Monday, March 13, 2006
No. 7
Florida Southern outlasts No. 26 Presbyterian 5-4
in Men's Tennis Action
LAKELAND, FL — Florida Southern’s Michael Knoedler outlasted Presbyterian's Kshitij Dwivedi 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 at #2 singles to clinch a 5-4 win for the seventh-ranked Moccasins on Monday. The win improved FSC's record to 9-4, while 26th-ranked Presbyterian fell to 5-4.
With wins in two of the three doubles matches and straight set singles wins from Milos Koprivica at #1 and Adam Flintoff at #5, the Moccasins had built a 4-2 lead. Presbyterian's Aaron Chapman trimmed the margin to 4-3 with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 win over Alex Thesleff at #4 singles, before Knoedler won his match to assure FSC's win.