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Sebastian Priosy defeated PJ Passalacqua in the No. 6 singles spot for one of the Eagles only victories against Miami.

April 20, 2004 | Results

MIAMI, Fla. - With only two wins in singles, the AU men's tennis team fell in a tough 5-2 battle against No. 49 ranked Miami, Tuesday at the University of Miami's Neil Schiff Tennis Center.

The Eagles are now 12-6 overall with one match left in the regular season. After taking on Florida Atlantic University, Wednesday at 2 p.m., the Eagles will return to Washington to host the Patriot League tournament April 24-25.

Senior Guillaume Tarralle (Paris, France / French International School) took home one of AU's only victories, defeating John Hoyes in a tight three match set that came down to a 10-8 final set.

Sophomore Sebastian Priosy took home the Eagles other victory, defeating PJ Passalacqua, 6-2, in a one set match. Falling in all three doubles matches, the Hurricanes swept the Eagles for the point.

In the first round of the Patriot League tournament, the Eagles will face Navy, Saturday April 24 at 9 am. The last time the two teams met, AU swept the Mid's, 7-0. If American defeats Navy, they will move onto the Patriot League finals, Sunday at 9 a.m. against the winner of the Army/Colaget match.

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AU vs. University of Miami
AU- 2
Miami- 5

Singles
1. Josh Cohen (UM) def. Tushar Garg (AU), 6-1, 6-3
2. Eric Hechtman (UM) def. Jonah Fliegelman (AU), 6-4, 7-5
3. Guillaume Tarralle (AU) def. John Hoyes (UM), 7-5, 2-6, (10-8)
4. Colin Purcell (UM) def. Juancarlo Vazquez (AU), 6-3, 6-4
5. Jeremiah Fuller (UM) def. Ruben Rivero (AU), 6-3, 6-4
6. Sebastian Proisy (AU) def. P.J. Passalacqua (UM), 2-6 (retired)

Doubles
1. Colin Purcell/Eric Hechtman (UM) def. Tushar Garg/Andreas Kulcsar (AU), 8-5
2. John Hoyes/Jeremiah Fuller (UM) def. Guillaume Tarralle/Juancarlo Vazquez (AU), 9-7
3. P.J. Passalacqua/Josh Cohen (UM) def. Jonah Fliegelman/Ruben Rivero (AU), 8-3