SSAC News
Tue, May 17, 2005 - [Men's Tennis]
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MOBILE, Ala. - The third-seeded Auburn University Montgomery Senators cruised into the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Championships with a 5-0 victory over unseeded Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) here Tuesday morning.

NAIA - MenThe Senators used a sweep of all three doubles positions to stake themselves to an early 3-0 lead.  The teams of Daniel Plasa-Joel Kusnierz (8-5), Anton Brykalin-David Bidmeade (8-3) and David Budler-Fredrico Marty (8-3) all recorded victories of the Senators.

Only two of the six singles matches were played due to the match being decided at five points.  Kusnierz won at the number two singles over the Sea Lions' Christian Gerloff 6-4, 6-0.  Marty won at the number six singles and clinched the match with his 6-4, 6-2 victory over Sean Sand.

Daniel Plasa, David Bidmeade, David Budler and Willi Frei were all winning their matches when the team match was ended.

AUM (21-4), the defending NAIA National Champions, take on sixth-seeded Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (25-2) Wednesday morning at 9 am in the quarterfinals.