Triton Men Win Seventh Straight Match

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd men's tennis team extended its winning streak to seven with a 5-2 victory over Franklin Pierce (N.H.) on Monday at the Bullard Courts.

Eckerd (7-2) put the match away early after winning the doubles point and the first three singles matches.

Matt Spasic and Will Stone continued their dominance with a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles, improving to 8-1 on the season.  Alasdair Knox and Prakrut Patel then clinched the point with a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles.

Stone and Spasic each won their singles contests in straight sets. Stone made quick work of James Bisazza at No. 2 singles 6-1, 6-1; at No. 3 singles, Spasic held on for a 6-4 win in the first set before easing his way to a 6-1 win in the second.

Knox outlasted Roberto Chong at No. 1 singles in a three-set contest that went into a tiebreaker in the third. Knox won the first set, 6-3, but lost the second, 2-6. He then came through in crunch time with a 7-6 (8-6) win in the third. 

Patel earned another singles point for Eckerd with a three-set victory over Nkrumah Patrick (6-1, 4-6, 7-5).

The Tritons are back on the court on Tuesday hosting Ave Maria (Fla.) at 1:00 PM.

DOUBLES COMPETITION
1. Matt Spasic/Will Stone (ECM) def. Roberto Chong/Nkrumah Patrick (FPU) 6-2
2. Alasdair Knox/Prakrut Patel (ECM) def. Preston Gordon/Yuval Barak (FPU) 6-4
3. James Bisazza/Andrew Schadt (FPU) def. Sam Walker/Alejandro Vuconovic (ECM) 6-4

SINGLES COMPETITION
1. Alasdair Knox (ECM) def. Roberto Chong (FPU) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Will Stone (ECM) def. James Bisazza (FPU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Matt Spasic (ECM) def. Preston Gordon (FPU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Prakrut Patel (ECM) def. Nkrumah Patrick (FPU) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
5. Yuval Barak (FPU) def. Sam Walker (ECM) 6-3, 7-5
6. Andrew Schadt (FPU) def. Alejandro Vuconovic (ECM) 6-2, 6-3