Thursday, April 13, 2006

MACON, Ga. - The no. 4 Belmont men's tennis team defeated no. 5 Campbell, 4-1, in A-Sun Championship quarterfinal action at the John Drew Smith Tennis Center.

Belmont (5-8) won a hard fought doubles' point as Fausto Rocha and Javier Rodriguez edged Gabriel Delarue and Ryan Mills to win the point.

Alex Gilliot (no. 2), Rocha (no. 3) and Felipe Abreu (no. 6) garnered singles' victories helping the Bruins advance to the semifinals.

Belmont will face no. 1 East Tennessee State tomorrow at 9 a.m.

Doubles
No. 1 Rocha/Rodriguez (Belmont) def. Delarue/Mills (Campbell) 9-7
No. 2 Sifre/Thesleff (Campbell) def. Gesto/Gillott (Belmont) 8-3
No. 3 Lima/Abreu (Belmont) def. Wilpotte/Campo (Campbell) 8-6

Singles
No. 1 Florent Wilpotte (Campbell) def. Felipe Lima (Belmont) 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 Alex Gilliott (Belmont) def. Gabriel Delarue (Campbell) 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 Fausto Rocha (Belmont) def. Marc Sifre (Campbell) 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 Javier Rodriguez (Belmont) vs. Carlos Campo (Campbell) DNF
No. 5 Ignacio Gesto (Belmont) vs. Ryan Mills (Campbell) DNF
No. 6 Felipe Abreu (Belmont) def. Vasja Gorjup (Campbell) 6-2, 6-4