No. 10 Tars Down No. 28 UC San Diego for Third Straight Win

Rollins knocked off its third straight nationally ranked opponent, Monday as the 10th-ranked Tars defeated 28th-ranked UC San Diego 7-2 to being their spring break trip to the west coast.

In doubles play, Nick Rowlands and Pablo Seijo moved to the No. 1 position and upset 17th-ranked Armaun Emami and Austin West 8-6 to highlight the first half of the match for Rollins (5-4). Arturo Baravalle and Girts Dzelde defeated Jake Fellow and Champman Chan 8-4 in the No. 2 spot and Jeff Morris and Constantin Sturdza took Naveen Dixit and Sam Ling 8-5 at No. 3.

Morris continued his stellar play in singles, picking up his eighth straight win at the top position, defeating Chan 6-2, 6-0. Baravalle moved to No. 2 for the first time on the season and downed Fellow 6-4, 6-3. Rollins also got points from Girts Dzelde, who downed Vincent Nguyen 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4, and Chris Herbert, who took Dixit 6-4, 7-6 in the 5th position.

Rollins will continue their spring break trip Tuesday, Mar. 9 at Cal Poly Pomona.

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Tennis Match Results
Rollins vs UC San Diego
Mar 08, 2010 at La Jolla, Calif.
(Northview Tennis Courts)

#10 Rollins 7, #28 UC San Diego 2

Singles competition
1. Jeff Morris (RC) def. Chapman Chan (UCSD) 6-2, 6-0
2. Arturo Baravalle (RC) def. Jake Fellow (UCSD) 6-4, 6-3
3. Sam Ling (UCSD) def. Pablo Seijo (RC) 6-4, 3-2
4. Girts Dzelde (RC) def. Vincent Nguyen (UCSD) 6-2, 6-1
5. Chris Herbert (RC) def. Naveen Dixit (UCSD) 6-4, 7-6
6. Junya Yoshida (UCSD) def. Constantin Sturdza (RC) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Nick Rowlands/Pablo Seijo (RC) def. #17 Armaun Emami/Austin West (UCSD) 8-6
2. Arturo Baravalle/Girts Dzelde (RC) def. Jake Fellow/Chapman Chan (UCSD) 8-4
3. Jeff Morris/Constantin Sturdza (RC) def. Naveen Dixit/Sam Ling (UCSD) 8-5

Match Notes:
Rollins 5-4; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #6
UC San Diego 6-5; National ranking #28; Regional ranking #3