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4/16/2009 - MEN'S TENNIS
2009 Men's Tennis Championship Match Ups Start
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The 2009 Atlantic Sun Men's Tennis Championship kicked off Thursday afternoon with matches at ETSU and Milligan College. Three teams advance to the semifinals on Friday at the Buddy Hartsell Courts at ETSU.
#3 Belmont 4, #6 Mercer 0
Belmont came out strong and did not stop until they took four from Mercer. The No. 3 doubles team of Fausto Rocha and Renato Antun started the Bruins out right by taking down Justin Wimpee and Victor Dias. Rocha also put up a point in singles with teammates Joao Paoliello and Felipe Cirne Lima.
#2 Stetson 4, #7 Lipscomb 0
The second-seeded Hatters took their first step towards a championship title by sweeping Lipscomb, 4-0. First-Team All-Conference player Filip Kricka defeated Bison Joe McArdle (6-1, 6-1) to put another notch in Stetson’s win column. He and partner Mark Mestan also helped earn the doubles point by knocking off the duo of James Murrell and Chad Pierron.
#5 Campbell 4, #4 Jacksonville 3
In the first upset of the tournament, during the last match of the day, Campbell beat Jacksonville, 4-3. Jacksonville started strong by taking the doubles point with victories from Jaime Esteban/Victor Vaz and Jordi Ballester/Marcos Oliveira. Campbell took control by winning the No. 5, No. 3 and No. 1 singles. The match point came from No. 4 singles player Beto Mondini when he over took Jacksonville's Jimmy Esteban.
Stetson faces Belmont tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. and the top-seeded Buccaneers take on the No. 5 Campbell Camels at 2:00 p.m. All matches will take place at ETSU.
The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.
Results
Belmont vs. Mercer
Singles
2. Joao Paoliello (BEL) def. Fernando Armendaris (MER) 7-5, 6-2
3. Fausto Rocha (BEL) def. Dave Barton (MER) 6-3, 6-2
6. Felipe Cirne Lima (BEL) def. Chapman Mitchell (MER) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Rafael Matos/Javier Rodriguez (BEL) def. Fernando Armendaris/Chapman Mitchell (MER) 8-1
2. Dave Barton/Adam Hunt (MER) vs. Felipe Cirne Lima/Joao Paoliello (BEL) no result
3. Fausto Rocha/Renato Antun (BEL) def. Justin Wimpee/Victor Dias (MER) 8-6
Stetson vs. Lipscomb
Singles
1. Filip Kricka (STET) def. Joe McArdle (LIP) 6-1, 6-1
3. Maksim Levanovich (STET) def. Chad Pierron (LIP) 6-1, 6-0
4. Njal Stene (STET) def. Bruno Melibeu (LIP) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
2. Filip Kricka/Mark Mestan (STET) def. James Murrell/Chad Pierron (LIP) 8-2
3. Cesare Gallo/Maksim Levanovich (STET) def. Andy Mizell/Joe McArdle (LIP) 8-2
Jacksonville vs. Campbell
Singles
1. Davy Sum (CAM) def. Jordi Ballester (JU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Larbi Lamzouri (CAM) def. Francisco Riveroll (JU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Victor Vaz (JU) def. Lubos Sobotka (CAM) 6-3, 6-3
4. Beto Mondini (CAM) def. Jaime Esteban (JU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
5. Loukas Wallaart (CAM) def. Marcos Oliveira (JU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Matthew Rock (JU) def. Jeroen Kuppens (CAM) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Davy Sum/Lubos Sobotka (CAM) def. Francisco Riveroll/Matthew Rock (JU) 8-5
2. Jaime Esteban/Victor Vaz (JU) def. Jeroen Kuppens/Larbi Lamzouri (CAM) 8-6
3. Jordi Ballester/Marcos Oliveira (JU) def. Beto Mondini/Loukas Wallaart (CAM) 8-4
