Box Score
DeLAND, Fla. – The 71st-ranked Stetson Hatters bounced back from last weekend's loss to Georgia Southern with a dominant 6-1 victory over UAB on Saturday afternoon at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center, improving to 5-2 on the season. Juan Jose Rodriguez Garceran and Kartik Mandla secured the decisive doubles point with a win on Court 3, extending their undefeated record as a pair to 4-0. In singles play, five Hatters earned victories, including Xavier Sarda Marti and Christian Kuehne, who improved to 6-1 and 5-2, respectively. Eder Blanco provided the clinching point on Court 1, defeating Noah Malige 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles:
Noah Malige / Ondrej Valek [UAB] def.
Saura, Marc /
Olivier, Lucas [STETSON] 6-2
Blanco, Eder /
Kuehne, Christian [STETSON] def. Georgios Nouchakis / Juan Pablo Valdez [UAB] 7
7-6
2
Mandla, Kartik /
Rodriguez Garceran, Juan Jose [STETSON] def Conor Flynn / Hoan Mouret [UAB] 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles:
Blanco, Eder [STETSON] def. Noah Malige [UAB] 6-2, 6-3
Kuehne, Christian [STETSON] def. Georgios Nouchakis [UAB] 6-3, 6-3
Ondrej Valek [UAB] def.
Olivier, Lucas [STETSON] 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Haris Eminefendic, Ervin [STETSON] def. Juan Pablo Valdez [UAB] 6-0, 6-4
Sarda Marti, Xavier [STETSON] def. Conor Flynn [UAB] 6-1, 6-4
Ozzor, Sami [STETSON] def. 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 1, 5, 3, 2
Words from Coach Christophe Noblet:
"It's all about toughness, and we showed a lot of it today," head coach Christophe Noblet said. "This past weekend at Georgia Southern, they brought more toughness than we did, and we learned from that. All week, we emphasized competing in every practice, every drill, and everything we do—and I think it showed today. We have to continue that trend of finding ways to get better and better each week. I'm very proud the guys for the way they reacted and bounced back from last weekend, and get us ready for a showdown with the 11th-ranked team in the country tomorrow at UCF."
Up Next:
Stetson will head to Orlando to face off with the #11 ranked UCF Knights at the USTA National Campus on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 6:00 PM
