WINTER PARK, Fla. -- No. 20-ranked Midwestern State suffered a fifth consecutive loss and fell to 4-6 for the season with a 5-1 loss at Rollins on its Spring Break road trip.

The Tars opened the dual match by winning the doubles point. Luke Quaynor and Richard Stoiberer knocked off the Mustangs' No. 12-ranked pairing of Luis Diaz Argente and Stephen Slocombe at No. 1 doubles, 6-3.

Efe Comu and Nico de Giacomo clinched the point for Rollins with a 6-2 victory over Justin Van Amerongen and Bruno Sanchez at No. 3 doubles.

Comu got the Tars off to a strong start in singles by dispatching Germano Setti, 6-1, 6-1, at the No. 1 position. Setti was coming off a three-set win at Embry-Riddle on Tuesday and is 3-7 in dual matches for the Mustangs.

Freshman Bruno Sanchez of Spain got Midwestern State on the board with a see-saw 6-0, 1-6, 6-2 victory over Guillermo Castaneda at No. 5 singles. Sanchez is 2-2 in singles and played the No. 5 spot for the first time as a Mustang.

Killian Guillou pushed Quaynor to three sets but suffered a 6-4, 3-6, 2-6 setback at No. 2 singles. Guillou is 4-6 for the season with a 1-4 record in the No. 2 position.

Moritz Stenzer of Rollins and sophomore Juan David Duque battled it out at No. 6 singles, but Stenzer prevailed, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (3) as Duque played his first singles match for the Mustangs since a 5-7, 6-3, 2-6 loss at Biola during last year's Spring Break trip to California. Duque was 5-3 in singles matches last season.

Richard Stoiberer clinched the victory for the Tars with a 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (4) win over Philip Kamara at No. 4 singles. Kamara has lost his last three singles matches after opening the season with six consecutive wins for the Mustangs.

Midwestern State concludes its road trip to Florida on Friday with a dual match at  No. 2-ranked Flagler in St. Augustine. First serve is scheduled for 11 a.m. CDT at Pollard Tennis Center.
 

--MSUMustangs.com--

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