Ospreys blank Belmont 7-0

Saturday, March 1

UNF Tennis Complex

11:00 a.m.

University of North Florida

BELMONT

Eduardo Pereira won his 10th straight singles match on Saturday

3/1/2008 5:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

UNF goes to 2-0 in A-Sun play, wins fourth straight match

By: Tom Strother, UNF Athletics

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida men's tennis team continued with its hot streak on Saturday afternoon by manhandling Atlantic Sun Conference foe Belmont 7- 0 at the UNF Tennis Complex.

The Ospreys (6-3, 2-0 A-Sun) won their fourth consecutive and stayed perfect to open A-Sun play. Belmont fell to 0-7 overall and 0-2 in A-Sun play.

Eduardo Pereira stayed perfect in dual match singles, winning 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 1 position, his 10th consecutive victory. The senior also won at No. 2 doubles with partner Kurt Gattiker -- the fifth straight win by the duo.

"We knew that Belmont had a couple of injuries," UNF head coach Igal Buberman said. "We tried to stay focused and keep working on building some momentum in doubles. The team did a good job. We are ready for Gardner-Webb tomorrow."

UNF won all six singles matches in straight sets, losing just seven total games in the match. In doubles, the Ospreys won the bottom two positions 8- 0 while taking the No. 1 spot 8-2.

The Ospreys will cap a busy weekend schedule with a match against Gardner-Webb on Sunday at 11 a.m. at the UNF Tennis Complex.

North Florida 7, Belmont 0

Singles competition
1. Eduardo Pereira (UNF) def. Felipe Cirne Lima (BEL) 6-0, 6-0
2. Javier Ferrin (UNF) def. Ignacio Gesto (BEL) 6-1, 6- 1
3. Yuiti Lopes (UNF) def. Zach Zola (BEL) 6-3, 6-1
4. Graham Edgar (UNF) def. Francisco Garcia (BEL) 6- 1, 6-0
5. Kurt Gattiker (UNF) def. Ian Schinelli (BEL) 6-0, 6- 0
6. Adrian Escarate (UNF) def. Brady Manifold (BEL) 6- 0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Yuiti Lopes/Alejandro Argumedo (UNF) def. Ignacio Gesto/Felipe Cirne Lima (BEL) 8-2
2. Eduardo Pereira/Kurt Gattiker (UNF) def. Zach Zola/Francisco Garcia (BEL) 8-0
3. Javier Ferrin/Adrian Escarate (UNF) def. Brady Manifold/Ian Schinelli (BEL) 8-0

Match Notes:
Belmont 0-7, 0-2 A-Sun
North Florida 6-3, 2-0 A-Sun