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No. 8 Tars Blank Saint Leo to Close Conference Season

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WINTER PARK, Fla. (April 6, 2010) -

Eighth-ranked Rollins scored its second straight shutout and closed both conference and home schedules with a bang, blanking Saint Leo 9-0 on Senior Day, Tuesday.

Prior to the match, head coach Ron Bohrnstedt recognized lone Tars senior Pablo Seijo for his dedication to the program.

Rollins (14-8, 3-3 Sunshine State Conference) cruised past Saint Leo (3-17, 0-5 SSC) in doubles and surrendered just four combined games in singles.

In the No. 1 doubles match, eighth-ranked Jeff Morris and Neil Clausen made easy work of Jose Morales and Yves Jacobs 8-2 while 23rd-ranked Seijo and Nick Rowlands teamed to down Pablo Chavez and Richard Maclachlan 8-1 in the No. 2 match. Girts Dzelde and Constantin Sturdza took the No. 3 match for the Tars, defeating Michael Calloway and Jeffrey Hanrahan 8-2.

In singles, eighth-ranked Morris took Chavez 6-0, 6-1 in the top flight match with 34th-ranked Clausen downing Morales by the same score at No. 2. Arturo Baravalle over Calloway at No. 3, Chris Herbert over Julian Jean-Pierre at No. 5 and Rowlands over Hanrahan at No. 6 were all Tars shutouts, 6-0, 6-0. Dzelde completed the Tars sweep with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Maclachlan in the No. 4 match.

Rollins will conclude its 2010 regular season on the road, against Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday, Apr. 10 at 1 p.m.


Tennis Match Results
Saint Leo vs Rollins
Apr 06, 2010 at Winter Park, Fla.
(Tiedtke Tennis Courts)

#8 Rollins 9, Saint Leo 0

Singles competition
1. #8 Jeff Morris (RC) def. Pablo Chavez (SLM) 6-0, 6-1
2. #34 Neil Clausen (RC) def. Jose Morales (SLM) 6-0, 6-1
3. Arturo Baravalle (RC) def. Michael Calloway (SLM) 6-0, 6-0
4. Girts Dzelde (RC) def. Richard Maclachlan (SLM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Chris Herbert (RC) def. Julian Jean-Pierre (SLM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Nick Rowlands (RC) def. Jeffrey Hanrahan (SLM) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. #4 Jeff Morris/Neil Clausen (RC) def. Jose Morales/Yves Jacobs (SLM) 8-2
2. #23 Pablo Seijo/Nick Rowlands (RC) def. Pablo Chavez/Richard Maclachlan (SLM) 8-1
3. Girts Dzelde/Constantin Sturdza (RC) def. Michael Calloway/Jeffrey Hanrahan (SLM) 8-2

Match Notes:
Saint Leo 3-17, 0-5 SSC
Rollins 14-8, 3-3 SSC; National ranking #8
2010 Rollins Senior Day

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