ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd College men's tennis team fell to conference opponent Florida Southern 7-2 Thursday at the Turley Athletic Complex.
Sophomore
Erik Thunberg defeated Florida Southern's C.J. Johnson after coming back from losing the first set.
Eckerd's No. 1 doubles tandem of
Ben Maxwell and
Hisa Sato defeated Ivan Marevic and Benoit Paradis 8-3.
The men's and women's Ave Maria match scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled.
SINGLES
Ivan Marevic (FSC) def.
Ben Maxwell (EC) 6-7 (8-6), 6-4, 6-1
Benoit Paradis (FSC) def.
Hisa Sato (EC) 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
Erik Thunberg (EC) def. C.J. Johnson (FSC) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Jorge Gutierrez (FSC) def.
Aaron Kleefield (EC) 6-4, 6-0
Nathan Leavitt (FSC) def.
Adam Hopkins (EC) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2)
Robbie Palmiotto (FSC) def.
Dylan Randazzo (EC) 6-4, 6-2
DOUBLES
Maxwell/Sato (EC) def. Marevic/Paradis (FSC) 8-3
Johnson/Palmiotto (FSC) def. Randazzo/Hopkins (EC) 8-2
Gutierrez/Leavitt (FSC) def. Thunberg/Kleefield (EC) 8-6
