ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd men's tennis team claimed its second straight win on Sunday, sweeping through doubles and taking five singles matches on the way to an 8-1 victory over Walsh (Ohio) University.
The Tritons (2-3) made quick work of the Cavaliers in doubles play. Â
Victor Appelqvist and
Alasdair Knox outlasted Ross Whitaker and Felix Zimmerson at No. 1 doubles, 8-5, while
Matt Spasic and
Will Stone improved to 4-1 as a duo with an 8-4 win over Rodrigo Garcia and Vasily Vidmanov.
Eddie Lewis and
Bruno Alves made it a clean doubles sweep with an 8-2 victory at the No. 3 position.
Eckerd then took wins in five singles matches.  Lewis, Stone, Spasic and Knox were all victorious in straight sets while Alves fought off Jose Fernandez for a three-set win in the No. 6 spot.  Appelqvist lost a hard-fought battle at No. 1 singles to Vidamov in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-4).
"I'm pleased with our win today," said EC head coach
Ben Maxwell. Â "We battled through some great matches. Â I'm especially proud of everyone's focus throughout the long day."
The Tritons have a week off before hosting West Chester (Pa.) on March 12.
DOUBLES
1:
Victor Appelqvist/
Alasdair Knox (EC) def. Ross Whitaker/Felix Zimmerson (WU) 8-5
2:
Matt Spasic/
Will Stone (EC) def. Rodrigo Garcia/Vasily Vidmanov (WU) 8-4
3:
Eddie Lewis/
Bruno Alves (EC) def. Tim Bruin/Jonah Carter (WU) 8-2
SINGLES
1: Vasily Vidmanov def.
Victor Appelqvist 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
2:
Eddie Lewis def. Ross Whitaker 6-1, 6-3
3:
Will Stone def. Felix Zimmerman 6-4, 7-5
4:
Matt Spasic def. Rodrigo Garcia 6-1, 7-5
5:
Alasdair Knox def. Heitor Adegas 7-5, 6-4
6:
Bruno Alves def. Jose Fernandez 6-1, 3-6, 10-4Â
