Tritons Swept by No. 49 Sailfish

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Triton men's tennis team returned from an extended break to travel to face Palm Beach Atlantic on Sunday, falling to the Sailfish 9-0.

The Sailfish (11-4, 1-2 SSC), ranked No. 49 in the ITA Division II poll, established an early lead after taking wins in all three doubles contests.  Victor Appelqvist and Alasdair Knox battled in the No. 1 spot against Rafael Lenz and Bernardo Ferreira but fell short, 8-4.  Eddie Lewis and Bruno Alves lost by the same score at No. 3 doubles.

Appelqvist and Connor Masella extended their singles matches to a tiebreaker in an effort to win points for Eckerd (6-5, 0-4 SSC).  Appelqvist claimed the first set against Pato Zarazua at No. 1 singles, 6-4, but narrowly lost a 7-5 decision in the second set and dropped the tiebreaker, 10-3.

Masella, playing in the No. 6 position, battled back to win his second set, 7-6 (7-3), after losing the first.  However, Carlos Meneses prevailed in the tiebreaker with a 10-5 victory.

The Tritons return to the court on Wednessday, hosting Huntingdon (Ala.) College at 12:00 PM.

Doubles Competition
1. Rafael Lenz/Bernardo Ferreira (PBAM) def. Victor Appelqvist/Alasdair Knox (ECM) 8-4
2. Pato Zarazua/Pietro de Silva (PBAM) def. Matt Spasic/Will Stone (ECM) 8-2
3. Philipp Hoffmann/Thomas Salmon (PBAM) def. Eddie Lewis/Bruno Alves (ECM) 8-4

Singles Competition
1. Pato Zarazua (PBAM) def. Victor Appelqvist (ECM) 4-6, 7-5, 10-3
2. Rafael Lenz (PBAM) def. Eddie Lewis (ECM) 6-4, 6-1
3. Philipp Hoffmann (PBAM) def. Matt Spasic (ECM) 6-0, 6-2
4. Bernardo Ferreira (PBAM) def. Will Stone (ECM) 6-2, 6-1
5. Pietro de Silva (PBAM) def. Alasdair Knox (ECM) 6-2, 6-3
6. Carlos Meneses (PBAM) def. Connor Masella (ECM) 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 10-5