ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd men's tennis team fell to No. 35 Lynn after the match was suspended for three hours due to weather, 4-3 at the Bullard Courts Sunday afternoon.
The Tritons (1-1) fell to the Knights (3-1) after earning the doubles point and taking two singles matches. This is the first time since February 19, 2019 that Eckerd put up three points against a conference opponent (Florida Tech).Â
The Tritons took the doubles point in a thriller in the No. 3 spot. Adrian Gheorghe and Marshall Hulett took the No. 2 pairing 7-5, giving Eckerd a chance to take the doubles point. Eric Asakura and Lukas Palla battled in the No. 3 doubles, clinching the doubles point in tiebreak, 7-6 (15-13).Â
Batu Ataseven and Gheorghe gave Eckerd their only two singles wins in the first and last singles spots. Ataseven took the top singles match in three sets, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Gheorghe picked up his second singles win in as many days in the No. 6 spot in two sets, 6-1, 6-3.
Eckerd hosts Bates at home on Friday at 2:00 PM at the Bullard Courts.Â
Singles competitionÂ
1. Batu Ataseven (ECM25) def. Aymen Alimoussa (LYNNM) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
2. Santino Morel (LYNNM) def. Mario Kirkov (ECM25) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
3. Lennart Ostheimer (LYNNM) def. Marshall Hulett (ECM25) 6-4, 7-5
4. Daniel Azar (LYNNM) def. Eric Asakura (ECM25) 6-3, 6-1
5. Davide Cortimiglia (LYNNM) def. Lukas Palla (ECM25) 6-2, 6-3
6. drian Gheorghe (ECM25) def. Smaran Rangarajan (LYNNM) 6-1, 6-3
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Doubles competitionÂ
1. Lennart Ostheimer and Davide Cortimiglia (LYNNM) def. Batu Ataseven and Mario Kirkov (ECM25) 6-3
2. Adrian Gheorghe and Marshall Hulett (ECM25) def. Aymen Alimoussa and Santino Morel (LYNNM) 7-5
3. Eric Asakura and Lukas Palla (ECM25) def. Daniel Azar and Aaron Brandenburger (LYNNM) 7-6 (15-13)
