ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Allegheny College men's tennis team shook off a seven-match skid to win its spring break finale, 5-2, against Trine University at the Lake Crane Tennis Center in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday.

After playing one of the toughest stretches in recent history against four nationally-ranked opponents and a Division II team to start the spring portion of the season, the Gators (6-7) earned an impressive victory over a quality Central Region foe. Allegheny handed Trine (9-2) its second dual loss of the year and the Thunder's three-match win streak.

The Gators captured the doubles point, but it came with two hard-fought showdowns in the second and third bouts. Both needed tiebreakers, as Benedek Kaibas (Salgótarján, Hungary/Mikszáth Kálmán Gimnázium) and Adam Memije (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) took the No. 2 match, 7-6 (5), while David Rodriguez (St. Ann's, Trinidad & Tobago/Fatima College) and Zidaan Hassan (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) beat Trine's last tandem, 7-6 (4).

In singles, Allegheny took the top four matches. That included three straight-set wins by Memjie at No. 1, Levente Mihaly (Békéscsaba, Hungary/Békéscsabai SZC Széchenyi István) at No. 2, and Hassan at No. 4. In the No. 3 match, Trine's Andrew Spirrison once again tested Rodriguez's endurance, but the Gator senior prevailed in another tiebreaker, 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (7).

Doubles Results
1. Levente Mihaly / Olivier Erkens def. Sammy Yin / Andrew Spirrison, 6-2
2. Benedek Kaibas / Adam Memije def. Drew Hackney / Emmett Wirth, 7-6 (5)
3. David Rodriguez / Zidaan Hassan def. Asher Monson / Landon Bassett, 7-6 (4)

Singles Results
1. Adam Memije def. Drew Hackney, 6-2, 6-1
2. Levente Mihaly def. Sammy Yin, 6-4, 6-1
3. David Rodriguez def. Andrew Spirrison, 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (7)
4. Zidaan Hassan def. Leyton Byler, 6-0, 6-3
5. Emmett Wirth def. Benedek Kaibas, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (6)
6. Asher Monson def. Reid Stasolla, 7-6 (7), 6-2

Up Next
Non-conference action continues with a home match against the University of Rochester on Saturday, March 21, at noon.