East Carolina University
Murray State
ECU Takes Down Murray State
February 05, 2012 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 5, 2012
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- East Carolina recorded its fifth win in its last six matches with a 6-1 victory over Murray State late Saturday. After sweeping the doubles points, the Pirates won five of six singles matches, all in straight sets.
The Pirates' No. 3 doubles tandem of John Schmitt and Mario Martinez blanked the duo of Jose Berardo and Dylan Gerlach, 8-0 before David Masciorini and Niels Cleeren clinched the point with an 8-1 victory over T.J. Jeffers and Daniel Max McLean at the No.2 position. Joran Vliegan and Nicolas Soriano completed the sweep with an 8-6 triumph at the first position over Arthur Valle and Daniel Heibel.
In singles action, Vliegen made quick work of Valle (6-0, 6-1) at the No. 1 position as did Schmitt at the No. 3 spot against Heibel. Soriano defeated Berardo (6-2, 6-2) at the No. 2 spot to seal the overall win for the Pirates. At the No. 5 position, Cleeren downed Jeffers (6-2, 6-0), and Masciorini picked up a win over Garlach (6-0, 6-2) at the No. 6 position.
The Pirates will return to action Friday, Feb. 10 against Liberty at 2:30 p.m. at the ECU Tennis Complex.
East Carolina 6, Murray State 1
Doubles Results
1. Vliegen and Soriano (ECU) def. Valle and Heibel (MUR) 8-6
2. Masciorini and Cleeren (ECU) def. Jeffers and McLean (MUR) 8-1
3. Schmitt and Martinez (ECU) def. Berardo and Gerlach (MUR) 8-0
Singles Results
1. Joran Vliegen (ECU) def. Arthur Valle (MUR) 6-0, 6-1
2. Nicolas Soriano (ECU) def. Jose Berardo (MUR) 6-2, 6-2
3. John Scmitt (ECU) def. Daniel Heibel (MUR) 6-0, 6-1
4. Max McLean (MUR) def. Damien Brenard (ECU) 6-3, 7-5
5. Niels Cleeren (ECU) def. Tyler Jeffers (MUR) 6-2, 6-0
6. Dave Masciorini (ECU) def. Dylan Gerlach (MUR) 6-0, 6-2
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