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Men's Tennis Joe Browning

#67 UNCW Cruises Over Hens In CAA Men's Tennis Quarters

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Top-seeded and 67th-ranked UNCW began its quest for the 2016 CAA Men's Tennis Championship by crushing No. 8 Delaware, 4-0, on Friday in one of four quarterfinal matchups on the opening day of the three-day event.

The Seahawks bumped their record to 11-8 with the easy victory over the 3-14 Blue Hens at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center and will face defending champion William & Mary, the fourth seed, in the semifinals on Saturday at 10 a.m. No. 2 Charleston meets No. 3 Elon in the other semifinal pairing.

UNCW advanced to the CAA semifinals for the ninth consecutive season with Friday's victory and dropped just 15 games in sweeping the first four singles matches.
Senior Christiaan Van der Burgh got things going for the Seahawks by rolling past UD's Tyler Flematti, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 2 singles and CAA Player-of-the-Year Santtu Leskinen made the score 2-0 with an identical result against Mike Furr at the top of the lineup.

Freshman Aviv Ben Shabat then increased the margin to 3-0 with a 6-4, 6-2, decision over Venkatesh Ramkumar at the No. 4 slot before fellow rookie Agustin Savarino clinched the match for the second time this season with a 6-4, 6-2, victory at No. 3 singles.

Friday, April 22, 2016 | Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center |Greensboro, N.C.
2016 CAA Men's Tennis Championships | Quarterfinals
#1 UNCW 4, #8 Delaware 0

Singles
1. #120 Santtu Leskinen (UNCW) def. Mike Furr (DELAWARE) 6-1, 6-0
2. Christiaan Van der Burgh (UNCW) def. Tyler Flematti (DELAWARE) 6-1, 6-0
3. Agustin Savarino (UNCW) def. Venkatesh Ramkumar (DELAWARE) 6-4, 6-2
4. Aviv Ben Shabat (UNCW) def. Blaise Casselbury (DELAWARE) 6-4, 6-3
5. Xander Veys (UNCW) vs. Colin Wong (DELAWARE) 3-1, unfinished
6. Andres Torres (UNCW) vs. Alex Sweet (DELAWARE) 5-0, unfinished
 
Doubles
1. Tyler Flematti/Colin Wong (DELAWARE) vs. Christiaan Van der Burgh/Aviv Ben Shabat (UNCW) no result
2. Blaise Casselbury/Venkatesh Ramkumar (DELAWARE) vs. Santtu Leskinen/Taylor Cramer (UNCW) no result
3. Mike Furr/Alex Sweet (DELAWARE) vs. Agustin Savarino/Josh Hublitz (UNCW) no result
 
Order of finish: Doubles (); Singles (2,1,4,3)



 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Taylor Cramer

Taylor Cramer

PLAYER
5' 9"
Sophomore
Josh Hublitz

Josh Hublitz

PLAYER
5' 11"
Sophomore
Santtu Leskinen

Santtu Leskinen

PLAYER
6' 1"
Senior
Andres Torres

Andres Torres

PLAYER
5' 9"
Sophomore
Christiaan Van der Burgh

Christiaan Van der Burgh

PLAYER
6' 3"
Senior
Xander Veys

Xander Veys

PLAYER
6' 2"
Sophomore
Agustin Savarino

Agustin Savarino

5' 10"
Freshman
Aviv Ben Shabat

Aviv Ben Shabat

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Taylor Cramer

Taylor Cramer

5' 9"
Sophomore
PLAYER
Josh Hublitz

Josh Hublitz

5' 11"
Sophomore
PLAYER
Santtu Leskinen

Santtu Leskinen

6' 1"
Senior
PLAYER
Andres Torres

Andres Torres

5' 9"
Sophomore
PLAYER
Christiaan Van der Burgh

Christiaan Van der Burgh

6' 3"
Senior
PLAYER
Xander Veys

Xander Veys

6' 2"
Sophomore
PLAYER
Agustin Savarino

Agustin Savarino

5' 10"
Freshman
Aviv Ben Shabat

Aviv Ben Shabat

5' 10"
Freshman