ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 20, 2010) – Rollins evened its conference record and earned its fourth shutout of the season as the 10th-ranked Tars blanked Eckerd 9-0 on Saturday.

Rollins (10-6, 2-2 Sunshine State Conference) easily swept the doubles competition to start the match. Jeff Morris and Neil Clausen downed Ben Maxwell and Adam Hopkins 8-3 in the No. 1 match while Pablo Seijo and Nick Rowlands took Hisa Sato and Erick Thunberg by the same score in the No. 2 match. Arturo Baravalle and Girts Dzelde completed the sweep with an 8-1 victory over JP Walker and Aaron Kleefield in the No. 3 match.

In singles play, Morris was a 6-2, 6-1 winner over Maxwell in the No. 1 flight with 14th-ranked Clausen taking Sato 6-4, 6-1 at No. 2. Baravalle defeated Hopkins 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 3 match and Dzelde picked up a 6-2, 6-0 win over Thunberg at No. 4. Herbert won 6-1, 6-2 over Jon Bonner and Constantin Sturdza blanked Alex McDonald 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 6 match.

Rollins will be back in action on Tuesday, March 23rd at home against Ouachita Baptist.

Tennis Match Results
Rollins vs Eckerd
Mar 20, 2010 at St. Petersburg, Fla.
(EC Tennis Complex)

#10 Rollins 9, Eckerd 0

 Singles competition
1. Jeff Morris (RC) def. Ben Maxwell (EC) 6-2, 6-1
2. #14 Neil Clausen (RC) def. Hisa Sato (EC) 6-4, 6-1
3. Arturo Baravalle (RC) def. Adam Hopkins (EC) 6-0, 6-1
4. Girts Dzelde (RC) def. Erik Thunberg (EC) 6-2, 6-0
5. Chris Herbert (RC) def. Jon Bonner (EC) 6-1, 6-2
6. Constantin Sturdza (RC) def. Alex McDonald (EC) 6-0, 6-0

 Doubles competition
1. Jeff Morris/Neil Clausen (RC) def. Ben Maxwell/Adam Hopkins (EC) 8-3
2. Pablo Seijo/Nick Rowlands (RC) def. Hisa Sato/Erik Thunberg (EC) 8-3
3. Arturo Baravalle/Girts Dzelde (RC) def. JP Walker/Aaron Kleefield (EC) 8-1

Match Notes:
Rollins 10-6, 2-2 SSC; National ranking #10
Eckerd 4-8, 1-3 SSC