Sunday, February 9
Hattiesburg, Miss.
11 AM
Southern Miss
4
vs
0
UAB
Men's Tennis Opens C-USA Play with Shutout of UAB
2/9/2020 6:06:00 PM | Men's Tennis
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- It was a great Sunday for Southern Miss Men's Tennis as the Golden Eagles cruised to a 4-0 win over visiting UAB on a beautiful afternoon.
"Our team stepped up in a big way today," head coach Zubin Engineer said. "Conference matches are always the most important ones on your schedule, and for our guys to beat a rival and good UAB team is great to see. We've had more and more players realizing their potential of late."
Hsiang Yi Wang and Antoine Androine earned a clutch 7-5 win to improve to 2-0 as a group, then Alexander Gima and Matthieu Peres moved to 5-1 (most decisions by any Golden Eagle pairing this year) with a smooth 6-2 victory.
Singles saw Emilio Bowen come from behind in a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over UAB senior Tom El Safadi, with the freshman crediting his and the team's ability to "recollect" themselves for their overall success on the day.
Matthieu Peres was within a point away from moving to 7-0 before the match was clinched. The freshman show continued with Androine also taking down senior Giovani Pasini in a two-setter, and Christopher Cahour moved to 6-1 on the year.
The Golden Eagles get a little bit of a break this week, returning to action Saturday (12 p.m.) against Nicholls at home.
Singles competition
1. Alexander Gima (USM) vs. Michal Lusovsky (UAB) 7-6, 2-6, 1-2, unfinished
2. Hsiang Yi Wang (USM) vs. Roman Postolka (UAB) 6-2, 5-7, 1-2, unfinished
3. Christopher Cahour (USM) def. Nikolai Manchev (UAB) 6-3, 6-3
4. Matthieu Peres (USM) vs. Nikola Puric (UAB) 6-4, 6-6, unfinished
5. Antoine Androine (USM) def. Giovani Pasini (UAB) 6-4, 6-3
6. Emilio Bowen (USM) def. Tom El Safadi (UAB) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Hsiang Yi Wang/Antoine Androine (USM) def. Roman Postolka/Michal Lusovsky (UAB) 7-5
2. Alexander Gima/Matthieu Peres (USM) def. Giovani Pasini/Nikola Puric (UAB) 6-2
3. Vence N'Tcha/Christopher Cahour (USM) vs. Nikolai Manchev/Tom El Safadi (UAB) 5-5, unfinished
"Our team stepped up in a big way today," head coach Zubin Engineer said. "Conference matches are always the most important ones on your schedule, and for our guys to beat a rival and good UAB team is great to see. We've had more and more players realizing their potential of late."
Hsiang Yi Wang and Antoine Androine earned a clutch 7-5 win to improve to 2-0 as a group, then Alexander Gima and Matthieu Peres moved to 5-1 (most decisions by any Golden Eagle pairing this year) with a smooth 6-2 victory.
Singles saw Emilio Bowen come from behind in a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over UAB senior Tom El Safadi, with the freshman crediting his and the team's ability to "recollect" themselves for their overall success on the day.
Matthieu Peres was within a point away from moving to 7-0 before the match was clinched. The freshman show continued with Androine also taking down senior Giovani Pasini in a two-setter, and Christopher Cahour moved to 6-1 on the year.
The Golden Eagles get a little bit of a break this week, returning to action Saturday (12 p.m.) against Nicholls at home.
Singles competition
1. Alexander Gima (USM) vs. Michal Lusovsky (UAB) 7-6, 2-6, 1-2, unfinished
2. Hsiang Yi Wang (USM) vs. Roman Postolka (UAB) 6-2, 5-7, 1-2, unfinished
3. Christopher Cahour (USM) def. Nikolai Manchev (UAB) 6-3, 6-3
4. Matthieu Peres (USM) vs. Nikola Puric (UAB) 6-4, 6-6, unfinished
5. Antoine Androine (USM) def. Giovani Pasini (UAB) 6-4, 6-3
6. Emilio Bowen (USM) def. Tom El Safadi (UAB) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Hsiang Yi Wang/Antoine Androine (USM) def. Roman Postolka/Michal Lusovsky (UAB) 7-5
2. Alexander Gima/Matthieu Peres (USM) def. Giovani Pasini/Nikola Puric (UAB) 6-2
3. Vence N'Tcha/Christopher Cahour (USM) vs. Nikolai Manchev/Tom El Safadi (UAB) 5-5, unfinished
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
1
Roman Postolka/ Michal Lusovsky [UAB]
5
7
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
1234
Michal Lusovsky / 0 [UAB]
6620
721UF
#2 Singles Match
1234
Roman Postolka / 0 [UAB]
2720
651UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Nikolai Manchev / 0 [UAB]
33
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Nikola Puric / 0 [UAB]
460
66UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Giovani Pasini / 0 [UAB]
43
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Tom El Safadi / 0 [UAB]
612
266
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