ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Eckerd men's tennis team brought down Southeastern (Fla.) University, 5-2, Thursday afternoon at the Bullard Courts for its first win of the season.
Eckerd (1-1) picked up a point in doubles play before going on to win three of the first four singles contests to secure the victory over Southeastern (5-2).
Pierre-Olivier Lassalle and
Prakrut Patel continued their success in No. 1 doubles, defeating Alexandre D'aboville and Enrique Martinez 6-4.
Matt Spasic and
Will Stone earned their first victory of the season with a 6-2 win in No. 2 doubles to give the Tritons the early point.
Lassalle opened singles play with a victory in the No. 1 position (6-3, 6-2) and Patel added a point for EC with a win in No. 3 singles (6-3, 6-2). Stone took the first set quickly at 6-1 before edging Martinez in the second, 6-4, to secure the victory for the Tritons.
Alexander Webb picked up another victory in singles with a tight 6-4, 7-5 win over Alec Lichter in the No. 6 position.
"We had a great win today. We had to fight through some tough conditions all afternoon," said head coach
Ben Maxwell. "I'm really proud of the guys' focus and mentality. We're looking to build on this win the rest of the season."
The Tritons head to Boca Raton to take on Lynn Saturday at 2:00 PM for their second SSC matchup.
Doubles Competition
| 1. Pierre Lassalle/Prakrut Patel (ECM) def. Alexandre D'aboville/Enrique Martinez (20SEUM) 6-4 |
| 2. Matt Spasic/Will Stone (ECM) def. Timothy Nacca/Felipe Barbosa (20SEUM) 6-2 |
| 3. Santiago Haas/Alec Lichter (20SEUM) def. Alex Webb/Sam Walker (ECM) 6-2 |
Singles Competition
| 1. Pierre Lassalle (ECM) def. Alexandre D'aboville (20SEUM) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2. Santiago Haas (20SEUM) def. Matt Spasic (ECM) 6-4, 6-1 |
| 3. Prakrut Patel (ECM) def. Felipe Barbosa (20SEUM) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 4. Will Stone (ECM) def. Enrique Martinez (20SEUM) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 5. Omar Fiorenzato (20SEUM) def. Sam Walker (ECM) 4-6, 7-6 (11-9), 10-7 |
| 6. Alex Webb (ECM) def. Alec Lichter (20SEUM) 6-4, 7-5 |
