Lakeland, Fla. -- Men's tennis, back in action for the first time since Oct. 15, kicked off its spring season Tuesday with a visit to Division II Florida Southern College.
The host-Mocs (3-2), playing their fifth dual match of the month, swept singles play en route to a 6-1 win over the Bobcats.
Despite the final result, Bates opened the afternoon by claiming each of the three doubles contests. The Bobcat tandem of
Alexander Gujarathi (Jr.-Plymouth, Mass.) and
Cameron Kania (Sr.-Middlefield, Conn.) proved victorious at #1 doubles with a 6-4 win over FSC's Matteo Feggi and Chris Fok Kow.
At #2,
Matthew Danielson (Jr.-St. Petersburg, Fla.) and
Leo Kupferman (Sr.-Montclair, N.J.) defeated Mario Garoz and Ryan Rajakar by a score of 6-2 while seniors
Nick Forester (Falmouth, Maine) and
Teddy Koide (Morristown, N.J.) erased Inaki Braun Simo and Danny Thomas, 6-4, in the #3 slot.
In singles action, the top match of the afternoon came at the #1 position. Florida Southern's Chris Fok Cow opened with a 6-1 win vs. Bates'
Cameron Kania in set one. Kania evened the score at 1-1 with a 7-5 triumph in the subsequent frame.
It would be Fok Cow that would claim victory as the FSC junior secured the tie-breaker, 10-6, en route to the triumph.
Other singles results include:
(#2) Inaki Braun Simo (FSC) def.
Alexander Gujarathi (Bates): 6-0, 6-3
(#3) Mario Garoz (FSC) def.
Leo Kupferman (Bates): 6-4, 6-4
(#4) Alex Fascio (FSC) def.
Nick Forester (Bates): 6-2, 6-4
(#5) Elliott Altman (FSC) def.
Teddy Koide (Bates): 5-2, WR **Koide retired
(#6) Matteo Feggi (FSC) def.
Matthew Danielson (Bates) 6-4, 6-2
Bates (1-1) will continue its tour of the Sunshine State on Thursday with a visit to Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Fla. Start time is set for 11:00 a.m.
