Box Score

NASHVILLE – After suffering their first loss of March on Friday, the Stetson Hatters bounced back with a 5-2 victory over the Lipscomb Bisons on Sunday night. The win improves their record to 13-4 on the season and 4-1 in ASUN play.

Kartik Mandla and Juan Jose Rodriguez got things started with a 6-3 win in doubles, improving to 6-2 as a duo. Eder Blanco and Christian Kuehne then secured the doubles point with a 6-4 victory.

Blanco continued his strong performance, finishing first on Court 1 with a commanding 6-0, 6-3 win. Kuehne sealed the second singles point with a 6-2, 6-4 win on Court 2. The match-clinching point then came from Sami Ozzor, who extended his singles win streak to 10 matches with a victory on Court 5.

Marc Saura made the start at the No. 6 spot for the Hatters, securing a hard-fought three-set win, including a 10-4 tiebreaker in the final set.
 

DOUBLES
#1 Eder Blanco/Christian Kuehne (STETSON) def. Juan Lombisano/Filippo Verdese (LIPSCOMB) 6-4 
#2 Facundo Perlov/Giovanni Ciocca (LIPSCOMB) vs. Marc Saura/Lucas Olivier (STETSON) 4-3, unfinished
#3 Kartik Mandla/Juan Jose Rodriguez (STETSON) def. Antoine Testaud/Oliver Thoeny (LIPSCOMB) 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 1

SINGLES
#1 Eder Blanco (STETSON) def. Oskar Szymczak (LIPSCOMB) 6-0, 6-3
#2 Christian Kuehne (STETSON) def. Giovanni Ciocca (LIPSCOMB) 6-2, 6-4
#3 Juan Lombisano (LIPSCOMB) def. Lucas Olivier (STETSON) 6-3, 6-4
#4 Facundo Perlov (LIPSCOMB) def. Haris Eminefendic (STETSON) 6-4, 7-5
#5 Sami Ozzor (STETSON) def. Oliver Thoeny (LIPSCOMB) 6-4, 6-4
#6 Marc Saura (STETSON) def. Filippo Verdese (LIPSCOMB) 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 1-0 (10-4) 
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2, 5, 4, 6

Next Up
The Hatters will stay on the road but will stay in-state as they head to Jacksonville on next Sunday at 2:00 PM to face the North Florida Ospreys in a rematch of last year's ASUN championship.