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Men's Tennis Sweeps Three-Match Roadie With Wins at Hartford, U. Conn and Boston University

3/1/2010

The UMBC men’s tennis team swept all three road matches this weekend and moved to 8-2 on the spring.

The Retrievers blanked America East foe Hartford, 7-0, Big East rival U. Conn, 5-2, and league rival Boston University, 6-1.

UMBC did not drop a set against the Hawks. Junior Mwali Phiri (Yonkers, N.Y.) highlighted the evening with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Edgardo Ureta at No. 5 singles.

The Retrievers dropped the doubles point against the Huskies, but battled back to take five of the six singles matches. Phiri won a key match, capturing a tie-breaker in a 6-4, 4-6, (10-6) victory over Dave Adams at the No. 5 slot. Freshman Adam Duprat (Bobigny, France) and sophomore Joe Adewumi (Phoenix, Ariz) each prevailed in tough 7-5 first sets to set them up for key victories. Duprat triumphed, 7-5, 6-3 over Scott Warden at No. 3 singles, while Adewumi defeated Wei Lin, 7-5, 6-0 at the No. 6 slot.

Senior Fredi Voorman (Talinn, Estonia) and freshman Gaulthier Berret (Lagny Sur Marne, France) won in straight sets in Nos. 2 and 4 singles respectively.

"The men slipped in the doubles but bounced strongly in the singles play," head coach Rob Hubbard said. "We need to get in some more work on the dubs but I am proud of the guys the way they stepped up in the singles."

Playing their third match in less than 48 hours, UMBC won all three doubles matches to open up a 1-0 lead over the host Terriers. The “French Connection” duo of Berret/Duprat posted an impressive 8-1 win at the No. 2 slot.

In singles, senior Chris Meyer (New Market, Md./Urbana) vanquished Jeff Chuadcoff, 6-0, 6-2 at the No. 1 slot, as the Retrievers captured five of the six singles contests. Phiri again prevailed in a three-set breaker, edging James Bernstein, 6-4, 2-6, (10-6).

UMBC continues its six-match road swing with contests at Navy (March 6) and Old Dominion (March 7) this weekend.