Miami Men’s Tennis Opens Home Slate on Friday
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s tennis team (1-2) opens the home portion of its 2018 spring schedule on Friday, as it welcomes Georgia Southern to the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. The match is set to begin at 3 p.m. ET.
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THE SERIES
Miami will face Georgia Southern for the sixth time in program history on Friday. The Hurricanes lead the all-time series by a 4-1 count. The last time the two teams met was back in 2005 when the Hurricanes tallied a 7-0 win at home.
LAST TIME OUT
Miami closed out its opening weekend with a 5-2 loss against No. 14 Mississippi State at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre on Jan. 21.
The Hurricanes opened the day on a high note as they captured the doubles point thanks to a 6-1 win by Bojan Jankulovski/Adria Soriano and a 7-6 triumph by Dane Dunlap/Christian Langmo.
Miami battled hard in singles competition as Hurricane individuals pushed their opponents to the third set in three of the six singles matches. Despite the strong effort, Miami individuals dropped five of the six singles matches.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Georgia Southern enters Friday’s match against the Hurricanes in search of its first win of the spring season. The Eagles’ trip South will mark the first of two matches this weekend in the Sunshine State.
Following its matchup with Miami, Georgia Southern will take on FGCU on Saturday.
Georgia Southern’s first three dual matches have placed the Eagles against Mercer (L, 2-5), at Air Force (L, 1-6) and University of the Incarnate Word (L, 2-5).
NOTING THE HURRICANES
Pablo Aycart Joya | Freshman | Algeciras, Spain
-Posted a 2-2 record in doubles competition in the fall.
-Tallied consecutive two-set victories at the Rice Invitational.
Nile Clark | Senior | Philadelphia, Pa.
-2017-18 record: 3-5 singles; 5-4 doubles.
-Recorded a 5-2 mark in doubles competition this past fall.
-Reached the quarterfinals of the Bedford Cup in doubles competition.
-Earned an opening-round doubles victory at the 2017 ITA Southeast Championships.
Dane Dunlap | Redshirt Sophomore | Washago, Ontario
-2017-18 record: 6-6 singles; 8-3 doubles.
-Teamed with Christian Langmo to post a doubles win over Mississippi State’s Florian Broska/Giovanni Oradini.
-Posted a 5-4 tally in singles competition and a 6-2 record in doubles play this past fall.
-Earned two singles victories at the 2017 ITA Men’s All-American Championships where he advanced to the final pre-qualification round.
-Won the Doubles A bracket of the Bedford Cup with Christian Langmo.
Niclas Genovese | Senior | Zug, Switzerland
-Split a pair of singles matches on Jan. 19, defeating Giacomo Adoncecchi (New Orleans) and falling to No. 107 Tyler Schick (Tulane).
-2017-18 record: 7-4 singles; 3-2 doubles.
-Earned one singles and one doubles win at the Rice Invitational.
Bojan Jankulovski | Freshman | Skopje, Macedonia
-Ranked 71st in the Oracle/ITA Division I Men’s National Singles Rankings.
-Posted a doubles win with Adria Soriano over against Mississippi State’s Niclas Braun/Trevor Foshey.
-Split a pair of singles matches and won his doubles match with teammate Adria Soriano against New Orleans.
-2017-18 record: 8-6 singles; 6-5 doubles.
-Recorded seven wins in singles competition this past fall.
-Posted a straight-set victory over Wisconsin’s Josef Dodridge in the ITA Men’s All-American Championships in his Hurricane debut.
-Combined to win a team-best three matches at the ITA Southeast Championships.
Jake Kuhlman | Freshman | Grand Forks, N.D.
-Posted a 3-3 mark in doubles competition.
-Won a pair of singles matches at the Rice Invitational.
Christian Langmo | Senior | Boca Raton, Fla.
-Ranked No. 78 in the Oracle/ITA Division I Men’s National Singles Rankings.
Teamed with Dane Dunlap to post a doubles win over Mississippi State’s Florian Broska/Giovanni Oradini.
-Posted a 6-3 victory with doubles partner Dane Dunlap against New Orleans.
-2017-18 record: 8-8 singles; 9-5 doubles.
-Combined to win a team-best 16 matches this past fall, claiming eight victories in singles and doubles competition.
-Won the Doubles A bracket of the Bedford Cup with Dane Dunlap.
-Advanced to the qualification stage of the ITA Men’s All-American Championships with four straight victories.
Piotr Lomacki | Senior | Warsaw, Poland
-Did not compete this past fall.
-Posted a 6-3 record as a junior during the 2016-17 campaign.
Tatsuki Shimamoto | Freshman | Nagoya, Japan
-Posted a 7-3 mark in doubles competition.
-2017-18 record: 4-7 singles; 7-5 doubles.
-Reached the quarterfinals of the Bedford Cup.
-Earned three straight-set victories on his way to the Houndstooth Singles Draw title match at the CCB Collegiate Invitational.
Adria Soriano | Freshman | Barcelona, Spain
-Posted a 6-1 doubles win with Bojan Jankulovski over Mississippi State’s Niclas Braun/Trevor Foshey.
-Earned a straight set win over No. 46 Luis Erlenbusch (Tulane).
-2017-18 record: 9-4 singles; 8-7 doubles.
-Tied for the team lead with eight singles victories and posted six doubles wins this past fall.
-Defeated Tulane’s Tim Ruetzel to win the Blue Draw singles title at the Rice Invitational.
-Reached the Doubles A final at the Bedford Cup.
RECAPPING A PROMISING 2017 FALL CAMPAIGN
-Freshman Adria Soriano won the White draw final of the CCB Collegiate Invitational on Nov. 12 to capture his second collegiate title. Earlier in the fall, Soriano won the Blue Draw singles title at Rice Invitational (Sept. 29-Oct. 1).
-Freshmen Adria Soriano and Bojan Jankulovski combined for 15 singles victories this past fall. Soriano tied for the team lead with eight singles wins, while Jankulovski totaled seven singles wins.
-Senior Christian Langmo and junior Dane Dunlap highlighted Day 3 competition at the 2017 Bedford Cup, as they captured the Doubles A bracket crown. The Miami duo defeated freshman teammates Adria Soriano and Bojan Jankulovski in the final.
-Freshman Bojan Jankulovski and senior Christian Langmo finished the fall portion of the 2017-18 season ranked 71st and 78th, respectively in the Oracle/ITA Division I Men’s National Singles Rankings.
UP NEXT
Miami welcomes Iowa to the Neil Schiff Tennis center on Sunday. The match is set to begin at 10 a.m.
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