ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 4, 2022) – The Rollins men's tennis team took down conference foe Eckerd on the road on Friday by a score of 5-2. The Tars improved to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in conference with the win, while the Tritons fell to 1-5, 0-3 in SSC play.
COACH'S QUOTES:
"After dropping the doubles point, our guys regrouped and for the second straight match
Mikkel Baumann was able to clinch it for us in the singles with a convincing second set," Head Coach
Jay Friedman said. "I was glad to see Alex Bucurescu find his footing in his first college match and dialed in some energy to get it going. It's certainly a better bus ride back having turned the singles around after the doubles, and I think we are all looking forward to a big match Wednesday morning at home."
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Doubles
- Efe Comu and Phillip McMurray took down Eric Asakura and Arik Suez at No. 3 doubles, 6-2, to open play.
- The Tritons rallied for victories on courts one and two to take the doubles point, however.
Singles
- McMurray got the Tars on the board with a 6-2, 6-0 defeat of Suez on court six, and Moritz Stenzer put Rollins in front with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Asakura on court four.
- Comu made it 3-1 with a convincing 6-1, 6-0 win over Prakrut Patel on court two.
- Baumann once again clinched it, defeating Arthur Fonseca on court three, 6-4, 6-0.
- Alexandru Bucurescu made his debut with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Christian Kearns on court five to make it 5-1.
- Eckerd's Pierre Lassalle outlasted fifth-ranked Denis Golubev at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 2-6, 10-7, giving the Tritons their second and final point of the day.
UP NEXT:
The Tars return home to host No. 20 Texas – Tyler next Wednesday, March 9, at 10:30 a.m.
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