Box Score WINTER PARK, Fla. (February 14, 2023) - Rollins earned their first win of the season on Wednesday, making quick work of the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish, 7-0. Rollins now stands at 1-1 (1-0 SSC) on the season.
Rollins started the match by taking two of three doubles matches to earn their first point. Both the #1 tandem of
Efe Comu/
Luke Quaynor and the #2 team,
Mikkel Baumann/
Guillermo Castaneda, earned 6-1 wins over the 'Fish. In the third matchup, Juanfer Contreras/Luis Platas defeated
Richard Stoiberer/
Charlie Putrino, 6-4.
Putrino would exact his revenge in singles, dishing out a 6-3, 6-1 win over Peter Drager in position six. Next to finish was Quaynor, who took down Platas 6-3, 6-1. Castaneda then joined the winning side, clinching the match with the Tars fourth point following his 6-2, 6-0 win against Fernandez.
Baumann had to work the hardest of the group in a tough matchup with Blake Williams. After taking the first set 7-5, Baumann was shut out 6-0 in the second. In the deciding third set, Baumann hung on for a 10-7 dub. Comu earned the win from first position, making it look easy in a 6-1, 6-4 victory against Roberto Binaghi. Stoiberer was the final Tar to add a win to his resume, besting Axel Reich 6-2, 7-5.
Coach
Jay Friedman was pumped for his guys following the win.
"Efe notched a great win at number one, and Richie also got his first college dual match win," noted Friedman. "The crowd was great, and we are thrilled to avenge last year's loss at PBA. We look forward to Navy on Saturday, and all that comes with playing the Midshipmen."
First serve on Saturday is set for 11:00 AM at Copeland Stadium.
