March 15, 2015
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By Megan Herboth
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STATESBORO, Ga. (UCFKnights.com) - The UCF men's tennis team rolled to a 5-2 win at Georgia Southern in the final road match of the regular season at the Wallis Tennis Center on Sunday.
Georgia Southern opened the match with a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles, but UCF (11-7) used a 6-3 win by sophomores Chris Barrus and Inaki Espindola at No. 1 doubles to even the match. The Knights broke the tie and secured the doubles point with a 6-4 win from sophomores Mariano Porter and Jesse Flores at No. 3 doubles.
Chris Barrus used a straight set win at No. 4 singles to extend the UCF lead, and Inaki Espindola added to the Black and Gold advantage with a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles. Jesse Flores secured the UCF victory with a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 6 singles.
Mariano Porter improved to 9-0 in singles action with a straight set win at No. 5 singles to push UCF's lead to 5-0.
Georgia Southern collected wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles to end the match 5-2.
UCF is back in action on Saturday, hosting Florida A&M at the UCF Tennis Complex. The match is set to begin at 10 a.m.
UCF 5, Georgia Southern 2
Singles competition
1. Ristomatti Lanne (GSU) def. Francesc Aulina (UCF) 6-4, 6-4
2. Albert Codina Sala (GSU) def. Jose Sangroniz (UCF) 6-2, 7-5
3. Inaki Espindola (UCF) def. Kyle Hoffman (GSU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Chris Barrus (UCF) def. Joan Carles Alcala (GSU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Mariano Porter (UCF) def. Jose Landin (GSU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Jesse Flores (UCF) def. Nico de Groof (GSU) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Chris Barrus/Inaki Espindola (UCF) def. Kyle Hoffman/Jose Landin (GSU) 6-3
2. Albert Codina Sala/Ristomatti Lanne (GSU) def. Francesc Aulina/Reece Acree (UCF) 6-1
3. Mariano Porter/Jesse Flores (UCF) def. Joan Carles Alcala/Christian Kerrigan (GSU) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,3,6,5,1,2)