Box Score MOBILE, Alabama-The Christian Brothers University men's tennis team narrowly fell to Spring Hill in their season finale 5-4 on Sunday.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Spring Hill got on the board first with a victory at the No. 3 doubles slot, but the Bucs bounced back to even the score at one point each when
Lorenzo Maccarini (Curitiba, Brazil/Colegio Saber) Javier Saez (Concepcion, Chile/Almondole HS) defeated their opponents 9-7 at the No. 1 position. The day's final doubles match came down to a tiebreaker that saw the Buccaneer duo of Calzacorta/Flores fall 9-8, giving the Badgers an overall 2-1 edge. In singles play the Bucs drew even at two all when
Atilio Flores (San Salvador, El Salvador/Colegio Internacional)'s opponent retired in the second set after dropping the first set to Flores 6-2. Javier Saez pushed the Bucs to a 3-2 lead with his 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 3. After
Abel Kim (Memphis, Tenn./Homeschooled) fell at the No. 5 spot,
Andres Calzacorta (Caracas, Venezuela/CMSO) fought back from down a set to defeat his opponent 10-6 in a third set tiebreaker, giving the Bucs a 4-3 edge with two matches remaining. Despite fighting back to earn a third set tiebreaker after dropping the first set,
Nick Cotros (Collierville, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) came up just shy of a win at No. 6. The decisive point of the day came down to the No. 1 singles slot, where Maccarini fell to his opponent 7-5, 6-4 leaving the Bucs one point short of victory.