ORLANDO, Fla. – In a top 25 matchup, the No. 22 Florida Southern College men's tennis team emerged victorious in a 4-1 win against No. 23 Emporia State University on Wednesday afternoon at the USTA Campus in Orlando.
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The Moccasins (11-4, 1-2 SSC), now ranked inside the top 25 in the latest ITA Division II rankings, won doubles and three singles in the clinched match, the seventh-straight win for FSC. FSC made the jump to No. 22 in the rankings after being ranked No. 27 in last week's poll. The Hornets (8-3, 0-0 MIAA), who had a slight move within the top 25 to 23
rd, could not secure enough singles court wins to overtake the Mocs in the neutral-site matchup.
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In doubles,
Bosko Boskovic and
Gabriel Jornert had a big 6-3 win at the #2 court.
Chris Fok Kow and
Mario Garoz won their seventh-straight doubles match with a 7-6 (7-4) win at the #1 court to secure the doubles point. The court match for
Sam Frizelle and
George Russell went in favor of the Hornets 6-1.
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For singles, Garoz had another strong match, winning 6-3, 6-2 at the #3 court. Russell lost at #4 6-3, 6-3 for the first point to ESU.
Matthew Hewitt outlasted his opponent in the first set to win 7-6 (7-5) and later won set two 6-3 for the third point of the day. Boskovic clinched the match at the #6 court with a 6-4, 6-4 win. Frizelle, ranked No. 52 in singles in the latest rankings, went against No. 24 Anton Sarunic splitting sets before the match was clinched. Fok Kow also went unfinished, splitting the first two sets against his opponent.
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The Mocs will return to Lakeland to host No. 6 Barry University on Saturday, March 22, set for a 10 a.m. start at Wynee Warden Tennis Center.
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