Sept. 12, 2014
UCF Athletics Social Media Directory
By Megan Herboth
UCFKnights.com
Jacksonville, Fla. - The UCF men's tennis team enjoyed early success at the opening day of the 2014 Bedford Cup at the UNF Tennis Complex.
The Knights recorded three singles wins and a doubles victory to open the four-day tournament. Eleven Division I men's tennis programs from the state of Florida are competing at the annual competition.
Related: 2014 Bedford Cup Central
Sophomores Reece Acree and Arjun Watane got the Knights off to a strong start, claiming victories in their singles matches. Junior Jose Sangroniz also moved on as he defeated USF's Everth Dzib in the opening round.
In the doubles bracket, Acree and Sangroniz won the opening round against Sam Chaffin and Adrian Reid before falling in the second round.
UCF Results
Singles - White Flight
Reece Acree (UCF) def. Jack Haffney (FSU) 6-2, 6-3
Arjun Watane (UCF) def. Adrian Reid (FGCU) 6-0, 7-6(4)
Singles - Navy Flight
Ciao Gomes (UNF) def. Chris Barrus (UCF) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) def. Inaki Espindola (UCF) 6-3, 6-4
Singles - Gray Flight
Jose Sangroniz (UCF) def. Everth Dzib (USF) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Bedford Cup Doubles - First Round
Reece Acree/Jose Sangroniz (UCF) def. Sam Chaffin/Adrian Reid (FGCU) 6-2, 6-0
Bedford Cup Doubles - Second Round
Sasha Gozun/Roberto Cid (USF) def. Reece Acree/Jose Sangroniz (UCF) 6-3, 6-2
Tianyu Bao/Andres Alfonso (FGCU) def. Chirs Barrus/Inaki Espindola (UCF) 7-6, 7-6