#19 FLORIDA GULF COAST SLIPS PAST #26 BLUE HOSE, 5-4, IN MEN’S TENNIS ACTION
FORT MYERS, FLA. – The Presbyterian College men’s tennis team dropped a close one on Sunday afternoon, falling 5-4 to No. 19 Florida Gulf Coast University. The Blue Hose fall to 5-3 on the year, while FGCU improves to 9-1 overall.
The tandem of seniors
Kshitij
Dwivedi (New Delhi, India) and
Senior Hector Rincon (London, England) won at No. 2 singles for the Blue Hose as he beat Gutierrez, who is ranked No. 46 in Division II, 6-2, 7-5. Also winning for PC was freshman Aaron Chapman (Mount Pleasant, Australia) as Chapman earned the 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 3 singles against senior Tim Offerman (Hamburg, Germany). Osborne won PC’s other point with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 4 against Manders.
The Blue Hose return to action tomorrow as PC takes on No. 7 Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Fla., at 3:00.
MEN’S MATCH RESULTS
FLORIDA GULF COAST 5, PRESBYTERIAN 4
Singles
#1 No. 3
Juan Carlos Osorio (FGCU) d. Kshitij Dwivedi: 6-1, 6-2
#2 Hector Rincon (PC) d. No. 46 Alberto Gutierrez: 6-2, 7-5
#3 Aaron Chapman (PC) d. Tim Offerman: 6-4, 6-3
#4 Nick Osborne (PC) d. Gavin Manders: 6-3, 6-2
#5 Danny Lee (FGCU) d. Patrick Fediuk: 7-6 (5), 6-2
#6 Edson Lima (FGCU) d. Andrew Lee: 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
#1
Osorio/Offerman (FGCU) d. Rincon/Chapman: 8-5
#2 Dwivedi/Osborne (PC) d. Gutierrez/Manders: 8-2
#3
Lima/Lee (FGCU) d. Fediuk/Brad Luciuk: 8-2