Box Score LAKELAND, Fla.—The Fire men's tennis team lost their sixth straight match of the year, dropping to 0-4 in Sun Conference play after a 6-3 defeat to Webber Wednesday afternoon.
Southeastern was able to edge the Warriors in two of the three doubles contests, as the Fire took a 2-1 advantage into singles play.
Felipe Barbosa and
Thomas Ortega notched their third consecutive doubles win with an 8-6 result, while
Hugo Pires and
Aaron Skingley, who competed together for the first time this season, took a 9-7 match.
Despite the one-point advantage, Ortega was the lone Southeastern player to claim a victory in singles competition, defeating his opponent in straight sets at the #3 position.
Webber took the remaining five matches, including three tight three-set decisions to escape with a 6-3 win over the Fire.
The Fire will look to bounce back when they go on the road to take on Coastal Georgia on Saturday.
Webber International 6, Southeastern 3
Doubles Results:
Hugo Hasegawa/Ivan Bonderanko (WIU) def.
Lucca Marcheschi/
Pedro Bahnuik (SEU) 9-7
Felipe Barbosa/
Thomas Ortega (SEU) def. Marc Schneider/Lucas Bingenheimer (WIU) 8-6
Hugo Pires/
Aaron Skingley (SEU) def. Kyle Hall/Matt Alexander (WIU) 9-7
Singles Results:
Hugo Hasegawa (WIU) def.
Lucca Marcheschi (SEU) 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
Ivan Bonderanko (WIU) def.
Felipe Barbosa (SEU) 6-3, 6-3
Thomas Ortega (SEU) def. Matt Alexander (WIU) 6-1, 7-6 (11-9)
Marc Schneider (WIU) def.
Hugo Pires (SEU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
Lucas Bingenheimer (WIU) def.
Pedro Bahnuik (SEU) 6-2, 6-2
Kyle Hall (WIU) def.
Aaron Skingley (SEU) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
