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East Tennessee State 6, Elon 1
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The 72nd-ranked Elon men's tennis team suffered a 6-1 loss at the hands of No. 60 East Tennessee State at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center on the campus of The College of William & Mary. The Phoenix is 0-2 on the young season, facing two ranked opponents to open the year. ETSU, who picked up a 4-3 victory over William & Mary on Friday, remained perfect on the year at 2-0.
The Bucs got off to a strong start, winning all three doubles matches to earn the team point. ETSU's 52nd-ranked doubles tandem of Jesus Bandres and Sander Gille picked up an 8-2 win against Eric Turner and Alberto Rojas at number two. The Bucs clinched the point after the number three duo of Robin Akser and Daniel Isaza defeated Cody Stauffer-MacDowell and Tommy Darling, 8-2. The top doubles match was the most competitive of the day, with ETSU's Charles Bottoni and Grega Teraz taking an 8-5 win over Philip Nemec and Chase Helpingstine.
Despite some close matches, Helpingstine was the lone Elon winner in singles action. The junior picked up a 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (8) victory over Gille at number three. Elon rookie Carlos Arboleda rebounded after dropping the first set to force a tiebreaker, but eventually fell 6-4, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (7) to Jeremy Bonnevalle at six singles. The Bucs won straight-set matches at five, four and two which clinched the team victory.
Elon will remain in Virginia to take on host William & Mary on Sunday morning at 10 a.m.
Florida 4, Furman 0
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Furman men's tennis team, ranked 59th nationally, opened the 2010 season Saturday night with a 4-0 loss to #11 Florida at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Gainesville, Fla. The match was delayed throughout the day due to rain. The teams then began the match with singles play instead of doubles, and play was stopped once the match was clinched.
Matches in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend are being held at 15 sites across the country. The Paladins (0-1) will play the loser of Saturday night's match between #39 Georgia Tech or #55 Penn State on Sunday at 11 a.m.
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