MELBOURNE, Fla. (April 11, 2015) - The No. 12
Rollins men's tennis team (12-8, 3-3) defeated No. 37 Florida Tech
5-1 Monday afternoon.
Rollins improves to 12-8 and 3-3 in the SSC this season while
Florida Tech drops to 12-9 and 1-4 in the SSC.
The Tars led 2-1 after doubles. At number one doubles, Anton
Bettink/Patrick
Sell won 8-3 and the Tars number three doubles team won 9-8 in
an exciting third-set tiebreak, 8-6.
At number one singles, No. 6-ranked Anton
Bettink won 6-2, 6-1. Bettink improves to 16-3 on the year and
5-1 in the conference.
No. 50 Patrick
Sell did not finish his match as he was tied one set all.
Junior Robin Marchione won 6-3, 6-1. Marchione is 9-9 this
season.
At five singles, Mike Santa
Lucia won 6-1, 6-1. Santa Lucia also improved his doubles play,
picking up the 9-8 (6) win.
Rollins hosts No. 26 Flagler this Tuesday, April 14 from Winter
Park at 3:00 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Rollins vs Florida Tech
04/13/15 at Melbourne, Fla.
(Fee Avenue Park)
#12 Rollins 5, #37 Florida Tech 1
Singles competition
1. #6 Anton
Bettink (RCM) def. Beau Fieldsend (FITM) 6-2, 6-1
2. Patrick Hernandez (FITM) vs. #50 Patrick
Sell (RCM) 6-4, 1-4, unfinished
3. Robin Marchione (RCM) def. Mattias Hartmann (FITM) 6-3, 6-1
4. Aria Canadell (FITM) vs. Malte
Christesen (RCM) 4-6, 5-4, unfinished
5. Mike Santa
Lucia (RCM) def. Daniel Armellino (FITM) 6-1, 6-1
6. Ricardo Corona (FITM) vs. Keegan
Burger (RCM) 7-6 (7-3), 3-2, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Anton
Bettink/Patrick
Sell (RCM) def. Patrick Hernandez/Mattias Hartmann (FITM)
8-3
2. Beau Fieldsend/Ricardo Corona (FITM) def. Robin Marchione/Jacobo
Herrero (RCM) 8-6
3. Mike Santa
Lucia/Keegan
Burger (RCM) def. Aria Canadell/Daniel Armellino (FITM) 9-8
(8-6)
Match Notes:
Rollins 12-8, 3-3 SSC; National ranking #12; Regional ranking
#6
Florida Tech 12-9, 1-4 SSC; National ranking #37; Regional ranking
#8
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