WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 19, 2026) – Rollins improved to 12-1 on the season Thursday with a convincing sweep of the Emporia State Hornets. The win makes it five in a row for the Tars as they ready for a few ranked matches down the stretch of the season.
Once again it was a race to see which doubles tandem would finish first and secure the lead match point for the home team – quite a good problem to have. Today, it was courts two and three registering the scores that accounted for the early advantage.
Mo Anterist and
Fabian Gusic pounced from the middle first, drawing up a 6-2 masterpiece. The duo has lost just one doubles decision all year. Elsewhere, on court three, it was
Lawson Prather and
Nico de Giacomo drumming up the same beat. Their 6-2 winner improves their record as a duo to 9-1 on the season. Meanwhile, the lead off men,
Pete Tran and
Richard Stoiberer were writing the same plot, up 5-2 preparing for another game when things were called.
The third court doubles companions got first dibs in singles. The veteran de Giacomo called game in straight sets – setting the tone for what each of his teammates would later emulate. His 6-2, 6-0 result extends his streak of three consecutive victories, all of which include a sweep across one set.
His partner, Prather, wrote home a 6-1, 6-3 final to put Rollins on the doorstep of a win. Smoothly and swiftly, Prather moved past his opponent to lock home a perfect week before turning the page to cheer on his teammates.
Fabian Gusic was already making his way to the winner's circle at the point of Prather's clinch on the West court's headliner. His affair on the complexes leading East court wrapped by way of a 6-2 score in consecutive sets. Gusic is undefeated in the month of March, something all college basketball fans wish they could say about their team this time of year.
Pete Tran shares an unblemished slate up to this point in the month as well. Today, the local product went 6-3, 6-0, leaving no doubt to put the match on ice. Simultaneously, his doubles colleague was busy working his way to a straight set triumph, too. Stoiberer's 6-2, 6-4 draw provided Rollins their sixth point from court three, before all eyes turned to
Mo Anterist on court five.
After cruising in set one, Anterist buckled down when the match came to a standstill. The sophomore showed poise storming to consecutive game victories en route to a 6-4 clinch in what was the final set of the day.
Still, there is work to do for the men, and that continues tomorrow.
"Interesting match for the guys today. Happy for the outcome for sure still like to see a few things sharper," head Coach
Jay Friedman relayed to an inquiring reporter.
"Looking forward to tomorrow's work."
That toil will prove crucial down the stretch of regular season play. Each of the next four matches will feature top 25 opponents. First, however, Coach Friedman's team will square off against division I Brown University on Monday in a scrimmage. The visiting Bears will pay a stop to Winter Park amid their Spring Break trip down to Florida.
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