ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Allegheny College men's tennis team extended its spring break win streak to four in a row with victories over Trine University and Division II Cedarville University on Thursday at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida.
The Gators (7-5) began the day with a 7-0 shutout victory over Trine (5-6) in the morning. In the evening, Allegheny defeated Cedarville (7-8) by a 5-2 final score.
Against the Thunder, Allegheny swept all three doubles matches. The No. 2 duo of
David Rodriguez (St. Ann's, Trinidad & Tobago/Fatima College) and
Arick Baldwin (Oakwood, Ohio/Oakwood) had the largest margin of victory with a 6-2 triumph. In singles competition, five of the six matches were won in straight sets. The lone exception was a super tiebreak win by
Levente Mihaly (Békéscsaba, Hungary/Békéscsabai SZC Széchenyi István) in the No. 3 spot. After cruising to a 6-1 victory in the first set and dropping the second, 6-3, Mihaly secured the match in the tiebreaker, 10-6.
The Gators also swept the doubles portion of their contest against the Division II Yellow Jackets. However, four of the six singles bouts featured a third set or a tiebreak, and two needed both to decide a winner.
Anton Hedlund (Hovas, Sweden/Katrinelundsgymnasiet) pushed Roberto Esquivel to a third set but fell 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (3). In the fourth spot, Rodriguez prevailed in a hard-fought battle with Penn Morrison, 6-0, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3).
Doubles Results vs. Trine
1.
Anton Hedlund /
Kristian Janci def. Drew Hackney / Andrew Spirrison, 6-3
2.
David Rodriguez /
Arick Baldwin def. Elijah Schilthuis / Emmett Wirth, 6-2
3.
Benedek Kaibas /
Levente Mihaly def. Nicholas Jen / Caleb Morris, 6-3
Singles Results
1.
Kristian Janci def. Drew Hackney, 6-1, 6-3
2.
Anton Hedlund def. Andrew Spirrison, 6-4, 6-2
3.
Levente Mihaly def. Elijah Schilthuis, 6-1, 3-6, 10-6
4.
David Rodriguez def. Caleb Morris, 6-2, 6-3
5.
Arick Baldwin def. Emmett Wirth, 6-4, 6-2
6.
Will Jarvie def. Nicholas Jen, 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Results vs. Cedarville
1.
Anton Hedlund /
Kristian Janci def. Nathan Hollis / Penn Morrison, 7-5
2.
David Rodriguez /
Arick Baldwin def. Logan DeHaven / Roberto Esquivel, 6-3
3.
Benedek Kaibas /
Levente Mihaly def. Abraham Hougland / Pedro Nogueira, 6-3
Singles Results vs. Cedarville
1.
Kristian Janci def. Nathan Hollis, 6-1, 6-1
2.
Levente Mihaly def. Logan DeHaven, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
3. Roberto Esquivel def.
Anton Hedlund, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (3)
4.
David Rodriguez def. Penn Morrison, 6-0, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3)
5.
Arick Baldwin def. Abraham Hougland, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
6. Pedro Nogueira def.
Benedek Kaibas, 6-2, 6-4
Up Next
Allegheny's excursion in the Sunshine State concludes on Friday, March 7, with a 12:00 p.m. contest against No. 16 nationally-ranked Kenyon College.
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