ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd men's tennis team topped Bates College (Maine), 6-1, at the Bullard Courts Friday afternoon.
Eckerd (2-1) won two doubles matches and five singles positions for the win.
In the No. 2 slot, Marshall Hulett and Adrian Gheorghe won their doubles matchup 6-2. Eric Asakura and Lukas Palla, in the No. 3 position, won their battle 6-3.
The victorious five singles matches for the Tritons were all won in straight sets. As Marshall Hulett (6-0, 6-3) defeated his opponent quickly in the No. 3 position. Batu Ataseven (6-2, 6-1), in the top flight, and Adrian Gheorghe (6-1, 6-1), in the No. 5 slot, made quick work of their opponents.
Mario Kirkov (6-4, 6-1) and Lukas Palla (6-3, 7-6) also swept their opponents.
Eckerd returns to action on Wednesday, February 26 at 3:00 PM at Saint Leo.
ResultsÂ
Doubles
1. Phillippe Kosyagin / Theo Sardain [BATM25] def. Ataseven, Batu / Kirkov, Mario [ECM25], 6-3
2. Gheorghe, Adrian / Hulett, Marshall [ECM25] def. Ben Adey / Evange Kapothanasis [BATM25], 6-2
3. Asakura, Eric / Palla, Lukas [ECM25] def. Nicolas Ozer / James Sacco [BATM25]
SinglesÂ
1. Ataseven, Batu [ECM25] def. Phillippe Kosyagin [BATM25], 6-2, 6-1
2. Kirkov, Mario [ECM25] def. Theo Sardain [BATM25], 6-4, 6-1
3. Hulett, Marshall [ECM25] def. Ben Adey [BATM25], 6-0, 6-3
4. Eric Diop [BATM25] def. Asakura, Eric [ECM25], 2-6, 6-1, 10-5
5. Gheorghe, Adrian [ECM25] def. Alex Park [BATM25], 6-1, 6-1
6. Palla, Lukas [ECM25] def. Tylan Ozkuzey [BATM25], 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
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