WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 24, 2011) - Arturo
Baravalle came from behind to win the deciding point as
sixth-ranked Rollins defeated 37th-ranked Queens College
5-4 on Thursday.
The win is the Tars fourth straight and improves their record to
11-5 on the season.
Rollins scored just one point in doubles as Jason
Alabaster and Nick
Rowlands teamed to beat Fabio Minami and Andre Pellegrino 8-6
in the No. 2 position.
In singles play, Sebastian Haftern won the No. 3 match over
Minami 6-4, 6-1 while Chris
Herbert posted a 6-4, 7-5 win over Dave Burnstein at No. 5.
Alabaster scored a victory in the No. 6 match, winning 6-3, 6-4
over Pellegrino.
In the No. 2 match, 46th-ranked Baravalle dropped the
first set to Nikolaj Wulff 5-7, but was perfect from then on out,
closing the match with 6-0, 6-0 scores in the final two sets.
Rollins will be on the road for its next four matches, traveling
to Lynn on Saturday, March 26 and Barry on Sunday, March 27.
#TARS#
Tennis Match Results
Queens (N.Y.) vs Rollins
Mar 24, 2011 at
#6 Rollins 5, #37 Queens (N.Y.) 4
Singles competition
1. #51 Toth, Atilla (QUEM) def. #6 Jeff
Morris (ROLLINS) 6-2, 7-6 (10-4)
2. #46 Arturo
Baravalle (ROLLINS) def. Wulff, Nikolaj (QUEM) 5-7, 6-0,
6-0
3. Sebastian
Hafner (ROLLINS) def. Minami, Fabio (QUEM) 6-4, 6-1
4. Medrano, Diego (QUEM) def. David
Yawalkar (ROLLINS) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Chris
Herbert (ROLLINS) def. Burstein, David (QUEM) 6-4, 7-5
6. Jason
Alabaster (ROLLINS) def. Pellegrino, Andre (QUEM) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Toth, Atilla/Wulff, Nikolaj (QUEM) def. Jeff Morris/Arturo
Baravalle (ROLLINS) 9-8 (10-4)
2. Jason
Alabaster/Nick
Rowlands (ROLLINS) def. Minami, Fabio/Pellegrino, Andre (QUEM)
8-6
3. Medrano, Diego/Burstein, David (QUEM) def. Sebastian
Hafner/David
Yawalkar (ROLLINS) 8-5
Match Notes:
Queens (N.Y.) 6-4; National ranking #37
Rollins 11-5; National ranking #6
