East Carolina University
Liberty
Pirates Win Four Singles Matches To Douse Flames
February 11, 2012 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 11, 2012
After losing the doubles point, East Carolina used four singles victories to triumph over Liberty, 4-3, on Friday. After beginning the match outdoors, play concluded inside the ECU Indoor Tennis Center when rain arrived in the area.
ECU improved to 6-2 on the year, including a perfect 5-0 record at home with Liberty falling to at 2-2 for the year.
The visiting Flames captured the first point by winning two of three doubles matches. Liberty's No. 2 tandem of Giancarlo Lemmi and Wayne Harrell posted 8-5 win over David Masciorini and Niels Cleeren as did Shea Thomas and Dillon Segur against John Schmitt and Mario Martinez in the No. 3 matchup. The Pirates' lone doubles triumph was at No. 1 where Nicolas Soriano and Joran Vliegen edged Siim Tuus and Tristan Stayt, 9-8 (10-8).
The homestanding Pirates were able to erase their early deficit, as they claimed each of the first three singles matches in straight sets. Vliegen defeated Tuus at No. 1 (6-4, 6-3), Soriano bested Thomas at No. 2 (7-6, 6-4) and Schmitt downed Stayt (6-3, 6-1). Lemmi picked up another point for the Flames as he defeated Pirates Nicolas Cleeran (6-2, 6-4) to bring Liberty within a point before winning his third singles match of the year before Damien Brenard outlasted Segur in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-3) to clinch the victory.
The Pirates will return to action Sunday, when they face Georgia Southern at the Indoor Tennis Center. Start time is slated for 11 a.m.
East Carolina 4, Liberty 3
Doubles Results
1. Vliegen/Soriano (ECU) def. Tuus/Stayt (LU), 9-8 (10-8)
2. Lemmi/Harrell (LU) def. Masciorini/Cleeren (ECU), 8-5
3. Thomas/Segur (LU) def. Schmitt/Martinez (ECU), 8-5
Singles Results
1. Vliegen (ECU) def. Tuus (LU), 6-4, 6-3
2. Soriano (ECU) def Thomas (LU), 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
3. Schmitt (ECU) def. Stayt (LU), 6-3, 6-1
4. Lemmi (LU) def. Cleeren (ECU), 6-2, 6-4
5. Brenard (ECU) def. Segur (LU), 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
6. Harrell (LU) def. Masciorini (ECU), 0-6, 6-3, 6-4
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