LAKELAND, Fla. – The No. 22 Florida Southern College men's tennis team lost 5-2 against No. 6 Barry University in its return to conference play on Saturday afternoon at the Wynee Warden Tennis Center.
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The Moccasins (11-5, 1-3 SSC) lost doubles and only had two singles court wins in the conference loss. The Buccaneers (10-2, 2-0 SSC) fended off a Moccasin comeback in singles to remain undefeated in conference play in the 5-2 win.
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In doubles,
Chris Fok Kow and
Mario Garoz lost 7-5 against Adam Lynch and Leo Caill at the #1 court.
Bosko Boskovic and
Gabriel Jornert then lost 6-4 to the No. 26 pairing of Gabriele Felline and Tim Riedel at #2. The #3 court of
Sam Frizelle and
Matthew Hewitt lost 6-2 against Yan Kodjoed and Riccardo Trione for a Buccaneer sweep of doubles.
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For singles, FSC had two court wins. Led by a three-set battle for Garoz at the #2 court. Garoz lost the first set and outlasted No. 21 Kodjoed in the second set and a third-set tiebreak to win the court. Fok Kow then had a third set rally to beat Riedel 3-6, 6-1, 7-6. At the #1 court, No. 52 Frizelle lost to Felline in two sets, followed by two set losses from Boskovic, Jornert, and Hewitt.
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The Mocs will continue conference play next week when they travel to Lynn University on Sunday, March 30, in Boca Raton.
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