Results
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The seventh-seeded Eckerd College men's tennis program was eliminated from the title portion of the Sunshine State Conference Championship bracket against No. 2 Lynn University on Thursday afternoon, 5-0.
The Tritons (1-13 overall) will now shift their focus to the consolation round and look to bounce back against the loser of No. 3 Saint Leo University or No. 6 Florida Tech (in progress) tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.
The Fighting Knights (15-5 overall), ranked fourth nationally and third regionally, will face the winner of the same matchup between Saint Leo/Florida Tech in semifinal action.
Lynn sported four nationally/regionally ranked individuals in singles and one of the toughest doubles combos in the nation with Willi Wolfer and Vlad Cirla at the No. 2 rating.
With Wolfer/Cirla leading the way versus EC sophomores
Stephen Felman and
Luke Burton in the No. 1 position, Lynn swept the doubles matchups and a handful of singles matchups went unfinished with the final decision already secured.
Only the No. 1 and No. 3 singles contests went final as senior
Dylan Randazzo matched up against Wolfer and freshman
Frazier Springfield battled Max Kouyate.
Felman, Burton, senior
Ben Levy and freshman
Jonathan Cheng, had all completed a set against their respective singles opponent before the match was ended.