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Men's Tennis
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Freshmen Tennis Players Shine at Southern Collegiates
9/12/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Sept. 12, 2006
Athens, GA - Two Florida Atlantic University men's tennis players competed at the Southern Collegiates held in Athens, Georgia over the weekend.
Olivier Sajous and Corey Smith, both freshman, faced off against some of the nation's best at the premier tennis facility in the country. It was the first college event for both players.
The highlight of the weekend was Olivier Sajous' 6-4, 6-4 win over Florida State senior and No.1 player Ytai Abougzir. Abougzir, the tournament's fifth seed, is ranked No.2 in the world and 27th among college competitors. Prior to entering college, Abougzir won the Australian Open junior tournament and was ranked No.1 in the country and No. 2 in the world in juniors.
"This was a great win for Olivier and for the program. This will help Olivier in his quest to compete at the NCAA tournament", head men's tennis coach David Komie said.
"Both freshmen competed hard and represented the university well. I am proud of them both and feel that we all learned a lot from the experience."
Complete results:
Day 1
Damar Johnson, Louisville def. Olivier Sajous 6-2, 6-4
Omer Abramovich College of Charleston def. Corey Smith 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Day 2
Olivier Sajous def. Darren Mansell, UNC-Charlotte 6-0, 6-1
Corey Smith def. Keith Embree, USF 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Sajous/Smith def. Bruwer/Krywacz, Tennessee-Martin 8-5
Day 3
Olivier Sajous def. Ytai Abougzir , Florida State (5) 6-4, 6-4
Michael O'Shea, Florida State def. Smith 6-3, 2-6, (10-8)
Stiegwart/Cevka (#19 in country) def. Sajous/Smith 8-2
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