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Van Emburgh Earns 25th Program Win as Mocs Sweep Southern New Hampshire

LAKELAND, Fla. - Florida Southern College men's tennis won its seventh-straight match on Saturday afternoon at the Wynee Warden Tennis Center as it swept Southern New Hampshire, 7-0. The No. 18 Moccasins (8-1) defeated numerous nationally-ranked Penmen (5-2) in the victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Pablo Salamanca and Valentin Hertweck won 6-2 in the No. 2 doubles flight while Brian Pham and Tim Becker clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win in the No. 3 flight. Erik Nordblom and Andres Cabezas helped the Mocs sweep doubles with a 6-4 win over the No. 6 doubles pairing in the East, Willem and Bas van Biezen.
  • Cabezas cruised in a 6-1, 6-2 victory in the No. 3 flight and Oscar Sohl finished shortly after with a 6-2, 6-1 decision in the No. 4 flight. The Mocs clinched the match after Miroslav Cvjetan earned two 6-1 sets in the No. 6 flight.
  • Chase Martin triumphed 6-2, 7-5 in the No. 5 flight and Nordblom made it 6-0 with a 6-2, 6-3 victory in the No. 1 flight.
  • The Moccasins earned the sweep after Hertweck, who had fallen 2-6 in the first set of the No. 2 flight, bounced back with a 6-3 second set and 10-7 third-set tiebreaker.
  • The win is head coach Greg Van Emburgh's 25th with the Moccasins as the program is now 6-0 all-time against Southern New Hampshire.

UP NEXT:

Southern will continue its homestand with six matches in-a-row. The Mocs will host Post, Hillsdale, Bluefield State, Texas-Tyler, Northwood and Auburn Montgomery from Monday through Saturday. The first four matches will be at 3 p.m. while Friday's contest is at 4 p.m. and Saturday's at 11 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Tim Becker

Tim Becker

5' 10"
Junior
Andres Cabezas

Andres Cabezas

5' 10"
Junior
Miroslav Cvjetan

Miroslav Cvjetan

6' 1"
Sophomore
Valentin Hertweck

Valentin Hertweck

5' 9"
Sophomore
Chase Martin

Chase Martin

6' 2"
Freshman
Erik Nordblom

Erik Nordblom

6' 4"
Junior
Brian Pham

Brian Pham

6' 0"
Sophomore
Pablo Salamanca

Pablo Salamanca

5' 11"
Junior
Oscar Sohl

Oscar Sohl

6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Tim Becker

Tim Becker

5' 10"
Junior
Andres Cabezas

Andres Cabezas

5' 10"
Junior
Miroslav Cvjetan

Miroslav Cvjetan

6' 1"
Sophomore
Valentin Hertweck

Valentin Hertweck

5' 9"
Sophomore
Chase Martin

Chase Martin

6' 2"
Freshman
Erik Nordblom

Erik Nordblom

6' 4"
Junior
Brian Pham

Brian Pham

6' 0"
Sophomore
Pablo Salamanca

Pablo Salamanca

5' 11"
Junior
Oscar Sohl

Oscar Sohl

6' 0"
Sophomore

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