Frogs Drown the Pirates 4-1 at C-USA Shootout
3/1/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 1, 2003
FORT WORTH, Texas - TCU's men's tennis team defeated the East Carolina Pirates Saturday 4-1 in the second chilly day of the C-USA Shootout at the Friedman Tennis Center.
ECU was coming off a win over DePaul Friday (the Pirates beat the Blue Demons 4-0) coming in to the match with TCU. The Frogs did not play yesterday.
Nationally ranked Fabrizio Sestini (# 75) of TCU took court No. two and defeated Brad Sullivan of ECU 6-1; 6-2.
Some changes in the singles lineup for the Frogs included Jacob Martin taking court No. four and Pep? Mendoza at court No. six. Mendoza had not played in a dual match yet this season.
The Frogs will take on No. 30 Louisville Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Friedman Tennis Center.
Complete Results:
TCU def. East Carolina 4-1
DOUBLES: #1 Fabrizio Sestini/Toni Gordon (TCU) def. Charl Meyer/Brad Sullivan (ECU) 8-4 #2 Daniel Scholten/Alex Menichini (TCU) def. Paulo Baumer/Nick Rose (ECU) 8-3 #3 Rafael Abreu/Jacob Martin (TCU) vs. Felipe Fonseca/Ed Cooper (ECU) DNF
SINGLES: #1 Menichini (TCU) def. Meyer (ECU) 6-2; 6-4 #2 Sestini (TCU) def. Sullivan (ECU) 6-1; 6-2 #3 Jacopo Tezza (TCU) def. Baumer (ECU) 6-4; 7-6 (8-6 Tiebreaker) #4 Jacob Martin (TCU) vs. Cooper DNF (TCU lead 6-4; 3-6; 5-2) #5 Scholten (TCU) vs. Fonseca (ECU) DNF #6 Rose (ECU) def. Pep? Mendoza (TCU) 6-4; 6-1
