WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The seven-match winning streak for the Eckerd men's tennis team was snapped on Wednesday in its first road contest of the season as No. 14 Palm Beach Atlantic earned a 7-0 sweep at the Mitch Gornto Tennis Center.
The Sailfish (13-1, 1-1 SSC) won all three doubles matches before taking all six singles matches in straight sets.
Will Stone and
Matt Spasic suffered a rare loss at No. 2 doubles in a 7-5 decision against Erik Carlsten and Rodolfo Hasegawa. It was only their second doubles defeat of the season.
Prakrut Patel looked to extend his match at No. 4 singles into a third set against Carlsten but fell in a second-set tiebreaker, 7-1.
Eckerd (7-3, 0-2 SSC) faces another ranked opponent on  April 3 when the Tritons visit No. 4 Saint Leo.
DOUBLES COMPETITION
1. Thomas Salmon/Umberto Rosi (PBAM) def.
Alasdair Knox/
Prakrut Patel (ECM) 6-4
2. Erik Carlsten/Rodolfo Hasegawa (PBAM) def.
Will Stone/
Matt Spasic (ECM) 7-5
3. Philipp Hoffmann/Carlos Niemeyer (PBAM) def.
Sam Walker/
Alejandro Vuconovic (ECM) 6-1
SINGLES COMPETITION
1. Umberto Rosi (PBAM) def.
Alasdair Knox (ECM) 6-4, 6-1
2. Pietro de Silva (PBAM) def.
Will Stone (ECM) 6-4, 6-3
3. Rodolfo Hasegawa (PBAM) def.
Matt Spasic (ECM) 6-4, 6-1
4. Erik Carlsten (PBAM) def.
Prakrut Patel (ECM) 6-1, 7-6 (7-1)
5. Carlos Niemeyer (PBAM) def.
Sam Walker (ECM) 6-1, 6-4
6. Carlos Meneses (PBAM) def.
Alejandro Vuconovic (ECM) 7-5, 6-1
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