2
1 Gabriel Flores (Miami) def. Julian Dehn (Minnesota), 6-4, 6-4
1 Eduardo Pavia (Miami) def. Michael Alford (Florida), 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
1 Carlos Taborga (Alabama) def. Omar Aly (Miami), 6-3, 7-5
2 Andres Carrasco (Arizona) def. #96 Carl Sundberg (Miami), 7-5, 6-2
2 Eduardo Pavia (Miami) def. #107 Jason Zafiros (Arizona), 6-3, 6-3
2 #105 Bob Van Overbeek (Florida) def. Gabriel Flores (Miami), 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
1 Waylon Chin/Eduardo Pavia (Miami) def. Jason Zafiros/Andres Carrasco (Arizona), default
1 Michael Alford/Andrew Butz (Florida) def. Christian Blocker/Gabriel Flores (Miami), 8-3
1 Tobias Wernet/Sebastian Gallego (Minnesota) def. Carl Sundberg/Omar Aly (Miami), 8-3
