A Historic 4-2 Win for Men's Tennis Over #1 UIndy

LAKELAND, Fla. – A historic win for the Florida Southern College men's tennis team as they upset No. 1 University of Indianapolis by a 4-2 score Thursday afternoon at the Wynee Warden Tennis Center. The win marked the first time in program history that FSC has beaten the No. 1 team in the nation.
 
The Mocs (12-3) put an exclamation point on their historic week of top-ranked wins with a singles rally to win four courts after losing the doubles point. The Greyhounds (6-3) struggled to tame the Moccasins with only one singles court victory after winning the doubles point.
 
Florida Southern lost a tough battle in doubles with a 6-1 loss at the No. 2 court by Bosko Boskovic and Inaki Braun Simo against the No. 11 pairing of Momo Andre and Picaud. Matteo Feggi and George Russell lost at No. 3 with a 6-3 score to lose the doubles point. Chris Fok Kow and Mario Garoz had a 5-3 lead over the No. 2 pairing of Derache and Zeuch before going unfinished.
 
Despite a 6-3, 6-3 loss at No. 5 court by Gabriel Jornert to go down 2-0 in scoring, the Moccasins didn't give in with an incredible shutout on the remaining courts. No. 16 Fok Kow had a great 6-4, 6-1 victory at the #2 court, followed by Edoardo Melindo with a clutch two-set victory over No. 71 Derache. Only his second singles appearance of the season, Melindo won 6-4, 6-4 to tie the team scores at two apiece.  
 
A top-75 battle at the No. 3 court went to the Mocs as No. 54 Garoz beat No. 69 Picaud in three sets. After a quick 6-1 set one, Garoz lost in a tiebreak second set, only to outlast his opponent with a 6-2 third set. The match point came down to Boskovic once again, who rose to the occasion with 7-6, 7-6 set wins. No. 23 Russell versus No. 1 Zeuch went unfinished after split sets as the Moccasins won 4-2.
 
Without question, the best week in FSC men's tennis history, the Mocs beat No. 4 Mississippi College 4-2 on Tuesday, and 4-1 over No. 28 Auburn Montgomery yesterday in a challenging week that head coach Rhett Rollyson embraced. "It has been a historic week for us," said Rollyson. "Beating No. 4 and No. 1 as well as other top 30 teams in consecutive days is special. It says a lot about the heart and character of my guys. We were down a few guys today, but it was the next man up and the team responded. I like the way the program is heading!"
 
The Mocs will cap its busy week of tennis by hosting the University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras on Saturday, set for a 1 p.m. start at the Wynee Warden Tennis Center.
 
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