Men's Tennis | 2/11/2017 4:59:00 PM
Box Score LAKELAND, Fla.—The last few seasons have produced some great matches between Southeastern and SCAD in men's tennis.
This year was no exception as the Fire came away with a 5-4 win to knock off the Bees for a second straight season.
Wins in doubles play by
David Veliz and Hugo Pires (8-2) and
Thomas Ortega and
Felipe Barbosa (8-6) set the tone for Southeastern.
In singles play,
Thomas Ortega picked up a 6-2, 6-1 win at #5 to give SEU its third point. Barbosa scored a 6-1, 6-4 win at #6, and Veliz followed shortly thereafter with the clinching point at #1 singles with a 6-3, 6-2 victory.
The Fire return to action next Saturday at home against Ave Maria at 11 a.m.
Southeastern 5, SCAD Savannah 4
Singles competition
1.
David Veliz (SEUM) def. Sean Hajdu (SCADM) 6-3, 6-2
2. Kosta Sevic (SCADM) def.
Hugo Pirez (SEUM) 6-2, 6-3
3. Yulin Liu (SCADM) def.
Lucca Marcheschi (SEUM) 7-5, 6-1
4. Daiki Naka (SCADM) def.
Noah Rawls (SEUM) 6-4, 6-3
5.
Thomas Ortega (SEUM) def. Josh Tewes-McCoy (SCADM) 6-2, 6-1
6.
Felipe Barbosa (SEUM) def. Mateo Fernandez (SCADM) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles competition
1.
David Veliz/
Hugo Pirez (SEUM) def. Sean Hajdu/Kosta Sevic (SCADM) 8-2
2. Yulin Liu/Daiki Naka (SCADM) def.
Lucca Marcheschi/
Noah Rawls (SEUM) 8-3
3.
Thomas Ortega/
Felipe Barbosa (SEUM) def. Josh Tewes-McCoy/Quentin Staley (SCADM) 8-6
