Sunday 03/20/2011
March 20, 2011
MIAMI, FL – Miami’s Eduardo Pavia defeated Gerardo Meza 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 at number four singles in clinching the match and giving the 25th-ranked Hurricanes a 4-3 win over Clemson in an Atlantic Coast Conference men’s tennis match at Miami, FL Sunday.
With the win, Miami improves to 9-4 overall and 3-0 in the ACC. Clemson falls to 12-4 overall and 0-2, in league play. Miami is ranked 25th, while the Tigers are ranked 57th nationally according to the latest ITA poll.
After the Hurricanes won the doubles point, the Tigers’ Yannick Maden defeated Keith Crowley 6-4, 6-3 at number-two singles to even the score 1-1.
Miami claimed the next two singles matches taking a 3-1 lead in the team score. The Hurricanes’ Carl Sundberg defeated Kevin Galloway at number-three singles, 6-4, 6-4. Gabriel Flores of Miami defeated Dominique Maden, 7- 6, 6-4 at the number-five flight.
However, Clemson rallied and won two singles matches to tie the score 3-3. First off was at number-one singles where #106 Derek DiFazio of Clemson defeated Christian Blocker 0-6, 6-2, 6-3. DiFazio is now 9-4 this season in singles play.
Next the Tigers’ Zachary Rigsby won at number-six singles with a victory over Diego Soto 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. With the team score tied 3-3, this set up the deciding match at number four singles. At this position, Pavia defeated Meza giving the Hurricanes the 4-3 victory.
“The team competed at a high level today,” said Clemson Head Coach Chuck McCuen. “As a coaching staff, that’s what we ask for each time we step on the court. The score did not go our way, but we improved once again with our doubles play.
“Derek DiFazio and Yannick Maden played very well at the top of the line up for us. Zachary Rigsby continued his strong play at number-six singles to capture the third point.
“We will learn from today’s tough loss and continue to work hard to reach our goals. Lastly, we give credit to a very strong Miami team who played very well today – congratulations to them,” said McCuen.
Clemson will play at South Carolina on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in Columbia, SC. This will be the 102nd meeting between the two schools in men’s tennis. The series started in 1925.
#25 Miami 4, #57 Clemson 3
Singles 1. #106 Derek DiFazio (CU) d. Christian Blocker (UM) 0-6, 6-2, 6-3 2. Yannick Maden (CU) d. Keith Crowley (UM) 6-4, 6-3 3. Carl Sundberg (UM) d. Kevin Galloway (CU) 6-4, 6-4 4. Eduardo Pavia (UM) d. Gerardo Meza (CU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 5. Gabriel Flores (UM) d. Dominique Maden (CU) 7-6, 6-4 6. Zachary Rigsby (CU) d. Diego Soto (UM) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Doubles 1. Crowley/Waylon Chin (UM) d. Y. Maden/ Rigsby (CU) 9-8 (7-4) 2. Blocker/Sundberg (UM) d. DiFazio/Robert Pietrucha (CU) 8-6 3. Pavia/Pedro Ast (UM) d. Meza/Juan Bolona (CU) 8-6
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,3,5,1,6,4)
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