LAKELAND, Fla. (April 19, 2012) -
Second-seed Rollins earned a spot in the Florida Blue Sunshine
State Conference Tournament semifinals by way of a 5-0 win over
Eckerd Thursday.
The sixth-ranked Tars will meet third-ranked Barry on Friday at
10 a.m. Rollins beat the Bucs 5-4 earlier in the season.
Against the Tritons, Rollins (16-5) cruised through five quick
points between rain delays.
In top-flight doubles, 10th-ranked Lucas Jovita and
Jason Alabaster downed Dylan Randazzo and Stephen Felman 8-1. Malte
Christesen and Constantin Sturdza beat Connor Ohlsen and Madison
Durley 8-5 in the No. 2 match. Jeff Morris and Ari Davis teamed to
defeat Brian Hill and Ben Levy 8-5 in the third match.
Alabaster blanked Jesus Silva 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 6 singles
match and sixth-ranked Morris put a stamp on the win with a 6-0,
6-0 win over Hill at No. 2.
Host Barry University will provide live stats from the Beerman
Tennis Complex in Lakeland of the entire Florida Blue SSC
Tournament.
#TARS#
Tennis Match Results
Eckerd vs Rollins
4/19/2012 at Lakeland, Fla.
(Beerman Tennis Center)
#6 Rollins 5, Eckerd 0
Singles competition
1. #2 Lucas Jovita (RC) vs. Dylan Randazzo (ECM) 6-0,
unfinished
2. #6 Jeff Morris (RC) def. Brian Hill (ECM) 6-0, 6-0
3. #43 Malte Christesen (RC) vs. Stephen Felman (ECM) 4-1,
unfinished
4. Ari Davis (RC) vs. Connor Ohlsen (ECM) 6-2, 5-0, unfinished
5. Constantin Sturdza (RC) vs. Ben Levy (ECM) 6-0, 5-0,
unfinished
6. Jason Alabaster (RC) def. Jesus Silva (ECM) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. #10 Lucas Jovita/Jason Alabaster (RC) def. Dylan
Randazzo/Stephen Felman (ECM) 8-1
2. Malte Christesen/Constantin Sturdza (RC) def. Connor
Ohlsen/Madison Durley (ECM) 8-5
3. Jeff Morris/Ari Davis (RC) def. Brian Hill/Ben Levy (ECM)
8-5
Match Notes:
Eckerd 0-17
Rollins 15-6; National ranking #6; Regional ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,2)
Florida Blue SSC Championships quarterfinal
