BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - For the second straight day, weather conditions
moved the University of New Orleans men's tennis team indoors and like
the previous day, the results were the same in a 4-0 loss to UAB at Pat
M. Courington Tennis Pavilion on Saturday night.
Head coach Burzis Kanga's squad played with just five players, allowing UAB (4-2) to win by walkover at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles over UNO (0-2).
The Blazers finished off the doubles' point when Daniel Moser and David Zimmermann defeated Guilherme Rebolo and Ben Smith 8-5, bringing a halt to the No. 1 match, which was not necessary.
Two matches away from a dual victory, UAB picked up straight set victories at No. 2 and No. 3.
Zimmerman defeated Benjamin Bouhana 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2 and Dan Cornei followed suit with a 6-2, 7-5 decision over Smith. With the dual in hand, the remainder of the matches were called off.
UNO will get to take advantage of a week off before returning to the court on Feb. 20 against Tulane in a dual scheduled for a 12 p.m. start. The match, which will take place at the Goldring Tennis Center, will be the first between the crosstown rivals since pre-Katrina.
UAB 4, New Orleans 0
Doubles
No. 1 - Alex Emery/Danny Manlow (UAB) vs. Benjamin Bouhana/Stepan Siska (UNO) 7-6, Suspended, doubles clinched
No. 2 - Daniel Moser/David Zimmermann def. Guilherme Rebolo/Ben Smith (UNO) 8-5
No. 3 - Thomas Petrich/Tom Puetz (UAB) def. Abdelrahman Zaki/ (UNO) Forfeit
Singles
No. 1 - Danny Manlow (UAB) vs. Stepan Siska (UNO) 6-2, 4-6, 3-1, Suspended, match clinched
No. 2 - David Zimmerman (UAB) def. Benjamin Bouhana (UNO) 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 - Dan Cornei (UAB) def. Ben Smith (UNO 6-2, 7-5
No. 4 - Daniel Moser (UAB) vs. Guilherme Rebolo (UNO) Did not play, match clinched
No. 5 - Tom Puetz (UAB) vs. Abdelrahman Zaki (UNO) Did not play, match clinched
No. 6 - Thomas Petrich (UAB) won by forfeit
