March 8, 2015
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By Megan Herboth
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ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) - After falling in doubles action, the UCF men's tennis team used four consecutive singles wins to claim a 5-2 win over Butler at the UCF Tennis Complex on Sunday.
Butler opened the match with a 6-3 win at No. 3 doubles, but sophomores Chris Barrus and Inaki Espindola pulled the Knights even in doubles play with a 6-4 win on court one. The doubles point came down to a tiebreaker at No. 2, but the Bulldogs claimed the 1-0 lead with the win on court two..
Senior Francesc Aulina's straight set win at No. 1 singles pulled the Black and Gold even with Butler. Sophomore Mariano Porter won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 5 singles to give the Knights their first lead of the day. A straight set win from Barrus, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 4 singles gave UCF a 2-1 lead, which junior Jose Sangroniz extended with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles.
Butler earned a point back at on court six. After freshman Nico DeFraia won his opening set, he fell in sets two and three. Espindola battled back from an opening set loss for a 6-7 (9), 7-6 (4), 10-6) win at No. 3 singles to give the Knights a 5-2.
UCF hosts Western Michigan at the UCF Tennis Complex on Tuesday afternoon. The teams are slated for a 2 p.m. start.
UCF 5, Butler 2
Singles competition
1. Francesc Aulina (UCF) def. Brandon Woods (BUTLER) 6-1, 6-1
2. Jose Sangroniz (UCF) def. Austin Woldmoe (BUTLER) 6-3, 6-2
3. Inaki Espindola (UCF) def. Sam O'Neill (BUTLER) 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-4), 10-6
4. Chris Barrus (UCF) def. Pulok Bhattacharya (BUTLER) 6-3, 6-4
5. Mariano Porter (UCF) def. Billy Weldon (BUTLER) 6-2, 6-2
6. Tommy Marx (BUTLER) def. Nico De Fraia (UCF) 2-6, 6-2, 10-6
Doubles competition
1. Chris Barrus/Inaki Espindola (UCF) def. Brandon Woods/Pulok Bhattacharya (BUTLER) 6-4
2. Sam O'Neill/Billy Weldon (BUTLER) def. Mariano Porter/Jesse Flores (UCF) 7-6 (9-7)
3. Alex Woldmoe/Austin Woldmoe (BUTLER) def. Tyler Pate/Arjun Watane (UCF) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,5,4,2,6,3)