Men's Tennis Falls at UCF, 4-3

Wednesday, March 6

Orlando, Fla.

5 PM

Tulane University

UCF

Photo by: Parker Waters

Mar 6, 2019 | Men's Tennis

LAKE NONA, Fla. - The No. 42 Tulane men's tennis team notched a trio of singles wins, including a pair of upsets over nationally-ranked players, but suffered a 4-3 setback at American Athletic Conference foe and 49th-ranked UCF on Wednesday evening at the USTA National Tennis Campus.

The Green Wave (4-9) fell behind early in doubles, as the Knights (7-5) scratched and clawed their way to wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, 6-3 and 6-4, respectively, to take an early 1-0 lead in the overall match.

Sophomore Hamish Stewart got Tulane on the board with a 6-3, 6-1 upset win over 122nd-ranked Alan Rubio at No. 3, but UCF remained in control by claiming the first set on three courts.

The Knights pushed on, earning straight-set victories at No. 2 and No. 4 singles, before holding on for a three-set victory at No. 5 to clinch the match.

The Green Wave were able to collect a pair of singles wins as the remaining two matches played out, as junior Ewan Moore closed out an impressive 6-4, 6-7(6), 1-0(6) upset win over 18th-ranked Gabriel Decamps on court one.

Sophomore Akos Kotorman also came out on top in a third-set tiebreaker, topping Mikhail Sokolovskiy, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(8), on court six.

Tulane heads Tampa to face another conference opponent, USF, on Friday, March 8. First serve is set for 12:30 p.m. (CT), at the USF Tennis Complex.

#49 UCF 4, #42 Tulane 3

Singles competition
1. Ewan Moore (TLN) def. #18 Gabriel Decamps (UCF) 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 10-6
2. Bogdan Pavel (UCF) def. #72 Luis Erlenbusch (TLN) 6-1, 6-3
3. Hamish Stewart (TLN) def. #122 Alan Rubio (UCF) 6-3, 6-1
4. Juan Pablo Mazzuchi (UCF) def. Dane Esses (TLN) 6-3, 6-3
5. Trey Hilderbrand (UCF) def. Tyler Schick (TLN) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
6. Akos Kotorman (TLN) def. Mikhail Sokolovskiy (UCF) 6-4, 2-6, 10-8

Doubles competition
1. Bogdan Pavel/Trey Hilderbrand (UCF) vs. Tyler Schick/Ewan Moore (TLN) 6-6 (1-1), unfinished
2. Juan Pablo Mazzuchi/Gabriel Decamps (UCF) def. Luis Erlenbusch/Hamish Stewart (TLN) 6-3
3. Alan Rubio/Mikhail Sokolovskiy (UCF) def. Akos Kotorman/Tim Ruetzel (TLN) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (2,3,4,5,6,1)

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