Men's Tennis Kicks Off Season With ECU Invitational
September 13, 2002 | Men's Tennis
The Pirates posted five singles victories and one doubles win in the first day of round-robin play. The tournament includes teams from Richmond, UNC Wilmington, and Mount Olive.
Sophomore Paulo Baumer, a native of Brazil, led ECU's effort by posting two wins in singles play. Playing in the No. 3 singles spot, Baumer posted a 6-2, 6-0 win against Richmond's Dan Scrafford and won 6-1, 6-0 against Mount Olive's Christof Franzsen.
Junior Charl Meyer also enjoyed two victories as he posted a singles win over Mount Olive's Dane Smith, 6-1, 6-4, and teamed with senior Brad Sullivan for an 8-3 doubles win over UNC Wilmington's duo of Scott Curry and John Franceschina. Sullivan also won a singles match, 6-0, 6-3, against Mount Olive's Juane Schulte.
Tournament play concludes Saturday morning with play beginning at 8 a.m. The tournament is not a team-scored event.
Friday's complete results follow:
Singles (ECU players)
Meyer (ECU) def. Smith (MO), 6-1, 6-4
Sullivan (ECU) def. Schulte (MO), 6-0, 6-3
Baumer (ECU) def. Franzsen (MO), 6-1, 6-0
Snyder (ECU) def. Callaway (MO), 6-3, 6-2
Hage (MO) def. Rose (ECU), 6-4, 3-6, 10-7
Goldsmith (MO) def. Fonseca (ECU), 6-3, 7-6
Doll (UR) def. Meyer (ECU), 4-6, 7-5, 7-6
Donn (UR) def. Sullivan (ECU), 6-4, 6-4
Baumer (ECU) def. Scrafford (UR), 6-2, 6-0
Cabara (UR) def. Rose (ECU), 6-3, 6-1
Schwandt (UR) def. Fonseca (ECU), 6-2, 6-4
Moss (UR) def. Snyder (ECU), 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
Meyer/Sullivan (ECU) def. Curry/Franceschina (UNCW), 8-3
Zysset/Cabrini (UNCW) def. Baumer/Fonseca (ECU), 9-8
Mendes/Bailey (UNCW) def. Snyder/Rose (ECU), 8-0
Singles (other schools)
Mendes (UNCW) def. Doll (UR), 6-2, 3-6, 10-6
Donn (UR) def. Cabrini (UNCW), 7-5, 6-1
Bailey (UNCW) def. Scrafford (UR), 1-6, 6-4, 10-8
Cabara (UR) def. Franceschina (UNCW), 6-2, 6-1
Schwandt (UR) def. Curry (UNCW), 6-1, 6-2
Moss (UR) def. Zysset (UNCW), 6-1, 6-0
Mendes (UNCW) def. Smith (MO), 6-4, 6-1
Bailey (UNCW) def. Schulte (MO), 7-6, 6-3
Franceschina (UNCW) def. Franzsen (MO), 6-1, 6-4
Hage (MO) def. Curry (UNCW), 6-0, 6-2
Cabrini (UNCW) def. Goldsmith (MO), 7-5, 7-6
Zysset (UNCW) def. Callaway (MO), 6-2, 6-0
