LAKELAND, Fla. — No. 9 Florida Southern College men's tennis (10-3) defeated Tuskegee University (6-7) 5-0 on Friday at the Wynee Warden Tennis Center. The Moccasins secured the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions and swept four singles matches.
Florida Southern secured the doubles point with victories on courts one and three.
George Russell and
Onur Turgut opened with a 7-5 win over Tyler Ladge and Thompson Thomu at No. 1 doubles. The deciding point came when
Hunter Nussbaum and
Jacob Stahlgren Schmidt clinched the win on court three with a 7-6(7-5) victory against Shane Tapera and Emmanuel Wetty. Tuskegee's Miles Wilson and Kevin Wright captured a win at No. 2 doubles, edging out #41
Bosko Boskovic and
Gabriel Jornert 7-6(7-4).
In singles play, Florida Southern maintained its momentum, starting with #16
Mario Garoz's 3-1, 96-0 victory over Thompson Thomu at No. 2 singles, a match that had to be stopped prematurely. Russell followed with a decisive 6-1, 6-0 win against Wilson on court one.
Youssef ElShafei added another point for the Moccasins by defeating Ty'lon Miller 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 singles.
Marco Cinotti completed the sweep with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Tapera at No. 3 singles.
The matches on courts four and six were left unfinished, with
Mario Antonio Morales leading Wright 6-3, 5-4 at No. 4 singles, and
Leon Bircanin narrowly ahead of Wetty 4-3 at No. 6 singles. Florida Southern's performance secured the overall victory in Lakeland.
Doubles
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George Russell/
Onur Turgut (FSC) def. Tyler Ladge/Thompson Thomu (TU) 7-5
Miles Wilson/Kevin Wright (TU) def. #41
Bosko Boskovic/
Gabriel Jornert (FSC) 7-6(4)
Hunter Nussbaum/J Stahlgren Schmidt (FSC) def. Shane Tapera/Emmanuel Wetty (TU) 7-6(5)
Singles
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George Russell (FSC) def. Miles Wilson (TU) 6-1, 6-0
#16
Mario Garoz (FSC) vs. Thompson Thomu (TU) 3-1 (unfinished)
Marco Cinotti (FSC) def. Shane Tapera (TU) 6-1, 6-1
Mario Antonio Morales (FSC) vs. Kevin Wright (TU) 6-3, 5-4 (unfinished)
Youssef ElShafei (FSC) def. Ty'lon Miller (TU) 6-1, 6-1
Leon Bircanin (FSC) vs. Emmanuel Wetty (TU) 4-3 (unfinished)
Up next for the Mocs is a match against Wayne State University on Saturday, March 14 at noon at the Wynee Warden Tennis Center in Lakeland, Florida.
