MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (March 30, 2009) –
Rollins quickly got back on the winning track Sunday as the 14th
ranked Tars downed No. 20 (NAIA) St. Thomas 8-0.
The win pushes the Tars to 10-6 on the year while the Bobcats
drop to 6-6.
The top flight doubles match was taken by Adrian
Tan and Jeff
Morris 8-2 over Adrian Escarate and Andrew Rifkin with Bill
Rockwood and Jonathan Emmet defeating Federico Acevedo and
Ricardo Marquez 8-4 at No. 3. Neil
Clausen and Gustavo
Carvalho were in a tough battled in the No. 2 slot, eventually
downing Jeremy Bache and William Fountain 9-8(4).
Tan defeated Escarte 6-4, 6-2 in the No. 1 singles position with
Clausen downing Bache 6-4, 6-1 at No. 2. Morris was a 7-5, 5-5,
def. winner over Fountain at No. 3, Carvalho won 6-4, 6-0 over
Rifkin at No. 4 and Andrew
Johnson posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Marquez at No. 6.
Rollins will be back in action on Wednesday, April 1 at home
against Florida Southern.
#TARS#
Tennis Match Results
Rollins vs St. Thomas (Fla.)
3/29/09 at Miami Gardens, Fla.
#14 Rollins 9, #20 St. Thomas (Fla.) 0
Singles competition
1. Adrian
Tan (ROLLINS) def. Adrian Escarate (STU) 6-4, 6-2
2. #27 Neil
Clausen (ROLLINS) def. Jeremy Bache (STU) 6-4, 6-1
3. #35 Jeff
Morris (ROLLINS) def. William Fountain (STU) 7-5, 5-5, def
4. Gustavo
Carvalho (ROLLINS) def. Andrew Rifkin (STU) 6-4, 6-0
5. Bill
Rockwood (ROLLINS) def. Kenneth Evans (STU) 7-6 (10-6), 4-0,
unf.
6. Andrew
Johnson (ROLLINS) def. Ricardo Marquez (STU) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Adrian
Tan/Jeff
Morris (ROLLINS) def. Adrian Escarate/Andrew Rifkin (STU)
8-2
2. Neil
Clausen/Gustavo
Carvalho (ROLLINS) def. Jeremy Bache/William Fountain (STU) 9-8
(10-4)
3. Bill
Rockwood/Jonathon
Emmet (ROLLINS) def. Federico Acevedo/Ricardo Marquez (STU)
8-4
Match Notes:
Rollins 11-6; National ranking #14
St. Thomas (Fla.) 6-6; National ranking #20
