Nov. 20, 2009
AUBURN, Ala.The Auburn men's tennis team picked up four wins on day one of the Auburn Fall Classic at the City of Auburn/Auburn University Yarborough Tennis Center, Friday. The Tigers faced Embry-Riddle, while Troy and South Carolina battled to start the day.
Redshirt junior Nick Maurillo and freshman Michael Wardell led the Tigers, each picking up wins in singles play and joining forces for a doubles win. The pair opened the day with a doubles match-up against Embry-Riddle¡¯s Zander Woodford-Smith and David Spennare and came away with the 8-1 victory.
Wardell took on Charlie Rice in singles competition, finishing with the 7-6 (7), 6-3 win. Maurillo lost the first set to Jan Hoekzema, but battled back to win the final two sets and pick up his third win of the fall season (3-6, 6-4, 7-6).
Freshman Andreas Mies recorded Auburn's other win of the day, defeating Peter Francis by scores of 6-4, 6-2. Mies paired with Michel Monteiro in double competition, but lost to Hoekzema and Francis, 8-4.
Junior Alex Jorne and freshman Davis Taylor faced and battled Embry-Riddle¡¯s Charlie Rice and Luke Maricic, falling 8-6. Jorne also competed in singles, dropping a two-set match to Woodford-Smith (6-3, 6-4).
Day two of the Auburn Fall Classic is set to start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, seeing Troy take on Embry-Riddle at the City of Auburn/Auburn University Yarborough Tennis Center. Auburn faces South Carolina at 1 p.m. Admission is free.
AUBURN FALL INVITATIONAL
DOUBLES
Flight One
Diego Cubas/Ivan Machado (South Carolina) def. Xavier Masson/Branko Weber (Troy), 8-5
Jan Hoekzema/Peter Francis (Embry-Riddle) def. Andreas Mies/Michel Monteiro (Auburn), 8-
Flight Two
Ivan Cressoni/Chris Sheehan (South Carolina) def. Mario Rolemberg/Bastian Maucher (Troy), 8-3
Charlie Rice/Luke Maricic (Embry-Riddle) def. Alex Jorne/Davis Taylor (Auburn), 8-6
Flight Three
Nick Maurillo/Michael Wardell (Auburn) def. Zander Woodford©\Smith/David Spennare (Embry-Riddle), 8-1
Flight Four
Xavier Masson/Branko Weber (Troy) def. Alex Perez/Sean De La Bastide (Embry-Riddle), 8-1
SINGLES
Flight One
Diego Cubas (South Carolina) def. Aurelien Tave (Troy), 6-0, 6-1
Nick Maurillo (Auburn) def. Jan Hoekzema (Embry-Riddle), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6
Flight Two
Branko Weber (Troy) def. Ivan Cressoni (South Carolina), 6-2, 6-1
Andreas Mies (Auburn) def. Peter Francis (Embry-Riddle), 6-4, 6-2
Flight Three
Ivan Machado (South Carolina) def. Mario Rolemberg (Troy), 7-5, 6-2
Michael Wardell (Auburn) def. Charlie Rice (Embry-Riddle), 7-6, 6-3
Flight Four
Xavier Masson (Troy) def. Chris Sheehan (South Carolina), 6-3, 6-1
Zander Woodford-Smith (Embry-Riddle) def. Alex Jorne (Auburn), 6-3, 6-4
Flight Five
Guilherme Sahadhi (Troy) def. Harry Menzies (South Carolina), 6-4, 6-4