East Carolina University
Temple
Pirates Shut Out Temple For Seventh Straight Win
March 04, 2015 | Men's Tennis
GREENVILLE, N.C. --- The East Carolina men's tennis team won its seventh consecutive dual match Wednesday with a 4-0 victory over American Athletic Conference foe Temple.
The Pirates claimed the doubles' point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Ross Nigro and Fredric Lehfeldt posted a 6-4 win over Santiago Canete and Vineet Naran at second spot after Patriek Wolterbeek and Nicolas Soriano recorded a 6-2 victory over Maros Januvka and Ian Glessing at No. 3 doubles.
Tendai Tapfuma rallied from a one set deficit to defeat Santiago Canete at No. 1 singles, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Nicolas Soriano was a straight set winner over Nicolas Paulus at the No. 2 position, 6-2, 6-0 as was Fredric Lehfeldt at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-0 over Filip Stipcic.
ECU will go after its eighth straight win Sunday afternoon against North Florida. The match is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in Jacksonville, Fla.
East Carolina 4, Temple 0
Singles Results
1. Tendai Tapfuma (ECU) def. Santiago Canete (TEM) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
2. Nicolas Soriano (ECU) def. Nicolas Paulus (TEM) 6-2, 6-0
3. Fredric Lehfeldt (ECU) def. Filip Stipcic (TEM) 6-1, 6-0
4. Damien Brenard (ECU) vs. Hicham Belkssir (TEM) unfinished
5. Kasey Countee (ECU) vs. Vineet Naran (TEM) unfinished
6. Colin Roller (ECU) vs. Ian Glessing (TEM) unfinished
Doubles Results
1. Colin Roller/Tendai Tapfuma (ECU) vs. Hicham Belkssir/Nicolas Paulus (TEM) unfinished
2. Fredric Lehfeldt/Ross Nigro (ECU) def. Santiago Canete/Vineet Naran (TEM) 6-4
3. Nicolas Soriano/Patriek Wolterbeek (ECU) def. Maros Januvka/Ian Glessing (TEM) 6-2
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