Thursday, March 09, 2006

ORLANDO, Fla. (March 9, 2006) - The ETSU men's tennis team continued their winning streak as they defeated conference opponent Florida Atlantic, 5-0. The Bucs are now 12-5 on the year while the Owls fall to 1-9 with the loss.

The Bucs dominated the Owls in singles play, winning all five of the matches. In No. 1 singles, Felix Insaurralde (Asuncion, Paraguay) defeated David Demers, 6-3, 6-2, while Oscar Posada (Valencia, Venezuela) defeated Kevin Obletz, 7-5, 6-3 in the No. 2 position. In the No. 3 slot, Enrique Olivares (Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela) defeated J.P. Bounassar, 6-2, 6-3. Lisandro Picardo (Mar del Plata, Argentina) defeated Mauricio Paiz, 6-1, 6-4, in the No. 4 position. In the No. 5 position Sebastian Serrano (Cartagena, Colombia) defeated Akin Akman, 6-1, 6-0.

The Buccaneers next match is scheduled for Saturday, March 18, to take on conference foe Belmont in Nashville, Tenn. at 3 p.m.

ETSU 5, FAU 0

Singles
Felix Insaurralde (ETSU) def. David Demers (FAU) 6-3, 6-2

Oscar Posada (ETSU) def. Kevin Obletz (FAU) 7-5 6-3

Enrique Olivares (ETSU) def. J.P. Bounassar (FAU) 6-2, 6-3

Lisandro Picardo (ETSU) def. Mauricio Paiz (FAU) 6-1, 6-4

Sebastian Serrano (ETSU) def. Akin Akman (FAU) 6-1, 6-0