March 20, 2007

Box Score

ORLANDO, Fla. - The University of Denver men's tennis team claimed three singles matches and the doubles point on the way to edging the University of Central Florida, 4-3, Tuesday afternoon at the UCF Tennis Complex.

Denver (8-3) took victories at the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4 singles positions and won at No. 2 and No. 3 in doubles play.

No. 19-ranked Adam Holstrom (Eskilstuna, Sweden) improved to 8-4 on the season by cruising past UCF's Sinan Sudas 6-0, 6-4. Nejc Smole (Ljubljana, Slovenia) topped Tarek Ben Soltane, 6-4, 6-1. Timo Kienle (Ludwigsburg, Germany) dropped Norman Alcantra in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.

Holstrom and Nik Persson (Stockholm, Sweden) dropped just their second doubles match of the season, 8-6, but DU rallied winning the next two for the doubles point as Rav Dhatt (Victoria, British Columbia) and Smole topped Johan Beigart and Sudas, 8-6, and Kienle and Kalle Rosen (Helsingborg, Sweden) took an 8-5 decision from Jimmy Rosen and Danny Colón.

The Pioneers continue their Florida trip Thursday, March 22 at the University of South Florida at Noon.

Singles
1.	Adam Holstrom (DU) def. Sinan Sudas (UCF) 6-0, 6-4
2.	Nejc Smole (DU) def. Tarek Ben Soltane (UCF) 6-4, 6-1
3.	Johan Beigart (UCF) def. Nik Persson (DU) 1-6, 6-3, 4-1 (ret.)
4.	Timo Kienle (DU) def. Norman Alcantara (UCF0 6-3, 6-4
5.	Brock Sakey (UCF) def. Kalle Rosen (DU) 6-3, 3-6 (10-8)
6.	Jimmy Roesch (UCF) def. Rav  Dhatt (DU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1.	Alcantara/Sakey (UCF) def. Holmstrom/Persson (DU) 8-6
2.	Dhatt/Smole (DU) def. Beigart/Sudas (UCF) 8-6
3.	Kienle/Rosen (DU) def. Colon/Roesch (UCF) 8-5