ORLANDO, Fla. (March 4, 2025) - Men's tennis suffered a tough loss on Tuesday, falling to the Fresno Pacific Sunbirds by a score of 4-3. The loss moves Rollins to 7-4 on the year, while the Sunbirds improve to 5-2.
On the doubles courts, each team captured a 6-0 sweep, adding a little extra pressure to the featured court. It took an extra set tiebreaker, but in the end, Fresno Pacific came out on top with a 7-6 (4) effort from Sven Bangert/Ben Cronau over
Luke Quaynor/
Richard Stoiberer.
Fresno Pacific then added to their lead with a victory on number one singles as Ravi Nelson moved past Quaynor, 6-2, 6-1.
Nico de Giacomo put the Tars on the board with a convincing 6-1, 6-0 win on three versus Martin Ramirez. Stoiberer then tied the match with his 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 effort on number four.
The remaining three matches all went three sets as the two teams battled hard for the match. The Firebirds reclaimed the lead by winning on six where Bangert outlasted
Phillip McMurray 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Fabian Gusic brought the Tars back to the fold with a nice comeback win on court two, earning a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Brodie Sodersten.
With the match tied at three points each, the focus fell to court five as Emilio Seelbach and freshman
Pietro Cappellaro slugged it out. The first-year Tar took the first set 6-4, but Seelbach responded with an identical 6-4 win in set two. In the deciding set, Cappellaro ran out of gas late, and fell by a score of 6-2.
Gusic, Stoiberer, and de Giacomo are now all tied for the team lead with seven singles wins.
Things won't get too much easier for Rollins as they have to hit the courts on Friday against #13 Wayne State. First serve against the Warriors is scheduled for 2:00 pm from the USTA National Campus.
