MIAMI SHORES, Fla. --- The No. 11 Rollins
College tennis team posted a 5-0 win over 34th-ranked Tusculum
College Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA
Division II Southeast Regional. The regional is being hosted by
Barry University at the Buccaneer Tennis Center.
The Tars (16-7) advance to Friday's second round match with No. 8
Barry, while the Pioneers end their season at 20-2.
Rollins swept all three doubles points, including an 8-2 pro set
win by Brian Compton and Jonathan
Gomez over the No. 1 pairing of Henrique
Rodrigues and Leo Guaycurus.
Gustavo Carvalho and Pablo Seijo
won 8-5 over Nicolas Bigler and Hunter
Beal at No. 2 doubles.
Gomez recorded the clinching point at No. 2 singles as he won in
straight sets over South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year
Carlos Garcia, 6-2, 6-1.
Tusculum was making its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance
and sixth in the last seven years. The Pioneers' 20 wins this
season are the most in school history.
- NCAA -
No. 11 Rollins 5, No. 34 Tusculum 0
Singles
1 - Nicolas Bigler (TC) vs. #12 Brian Compton (RC) DNF
2 - #45 Jonathan Gomez (RC) def. Carlos Garcia 6-2. 6-1
3 - Henrique Rodrigues (TC) vs. Adrian Tan (RC) DNF
4 - Leo Guaycurus (TC) vs. Pablo Seijo (RC) DNF
5 - Hunter Beal (TC) vs. Gustavo Carvalho (RC) DNF
6 - Austin Duvall (RC) won by default
Doubles
1 - #10 Compton/Gomez (RC) def. Rodrigues/Guaycurus 8-2
2 - Carvalho/Seijo (RC) def. Bigler/Beal 8-5
3 - Duvall/Albin Hubscher (RC) won by forfeit