April 12, 2009

Final Stats

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The Maryland men's tennis team closed its regular season schedule with a disheartening loss to No. 23 Miami, 7-0.

The Terps (7-13, 1-10) couldn't get a win at singles or doubles as Miami (13-7, 9-2) clinched the second seed in the upcoming ACC tournament.

Maryland's best performance came from junior Alex Aksanov, as he made a push in the second set against Keith Crowley, but lost 6-3, 7-5.

The Terps will be back in action April 16-19, at the ACC Championships in Cary, N.C. Maryland will have to rely on a strong performance in the conference championship to keep its NCAA tournament hopes alive.

#23 Miami 7, Maryland 0

Singles competition
1. #15 Daniel Vallverdu (UM) def. Nickolai Nielsen (MD) 6-2, 6-0
2. David Rosenfeld (UM) def. Boris Fetbroyt (MD) 6-1, 6-1
3. #120 Christian Blocker (UM) def. Mathias Sarrazin (MD) 6-2, 6-3
4. Keith Crowley (UM) def. Alex Aksanov (MD) 6-3, 7-5
5. Ignacio Taboada (UM) def. Graham Knowlton (MD) 6-2, 6-3
6. David Simon (UM) def. Roshan Potarazu (MD) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. #61 Daniel Vallverdu/David Rosenfeld (UM) def. Alex Aksanov/Boris Fetbroyt (MD) 8-2
2. Carl Sundberg/Keith Crowley (UM) def. Nickolai Nielsen/Mathias Sarrazin (MD) 8-2
3. David Simon/Christian Blocker (UM) def. Graham Knowlton/Arman Moussavi (MD) 8-3

Match Notes:
Maryland 7-13 (1-10)
Miami 13-7 (9-2); National ranking #23
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,1,3,6,5,4)