University of North Florida
Northwood University
North Florida holds on for 5-4 victory
3/3/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 2, 2005)- The University of North Florida men's tennis team held on to defeat Northwood (Mich.) 5-4 on Wednesday, improving their overall record to 6-2.
After taking a 2-1 lead in doubles matches, UNF was able to manage a split in singles to capture the victory.
North Florida received singles wins from sophomore No. 26 Leo Gomes, freshman Elad Gabay and sophomore Glen Marshall.
The freshmen team of Gabay and Eduardo Pereira improved their doubles record to 8-0 on the season. The other doubles victory came from the team of Jose Terrera and Damien DePolignac.
The Ospreys will resume conference play on Friday, March 4, when they travel to Columbus State. The match will begin at 2 p.m.
Men's Doubles
1. Broek/Sundermeier (NU) def. No. 15 Gomes/Escallon (UNF) 8-4
2. Terrera/DePolignac (UNF) def. Galik/Stolzez (NU) 8-4
3. Gabay/Pereira (UNF) def. Menec/Labarta (NU) 8-2
Men's Singles
1. Christian Stolzez (NU) def. Eduardo Pereira (UNF) 6-4, 6-2
2. Marius Broek (NU) def. No. 10 Jose Terrera (UNF) 7-5, 7-6 (4)
3. Christoph Sundermeier (NU) def. German Escallon (UNF) 7-6 (6), 6-4
4. No. 26 Leo Gomes (UNF) def. Carlos Canudas (NU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Elad Gabay (UNF) def. Tomas Menec (NU) 6- 2, 6-1
6. Glen Marshall (UNF) def. Bastien Labarta (NU) 6-4, 6-2
