UCF Takes Doubles Point, But Falls to No. 36 MiamiUCF Takes Doubles Point, But Falls to No. 36 Miami

UCF Takes Doubles Point, But Falls to No. 36 Miami

Feb. 24, 2012

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By Doug Richards
UCFAthletics.com

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - The UCF men's tennis team was unable to upset No. 36 Miami Friday, falling 5-2 at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. The match was the first of two in south Florida this weekend for the Knights.

UCF (2-5) began the afternoon by taking the doubles point, but the Hurricanes, who improved to 5-2, won five of six singles contests.

Sophomore Mitch Thams (Queensland, Australia) picked up the lone singles victory for UCF. He held off Henrique Tsukamto (6-3, 4-6, 6-2) at No. 4.

In doubles, Thams joined sophomore Erik Brunskog (Linkoping, Sweden) for a 9-8 (7-5) triumph over Omar Aly and Wilfredo Gonzalez at the top spot. The UCF win at No. 1 clinched the doubles point. The Knights saved a few match points down 8-7, and broke serve to get the tiebreaker.

Facing Marco Stancati and Victor Mauz at No. 3, junior Juan Bolona (Miami, Fla.) and sophomore Matthew Gladstone (Surfside, Fla.) eased to an 8-1 victory.

UCF will conclude its trip to the southern portion of the state Sunday against Florida Atlantic at 10 a.m. in Boca Raton.

#36 Miami 5, UCF 2

Singles competition
1. Gabriel Flores (UM) def. Jorge Blasco (UCF) 6-4, 7-5
2. Omar Aly (UM) def. Erik Brunskog (UCF) 6-4, 6-1
3. Wilfredo Gonzalez (UM) def. Mario Samson (UCF) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. Mitch Thams (UCF) def. Henrique Tsukamoto (UM) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
5. Diego Soto (UM) def. Joe Delinks (UCF) 6-4, 6-0
6. Victor Mauz (UM) def. Juan Bolona (UCF) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Erik Brunskog/Mitch Thams (UCF) def. Omar Aly/Wilfredo Gonzalez (UM) 9-8 (7-5)
2. Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto (UM) def. Mario Samson/Joe Delinks (UCF) 8-6
3. Juan Bolona/Matthew Gladstone (UCF) def. Marco Stancati/Victor Mauz (UM) 8-1