April 20, 2001

MACON, Ga. - Top seeded Florida Atlantic advanced to the semifinal round of the 2001 TAAC Men's Tennis Championships by defeating No. 8 seed Samford University 4-0 at the John Drew Smith Tennis Center.

#1 Florida Atlantic 4, #8 Samford 0

Singles:
Doug Devriendt (FAU) vs. David Misner (SU), DNF
Yalin Bilgin (FAU) vs. Raphael Bohli (SU), DNF
Martin Jirak (FAU) def. Chuck Haddox (SU), 6-0, 6-3
Andre Buzzoni (FAU) vs. Clive Yeo (SU), DNF
Sandro Spotti (FAU) def. Colin Thompson (SU), 6-1, 6-0
Christian Paiz (FAU) def. Travis Johnson (SU) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles:
Bilgin/Jirak (FAU) def. Misner/Bohli (SU), 8-5
Devriendt/Paiz (FAU) vs. Haddox/Yeo (SU), DNF
Spotter/Faerman (FAU) def. Thompson.Johnson (SU), 8-1