LAKELAND, Fla. – The No. 20 Florida Southern College men's tennis team won its eighth straight match with a 4-3 victory over Thomas Jefferson University Wednesday afternoon at the Wynee Warden Tennis Center.
The Mocs moved to 11-3 overall in the 2023 spring season and eight straight in a great run that led to Florida Southern moving into the top 20 in the latest ITA poll. The Rams lost only their third match of the season with an 11-3 overall record.
In doubles, the No. 6 pairing of
Chris Fok Kow and
Matteo Feggi won with a 6-1 score at the #1 court. The Rams put together a 6-2 win over the pairing of
Mario Garoz and
Ryan Rajakar, but court #3 had a big 6-2 win by
Alex Fascio and
Danny Thomas to win the doubles point.
A back-and-forth battle in singles competition for the Mocs as Garoz had a win at #3 6-0, 6-3 before the Rams responded with a 6-4, 6-2 win at #6 over Feggi. Answering was
Inaki Braun Simo with a 7-5, 6-1 win at #2, and Fok Kow a 6-3, 6-4 win at the #1 court and match win. A win by retirement for the Rams at #5 and another Thomas Jefferson win at #4 court over
Alex Fascio led to the 4-3 Moccasin win.
The Mocs will stay at home with a match against Bentley University tomorrow, March 16, set for a 3 p.m. start at the Wynee Warden Tennis Center.
