Men's Tennis 03.10.13

AUM Closes Spring Invitational with Wins against Ranked Opponents

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ----- The No. 2 Auburn University at Montgomery men's tennis team concluded the 2013 AUM Spring Invitational with a pair of victories against ranked opponents, defeating No. 17 Graceland, 9-0, and No. 10 Xavier, 5-4, Sunday.

With the sweep, the Warhawks improved to 9-1 on the season. AUM has won its last eight matches, including its last seven against ranked opponents.

Against Graceland (4-4), the Warhawks dropped just eight games en route to sweeping doubles play.

In singles, Tim Hewitt, Miguel Grifol and Othmane Lalami rolled in straight sets, while Zinelabidine Jouini, Josh Reason and Matias Dasso all picked up three-set victories. Reason and Dasso rallied from first-set defeats to win their respective matches.

Against the Gold Rush (6-5), AUM took a 2-1 lead following doubles play. Hewitt and Bence Toth held off the duo of Loic Didavi and Kyle Montrel, 8-5, at the No. 1 position. Grifol and Nicolas Pinones-Halftenhoff won via default at the No. 3 position.

In singles, Grifol won by default at the No. 6 position, while Lalami cruised to a straight-set win at the No. 4 spot. Pinones-Haltenhoff capped the victory with a 6-2, 6-2, win at the second position over Nikita Soifer, the 41st-ranked NAIA singles player according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).

The Warhawks will return to action on Wednesday, March 13, when they travel to Boca Raton, Fla., to take on Lynn University. The match is slated to begin at noon.

COMPLETE RESULTS
AUM 9, Graceland 0
Doubles

1. Tim Hewitt/Bence Toth (AUM) def. #8 Raul Mendez/Juan Jose Mateus (GU) 8-1

2. #12 Othmane Lalami/Zinelabidine Jouini (AUM) def. David Uquillas/Oscar Chang Tun Jie (GU) 8-5

3. Miguel Grifol/N Pinones-Haltenhoff (AUM) def. Brezile Hamilton/Felipe Suarez Parra (GU) 8-2

Singles

1. #6 Tim Hewitt (AUM) def. #25 Raul Mendez (GU) 6-0, 6-2

2. #33 Zinelabidine Jouini (AUM) def. #29 David Uquillas (GU) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (11-9)

3. Miguel Grifol (AUM) def. Rodolfo Sanchez (GU) 6-1, 6-0

4. #16 Othmane Lalami (AUM) def. Juan Jose Mateus (GU) 6-1, 6-0

5. Josh Reason (AUM) def. Ignacio Osse (GU) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6)

6. Matias Dasso (AUM) def. Brezile Hamilton (GU) 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 (14-12)

AUM 5, Xavier 4
Doubles

1. Bence Toth/Tim Hewitt (AUM) def. Loic Didavi/Kyle Montrel (XAV) 8-5

2. Nikita Soifer/Victor Svoboda (XAV) def. #12 Othmane Lalami/Zinelabidine Jouini (AUM) 8-5

3. Miguel Grifol/N Pinones-Haltenhoff (AUM) def. No player/No player (XAV), by default

Singles

1. Loic Didavi (XAV) def. #6 Tim Hewitt (AUM) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-4)

2. #2 N Pinones-Haltenhoff (AUM) def. #41 Nikita Soifer (XAV) 6-2, 6-2

3. Kyle Montrel (XAV) def. Bence Toth (AUM) 6-1, 7-5

4. #39 Victor Svoboda (XAV) def. #33 Zinelabidine Jouini (AUM) 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)

5. #16 Othmane Lalami (AUM) def. Benjamin Brading (XAV) 6-2, 6-2

6. Miguel Grifol (AUM) def. No player (XAV), by default

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