Feb. 11, 2001

BOCA RATON, FL -

The no.53 ranked Florida Atlantic University men's tennis team swept Stetson University 7-0 Sunday afternoon in the Trans America Athletic Conference opener for both. The match also marked FAU's home opener.

FAU took the doubles point by winning all three matches before sweeping the Hatters in singles play in straight sets. The victory improves FAU to 1-1 on the season and 1-0 in the TAAC.

Singles

1. Doug Devriendt (FAU) d. Piero Demichelli (SU) 6-1, 7-5.

2. Martin Jirak (FAU) d. Aleks Antonijevic (SU) 6-4, 6-2.

3. Yalin Bilgin (FAU) d. Alex Nicin (SU) 6-0, 6-1.

4. Sandro Spotti (FAU) d. Tobias Tangberg (SU) 6-3, 6-4.

5. Fabio Faerman (FAU) d. Libor Sedivak (SU) 6-4, 6-1.

6. Kodi Lewis (FAU) d. Vittorio Fratta (SU) 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles

1. Devriendt/Bilgin (FAU) d. Nicin/Sedivak (SU) 8-1.

2. Jirak/Andre Buzzoni (FAU) d. Demichelli/Tangberg (SU) 8-2.

3. Spotti/Faerman (FAU) d. Fratta/Kyle Lapnow (SU) 8-6.