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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

No. 9 Rollins Bounced from NCAA Tourney by No. 8 West Florida

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VALDOSTA, Ga. (May 2, 2011) -

Rollins was swept in doubles play and couldn't recover in singles as the No. 9 Tars fell to No. 8 West Florida 5-1 on Monday.

Rollins' season ends with record of 17-9 while the Argos advance to play either Valdosta State or Florida Southern in the second round.

In doubles, Rollins 14th ranked duo of Jeff Morris and Arturo Baravalle dropped an 8-2 decision to 10th-ranked Leandro Ferreira and Andrey Pozhidaev in the top spot. In the No. 2 match, Jason Alabaster and Nick Rowlands lost 8-4 to Domenico Sano and Sean Gunnels while Sebastian Hafner and David Yawalkar fell to Mike Lue and Jose Carolos Tolentin 9-7 in the No. 3 match.

The Tars scored a point in the No. 3 match as Hafner downed Gunnels 6-4, 6-4. The Argos, however, picked up wins at no. 2 and No. 5 to close out the Tars.

Tennis Match Results West Florida vs Rollins May 02, 2011 at Valdosta, Ga. (VSU Tennis Courts)
West Florida 5, Rollins 1
1. Jeff Morris (RC) vs. Leandro Ferreira (UWF) 4-6, 1-4, unfinished 2. Andrey Pozhidaev (UWF) def. Arturo Baravalle (RC) 6-2, 6-1 3. Sebastian Hafner (RC) def. Sean Gunnels (UWF) 6-4, 6-4 4. David Yawalkar (RC) vs. Mike Lue (UWF) 0-6, 6-1, 6-6, unfinished 5. Domenico Sano (UWF) def. Jason Alabaster (RC) 7-6, 6-2
6. Chris Herbert (RC) vs. Guilherme Canineo (UWF) 6-7, 2-4, unfinished

1. Leandro Ferreira/Andrey Pozhidaev (UWF) def. Jeff Morris/Arturo Baravalle (RC) 8-2 2. Domenico Sano/Sean Gunnels (UWF) def. Jason Alabaster/Nick Rowlands (RC) 8-4 3. Mike Lue/Jose Carlos Tolentin (UWF) def. Sebastian Hafner/David Yawalkar (RC) 9-7
Match Notes: West Florida 20-9 Rollins 17-9 Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,3,5)

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