2008 Woodie Awards
Men's & Women's Tennis Teams Truck on Through their Trying Seasons
Angela Gonzalez
Issue date: 4/14/06 Section: Sports
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The men's and women's tennis teams have been having a remarkably similar spring season. Both hold around .500 for the season; the women with ten wins out of 20 matches, and the men with nine wins out of 19 matches. Both also have tallied five shutouts for the season so far. The women shutout Palm Beach Atlantic, Saint Leo, Florida Tech, Flagler and Tampa, while the men shutout Webber International, Palm Beach Atlantic, Cal Poly Pomona and Saint Leo twice. The women's team has a conference record of 3-4 and is positioned in 12 place. The men's team has a record of 3-2 in the conference and is currently holding on to 14 place.
In recent action, the men's tennis team took out Saint Leo for the second time this season. There was only one tiebreaker during the competition as Rollins dominated the Lions in singles play. In doubles competition, the Tars took home all three matches. Then on Sunday, April 9, the men traveled to Valdosta, Georgia to take on the #1 ranked Valdosta State. The Tars suffered in the singles matches as only Adrian Tan was able to defeat his Valdosta State opponent. In doubles, the #20 ranked team, Brian Compton and Carlos Custodio, upset the #7 ranked doubles team. David Tafur and Jonathan Gomez won their match as well. The Tars lost the third doubles match.
The men's team looks forward to a conference match versus Eckerd College next, before the SSC and NCAA Championships.
The women's team most recently matched up against Eckerd at home. The ladies suffered a close one point loss to the Tritons. In singles competition, #24 Tasi Purcell, #35 Marnie Mahler and Anastasiya Shevchenko won their matches and in doubles, Silvia Frandji and Anastasiya Shevchenko won their heat. But it was not enough, as #8 Eckerd took home the win with a final score of 5-4.
The women look to take on Florida Southern in their last conference match, as well as the final match of the season before the SSC and NCAA Championships.
In recent action, the men's tennis team took out Saint Leo for the second time this season. There was only one tiebreaker during the competition as Rollins dominated the Lions in singles play. In doubles competition, the Tars took home all three matches. Then on Sunday, April 9, the men traveled to Valdosta, Georgia to take on the #1 ranked Valdosta State. The Tars suffered in the singles matches as only Adrian Tan was able to defeat his Valdosta State opponent. In doubles, the #20 ranked team, Brian Compton and Carlos Custodio, upset the #7 ranked doubles team. David Tafur and Jonathan Gomez won their match as well. The Tars lost the third doubles match.
The men's team looks forward to a conference match versus Eckerd College next, before the SSC and NCAA Championships.
The women's team most recently matched up against Eckerd at home. The ladies suffered a close one point loss to the Tritons. In singles competition, #24 Tasi Purcell, #35 Marnie Mahler and Anastasiya Shevchenko won their matches and in doubles, Silvia Frandji and Anastasiya Shevchenko won their heat. But it was not enough, as #8 Eckerd took home the win with a final score of 5-4.
The women look to take on Florida Southern in their last conference match, as well as the final match of the season before the SSC and NCAA Championships.