April 8, 2008

Final Stats

Florida Atlantic University men's tennis team completed its regular season with a 7-0 win over Bethune Cookman University Tuesday afternoon in Boca Raton. The Owls finish the season ranked no. 72 with a 14-5 record and head to the Sun Belt Conference Championships April 18-20 in Monroe, LA.

FAU only dropped one set on the afternoon to the Wildcats. Olivier Sajous and Lawrence Harradine easily disposed of Emil Vassilev and Stefan James at the no. 1 doubles spot 8-1. Sajous returned in no. 1 singles to earn a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Vassilev. Harradine also had an easy time with Jerome Ward at no. 5, 6-0, 6-1.

The Owls enter the SBC Tournament as one of three ranked teams. Denver leads the pack at no. 42 followed by no. 68 Middle Tennessee and no. 72 Florida Atlantic University.

#72 Florida Atlantic University 7, Bethune-Cookman 0
Singles competition
1. Olivier Sajous (FAU) def. Emil Yassilev (BC) 6-1, 6-3
2. Corey Smith (FAU) def. Christian Cruz (BC) 6-2, 6-2
3. Daniel Vardag (FAU) def. Stefan James (BC) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2)
4. Eddie Majcher (FAU) def. Yannick Jackson (BC) 6-3, 6-1
5. Lawrence Harradine (FAU) def. Jerome Ward (BC) 6-0, 6-1
6. Osvaldo Benitez (FAU) def. Kristofer Martin (BC) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Olivier Sajous/Lawrence Harradine (FAU) def. Emil Yassilev/Stefan James (BC) 8-1
2. Eddie Majcher/Daniel Vardag (FAU) def. Christian Cruz/Yannick Jackson (BC) 8-6
3. Osvaldo Benitez/Joshua Scholl (FAU) def. Jerome Ward/Kristofer Martin (BC) 8-6

Match Notes:
Bethune-Cookman 3-11
Florida Atlantic University 14-5; National ranking #72