Miami Men’s Tennis Looks to Stay Perfect at Home
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s tennis team (5-2) returns to the court on Friday at 4 p.m., as it welcomes the College of Charleston to the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
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THE SERIES
Miami will faceoff against the College of Charleston for the first time in program history.
HIGHLIGHTING MIAMI’S 2017-18 SEASON
-The Hurricanes are looking for their fifth straight win this season. Miami’s 5-2 spring record is the Hurricanes best start since 2013.
-Miami is undefeated at home this spring and looks to continue that streak against the College of Charleston on Friday.
-Miami freshmen have captured 12 singles wins this spring.
-Freshmen Adria Soriano and Bojan Jankulovski were among the top ranked men’s collegiate tennis players, as both were ranked in the latest Oracle/ITA rankings, which were released on Feb. 7.
-Freshman Adria Soriano is the team’s leading singles player with a record of 13-4. He also, most notably, finished as the runner up at the Catalonian Junior Championship before coming to Miami.
AT THE NET WITH COACH PIRIC
“Every match is a tough match and that’s how we are approaching this match as well. The College of Charleston is a quality opponent. The main thing I am looking for is for our guys to come out and do what they’ve done so far this year and that is fight for each other and fight for The U. I know if they do that, we’ll have a good opportunity to come out on top.”
LAST TIME OUT
Miami completed another successful weekend against both Florida Atlantic University and Bucknell on Feb. 11 at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
Miami improved to 22-1 all-time against FAU after it claimed a 4-2 victory. The Hurricanes opened the match on a high note by capturing the doubles point thanks to wins from the tandems of Pablo Aycart/Nile Clark and Christian Langmo/Dane Dunlap.
The win for Langmo/Dunlap moved the Hurricane duo to 5-1 on the year in doubles play.
Miami rolled past Bucknell later in the afternoon, shutting out the Bison 7-0.
Miami’s doubles teams continued their strong play, as the Hurricanes captured the doubles point for the sixth consecutive match. The Miami tandems of Pablo Aycart/Nile Clark and Christian Langmo/Dane Dunlap both posted victories for the second straight match.
The pair of wins for Langmo/Dunlap moved the Hurricane duo to 6-1 on the year in doubles play.
Miami closed on a high note, claiming straight set wins in each of the six singles matches.
SCOUTING SUNDAY’S OPPONENTS
The College of Charleston comes into its match with Miami on Friday after dropping a 5-2 decision to St. John’s on Wednesday to move to 3-2 on the year.
The Cougars opened the year on a high note, as they posted back-to-back road wins over Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M, respectively. Since then, the Cougars have dropped three of their last four matches.
Senior Ryan Khan and freshman Ksawery Pociej lead the Cougars with three wins apiece.
NOTING THE HURRICANES
Pablo Aycart | Freshman | Algeciras, Spain
-2017-18 record: 5-3 doubles.
-Picked up his first doubles win of the spring against Georgia Southern alongside Nile Clark.
-Posted a 2-2 record in doubles competition in the fall.
-Tallied consecutive two-set victories at the Rice Invitational.
-Picked up another sound win alongside Nile Clark over FAU (6-3).
-Earned a doubles win against Bucknell alongside Nile Clark, 6-2.
Nile Clark | Senior | Philadelphia, Pa.
-2017-18 record: 3-5 singles; 8-5 doubles.
-Picked up his first doubles victory of the spring against Georgia Southern with teammate Pablo Aycart.
-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.
-Captured a 6-3 win over FAU alongside partner Pablo Aycart.
-Earned a doubles win against Bucknell alongside Pablo Aycart, 6-2.
Dane Dunlap | Redshirt Sophomore | Washago, Ontario
-2017-18 record: 9-7 singles; 12-3 doubles.
-Combined to win a pair of matches against Iowa, as he posted a 6-4 win in double play and a three-set win over Hawkeye freshman Joe Tyler.
-Captured a victory in doubles with Christian Langmo and earned a singles win against Georgia Southern.
-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.
-Picked up another victory against FAU (6-2) alongside Christian Langmo.
-Earned both a singles (6-2,6-0) and doubles (6-1) victory over Bucknell.
Niclas Genovese | Senior | Zug, Switzerland
-2017-18 record: 10-4 singles; 3-2 doubles.
-Earned his team-best fourth win this spring after he defeated Iowa’s Jonas Larsen in three sets.
-Posted a straight set win over Georgia Southern’s Murphy McCullough (6-2, 6-2) in the Hurricanes’ home opener.
-Split a pair of singles matches on Jan. 19, defeating Giacomo Adoncecchi (New Orleans) and falling to No. 107 Tyler Schick (Tulane).
-Earned one singles and one doubles win at the Rice Invitational.
-Picked up a straight set singles victory against Bucknell (6-1, 6-3).
Bojan Jankulovski | Freshman | Skopje, Macedonia
-2017-18 record: 12-6 singles; 6-7 doubles.
-Ranked 101st in the latest Oracle/ITA Division I Men’s National Singles Rankings, which were announced on Feb. 7.
-Downed Iowa’s Kareem Allaf in straight sets.
-Picked up a singles win over Georgia Southern’s Eddie Landin (6-2, 6-3).
-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.
-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.
-Earned a sound singles win against FAU (6-4, 6-2).
-Picked up both a singles victory against Bucknell (6-2, 6-0).
Jake Kuhlman | Freshman | Grand Forks, N.D.
-Has posted a 3-3 mark in doubles competition this season.
-Won a pair of singles matches at the Rice Invitational.
Christian Langmo | Senior | Boca Raton, Fla.
-2017-18 record: 12-8 singles; 13-5 doubles.
-Downed Iowa’s Piotr Smietana in three sets and earned a 6-4 win with teammate Dane Dunlap in doubles play.
-Earned a doubles win with teammate Dane Dunlap and picked up a singles victory against Georgia Southern.
-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.
-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.
-Earned both a singles and doubles win against FAU
-Picked up both a singles and doubles victory against Bucknell
Tatsuki Shimamoto | Freshman | Nagoya, Japan
-2017-18 record: 6-9 singles; 7-5 doubles.
-Posted a 7-3 mark in doubles competition this past fall.
-Posted a come-from-behind win over Georgia Southern’s Carlos Garcia in the Canes home opener.
-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.
-Added a sound win against Bucknell (6-1, 6-2).
Adria Soriano | Freshman | Barcelona, Spain
-2017-18 record: 13-4 singles; 8-9 doubles.
-Ranked 99th in the latest Oracle/ITA Division I Men’s National Singles Rankings, which were announced on Feb. 7.
-Defeated Iowa’s Josh Silverstein in straight sets.
-Picked up a straight set win against Georgia Southern’s Diego Finkelstein.
-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).
-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.
-Picked up a singles win against FAU, 6-3, 6-3.
-Earned both a sound singles victory over Bucknell, 6-1, 6-2.
UP NEXT
Miami opens ACC competition on March 2, as it travels to Georgia Tech. The match is set to begin at 5 p.m.
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