| Feb. 5, 2006
Contact: Carlos Valdez (210) 458-4930 Central Florida hands UTSA a 5-2 loss Box Score
ORLANDO - The Central Florida men's tennis team rallied with a 5-2 win over the UTSA men’s tennis after dropping the doubles points in tennis action at the UCF Tennis Complex in Orlando, Fla.
Sebastian Delgado clinched the win for UCF, topping Adam Becker at No. 4 (4-6, 6-0, 6-2). The Roadrunners, who fall to 0-2 on the year, opened the match by taking the doubles point.
Robin Fernandes was the lone Runner to earn a win in singles play, as he handed Alamgir Wali of UCF a 5-7, 7-6, (10-8) loss at No. 3.
Jimmy Roesch had a quick win at No. 6, defeating Shaun Michael Stewart, 6-3, 6-3, while Brock Sakey and Norman Alcantara were also two-set winners. Alcantara posted a 6-3, 6-1 victory at the No. 2 position over Anthony Portois. At No. 5, Sakey eased past Hetori Chaves, earning a 6-1, 6-1 win.
Sinan Sudas topped Andre Moreira at No. 1. Sudas claimed the first set, 6-3, but Moreira bounced back to take a 6-4 win in the second. In the super-tiebreaker, Sudas posted a 10-3 victory.
In doubles play, Chaves and Portois cruised past Delgado and Wali of UCF with a 8-4 win to tie the doubles match at 1-1. UTSA’s Becker and Strewart clinched the doubles points by defeating Roesch and Sakey in a thriller 9-7 win.
The Golden Knights open a four-match road swing on Saturday, facing Georgia State in Statesboro, Ga.
UCF 5, UTSA 2
Singles
1: Sinan Sudas (UCF) def. Andre Moreira (UTSA) 6-3, 4-6 (10-3)
2: Norman Alcantara (UCF) def. Anthony Portois (UTSA) 6-3, 6-1
3: Robin Fernandes (UTSA) def. Alamgir Wali (UCF) 5-7, 7-6 (10-8)
4: Sebastian Delgado (UCF) def. Adam Becker (UTSA) 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
5: Brock Sakey (UCF) def. Hetori Chaves (UTSA) 6-1, 6-1
6: Jimmy Roesch (UCF) def. Shaun Michael Stewart (UTSA) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
1: Alcantara/Sudas (UCF) def. Fernandes/Moreira (UTSA) 8-5
2: Chaves/Portois (UTSA) def. Delgado/Wali (UCF) 8-4
3: Becker/Stewart (UTSA) def. Roesch/Sakey (UCF) 9-7
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