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WEEKLY ATHLETIC SCHEDULE

TARS UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Monday, March 13

Softball vs. Spring Arbor (DH) – Lake Island, Park – 6 p.m.
Baseball vs. Bentley – Alfond Stadium – 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 15

Women's Tennis vs. Long Island – Martin Tennis Complex – 3:30 p.m.
Softball vs. Merrimack (DH) – Lake Island Park – 6 p.m.

Thursday, March 16

Men's Golf at Kauai Collegiate Cup – Kauai, Hawaii – All Day
Baseball vs. Bentley – Alfond Stadium – 7 p.m.

Friday, March 17

Men's Golf at Kauai Collegiate Cup – Kauai, Hawaii – All Day
Softball vs. Barry – Lake Island Park – 7 p.m.
Baseball at Eckerd – St. Petersburg, Fla. – 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 18

Men's Golf at Kauai Collegiate Cup – Kauai, Hawaii – All Day
Sailing at South Points #4 – Charleston, S.C. – All Day
Rowing hosts Spring Break Race – Lake Maitland – 8 a.m.
Men's tennis vs. Florida Tech – Martin Tennis Complex – Noon
Softball vs. Barry (DH) – Lake Island Park – 1 p.m.
Baseball at Eckerd (DH) – St. Petersburg, Fla. – 1 p.m.

Sunday, March 19

Sailing at South Points #4 – Charleston, S.C. – All Day
Men's Tennis vs. Ouachita Baptist – Martin Tennis Complex – 1 p.m.
Softball vs. Southern New Hampshire (Rebel Games) – Kissimmee, Fla. – 4:10
Softball vs. Northwest Missouri State (Rebel Games) – Kissimmee, Fla. – 6 p.m.

Rollins senior women's golfer Charlotte Campbell (Heathrow, Fla.) is in the midst of fantastic final year in collegiate golf as she has led the Tars to three straight victories this spring. At the Lady Moc Classic in Lakeland, Campbell fired rounds of 72-75-75 and brought home medalist honors while her Tars posted a 12 shot victory over the field. The win was her second of the season and the Tars third. She also had a solid outing at her last Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational, shooting 74-78-79 and finishing in seventh place, leading Rollins to their second straight win in the event. She is the three-time defending national player of the year and is looking to lead Rollins to their fourth straight national championship this year.

The clock struck midnight on Rollins' improbable run through the 2005-06 season as the Tars were bounced out of the NCAA South Region Tournament, but not without some fireworks. Sixth seeded Rollins held off a tough third seeded Alabama-Huntsville squad in the tourney opener and advanced to the final 32 in the nation. The Tars then ran into a solid second seeded team from Montevallo and ultimately fell in the region semifinals. Picked to finish seventh in the SSC preseason poll, Rollins put together one of the most special seasons under Tom Klusman, finishing 24-8.

The Sunshine State Conference regular season champion Tars kept the momentum that got them the SSC Tournament title last week rolling into their first round game with Alabama-Huntsville. Rollins jumped out to a quick lead and had to hold off two Chargers comebacks to preserve the 63-58 victory. Junior John Thinnes was hot for the Blue and Gold as he pumped in 26 points on 9-14 shooting, 4-7 from three point range, to pace the Tars offense. Jonny Reibel added 15 points and six rebounds with Chauncey Gibbs also gathering six boards. Huntsville tied the score at 56 all with 90 seconds to go, but Isaac Codrey drained a three from the corner on the Tars next possession to put Rollins up, only to have UAH answer with a dunk on the other end. Thinnes then sealed it up with a jumper and two free throws in the final seconds to give Rollins the win.

Rollins amazing run was stopped by a hot University of Montevallo team as they got past the Tars in an 81-68 shootout. Freshman Greg Sweeney came off the bench and put in 16 points and pull down seven rebounds. Reibel was again solid from the point, adding 13 points and six rebounds. The Falcons shot 50 percent in the first half while Rollins was only able to connect on 33 percent, giving UM a 20 point lead a the break. Rollins cut into the lead in the second half, but couldn't overcome the big deficit and fell by 13.

The Rollins women's basketball team, coming off a the schools first perfect regular season at 26-0, was stunned by Florida Gulf Coast in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, falling to the Eagles 48-46 in overtime. The Tars just couldn't get things to go their way as they shot just 25 percent from the floor. The defense was up to the task, holding FGCU to just 20 percent shooting, but in the end it was free throws that did the Tars in.

Point guard Jennifer Musgrove led the Tars with a double-double, netting 13 points and pulling down 11 boards. Forwards Rachel Workman and Joslyn Giles each added seven points while Sally Johnston and Larissa McDonough snagged 13 and 11 rebounds, respectively. The Tars out rebounded the Eagles 61-53 in the game.

With a minute to go in regulation and Rollins down two, Johnston stole the ball and quickly got it up court to Musgrove who was fouled with 34 seconds remaining. She calmly sank both free throws to tie the score at 36 apiece. The Tars then forced a shot clock violation and got the ball back with four seconds to go, but a Musgrove attempt was off the mark and sent the game into overtime. In the extra frame, Rollins jumped out to a 40-36 advantage over the first minute of play. The Eagles tied the score only to have Johnston put the Tars back on top with a jumper. FGCU the rattled off six unanswered and took a four point lead with under a minute to play. Musgrove hit a lay-up to pull Rollins to within two and Johnston drained a jumper to tie the score with just nine seconds to go. The Eagles missed on their attempt and Rollins gathered the rebound, but FGCU stole an errant pass and was fouled with just 0.2 seconds showing on the clock. The Eagles point guard hit both free throws and bounced a stunned Rollins squad out of the NCAA Tournament, 48-46.

After leading the Rollins College women's basketball team to a 28-2 record this season, it was announced last Thursday that senior forward Joslyn Giles is a finalist for the NCAA Division II Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team. Giles was one of five players selected from Region 5 to compete for the award. The 40 finalists, consisting of five players from each of the eight regions, are voted upon by WBCA member coaches and are now in the running for selection to the 10-member Kodak/WBCA All-America Team.

Giles (Winter Haven, Fla.) finished the 2005-06 season averaging 14.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. She was named the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year, first team All-SSC, first team All-South Region and to the SSC All-Tournament team. She led the Tars to a perfect regular season, going 26-0 and a runner-up finish in the SSC Tournament. The Tars were an at-large selection for the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament, their ninth trip to the regional tournament. The Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team will be announced at the Division II Women's Basketball Banquet on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at Hot Springs Convention Center Horner Hall in Hot Springs , Arkansas.

Rollins College women's basketball head coach Glenn Wilkes, Jr. was named the NCAA Division II South Region Coach of the Year for a fifth time after leading his team to a perfect 26-0 regular season and to their ninth appearance in the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament. The team finished with a record of 28-2 overall after losing a heartbreaker to Florida Gulf Coast, 48-46 in overtime, in the first round of regional action. Wilkes is now in the running for the Division II Coach of the Year, which will be presented later this month by the Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (WBCA).

Wilkes is in his 20th season as head coach of the Tars. In his 20 seasons he has accumulated a record of 446-141, a .760 winning percentage. He has been named the Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year nine times, including this season, and the WBCA Division II South Region Coach of the Year five times. Under his tutelage, the Tars have won 10 regular season conference championships, six conference tournament championships and have advanced to the NCAA Division II tournament nine times.

Last Week: 1 st at 31 st Annual Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational (Tuscawilla C.C., Winter Springs)

FROM FEBRUARY 28 - After finding themselves behind host Florida Southern after day one, the Rollins women's golf team posted the tournament's best two scores on the second and final days for a 12 shot win at the Lady Moc Classic. The victory was the Tars' third straight at the event and fourth in the past six years and makes them two for two in the spring season as they also won the UCF Invitational earlier in February.

Top ranked Rollins carded a 304 on the first day before coming back with rounds of 298 an 301 for a three-day total of 903, 12 strokes ahead of Florida Southern (915). Nova Southeastern shot 918 in the tournament and took third, followed by Daytona Beach Community College (932) in fourth and Barry University (938) in fifth.

Standout senior Charlotte Campbell, the day one and two leader, fell a shot back to eventual runner-up Remijin Camping of Barry early, but was solid in the latter holes to claim medalist honors, shooting 72-75-75 for a six over par 222. She finished fifth in the tournament a year ago and was 12 th her sophomore season. The victory is her second this season as she was also medalist at the season opening Yale Invitational. Mariana De Biase carded rounds of 76-74-74 and was two shots back at 224 strokes, tying for third place and giving her three straight top five finishes in the tournament. Vanessa Vela fired par 72 in the second round to go along with 78 in day one and 75 in day two, finishing tied for sixth with 225 strokes. Cristina Gugler took 16 th place, carding 78-77-77=232 shots with Marie-Pierre Bernier tying for 32 nd place with 239 strokes (82-78-79).

The Rollins women's golf team won their third straight tournament in dominate fashion, posting a 31-stroke victory at the 31 st Annual Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational, hosted by Rollins at Tuscawilla Country Club. The Tars were the only team to shoot under 310 the entire event as they posted rounds of 296-308-309, winning the “PKB” title for the second year in a row.

Rollins' score of 913 put them well ahead of runner-up Florida Southern (944) and third place finisher Richmond (946). Illinois State (954) and Lynn University (956) round out the top five.

Rollins was led by the solid play and second place finish of junior Marie-Pierre Bernier. She carded 74-72 on the first day and ended with 77 in the difficult final round for a tournament total of 223 strokes. Senior Mariana De Biase tied for fourth place, shooting 229 after rounds of 73-79-77. Fellow veteran Charlotte Campbell tied for seventh place, carding 231 shots (74-78-79) in the event. Vanessa Vela sandwiched a second round 79 between a pair of 77's and finished tied for 11 th place with 233 strokes while Cristina Gugler shot 75-83-78 to tie for 15 th place with 236 shots.

Rollins also had three players on the course that didn't factor into the team scores and played as individuals. Caitlin Barry shot 89-82-80 and Catherine Hicks went 81-86-84 as each tied for 42 nd place with 251 strokes. Kelly McEnerney cared rounds of 88-86-82 and tied for 50 th place at 253 shots.

Peggy Kirk Bell is a 1943 graduate of Rollins College and is considered one of the most influential women in the history of golf in the United States. A long list of titles and honors were captured by Peggy Kirk Bell in both amateur and professional golf. Peggy is a charter member of the LPGA and along with her family, owns Pine Needles and Mid-Pines Resorts in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Pine Needles was the site of the 1996 and 2001 U.S. Women's Open and will again host in 2007.

The Rollins women's golf team will return to action March 31 through April 2 at the Ryder Florida Championships in Miami Lakes, Florida.

The Rollins softball team was the busiest sport in the department last week, but were also the most successful as they won eight of nine games and improved to 22-2 on the season. Coach Michelle Frew's squad throws three solid pitchers and has used timely hitting during their amazing run.

Rollins has their winning streak snapped by Northern Kentucky in the first game of the Rebel Games on Monday, but began a new one with a 3-1 over Wayne State in their nightcap.

In the opening game, freshman Nicole Anderson got the start in the circle, allowing six hits and four runs. Sophomore Ingrid Schumacher took over for Anderson in the third, giving up only one hit and striking out three to finish the game. At the plate, six different Tars were able to get a hit in the game, with freshman Jamie Rausch and senior Kelly Cruz recording the two RBI in the seventh inning. The Tars bounced back from only their second loss of the season by defeating Wayne State 3-1 in game two of the evening. Schumacher pitched all six innings, allowing only four hits and striking out four. Freshman Ashley East, senior Kallie Jo Jones and Cruz all notched two hits in the game, with East recording the Tars' third triple of the season.

Rollins then hosted Salem International on Wednesday and easily swept two (10-1 and 2-0) as the Tars out-hit the Tigers 13-3 on the evening and freshman pitcher Nicole Anderson recorded her second no-hitter of the season in game two.

Schumacher was in the circle for the Tars in game one, allowing only three hits and one run and striking out six in five innings for her seventh win of the season. Senior Kallie Jones led the Tars' at the plate, going 3-3 with one run and three RBI. All three of Jones' hits went for doubles. Also notching multiple hits in the game were juniors Stacy Sanders and Randi Irwin.The Tars out hit the Tigers 8-3 in the game and exploded for five hits and seven runs in the bottom of the fourth to take the 10-1 victory. The second game started as a pitcher's dual as Anderson and Kyanna Cape held the batters hitless through three innings. The Tars broke through in the bottom of the fourth and recorded three hits, singles by Jones and freshman Jamie Rausch and a double by senior Kelly Cruz, and one run. The Tars picked up another run in the bottom of the fifth and Anderson held strong in the circle, picking up her eighth win of the season. Jones was the lone Tar to notch two hits in the game, going 2-3 and scoring a run. Junior Victoria Rudolph (Titusville, Fla.) scored the second run for the Tars.

The weekend brought a home SSC series against Eckerd and with a combination of consistent pitching and hot bats, the Tars swept the Tritons three games to none. The Tars won game one on Friday night 3-0 and then returned on Saturday to throw two no-hitters, taking down the Tritons 9-0 in game one and 6-0 in game two.

In the Friday night game, freshman Nicole Anderson and sophomore Ingrid Schumacher combined to allow only three hits and no runs in seven innings. Six different Tars were able to get a hit off of Triton pitcher Jenn Barnes, scoring three runs to grab the opening game of the series 3-0. Sophomore Jennifer Olsen opened the game with a lead-off triple, her second of the season and later scored on a sacrifice fly by sophomore Rachel Almengual. Victoria Rudolph drew a walk with the bases loaded, sending Kallie Jones home for the Tars second run of the first inning. In the third inning, junior Stacy Sanders sent a double to left field, sending freshman Jamie Rausch across home plate for the Tars final run of the game. Schumacher came on for Anderson in the fifth inning and earned her first save of the season, allowing no hits and one walk in three innings of work.

The teams returned to Lake Island Park for a double header on Saturday and Rollins held the Tritons hitless all day. Schumacher pitched the first game and walked only two batters while striking out six for her first complete no hitter of the season. Alemengual and senior Kelly Cruz both had two hits in the game, with Cruz going 2-3 with two runs scored and four RBI. Sanders hit her third home run of the season in the second inning, a three run shot to left center field. The Tars opened with four runs in the first inning and five in the second to grab the early 9-0 lead and held on behind the pitching of Schumacher to win in five innings. Anderson returned to pitch the second game of the day, walking only one batter and striking out 12. The Tars' bats were hot, as they were able to get 11 hits off Tritons pitcher Barnes, including a triple by Jones in the first and doubles by Alemengual in the sixth and two from Rudolph, one to lead off the second inning and one in the fifth, scoring Cruz from second base.

The winning continued for the Rollins College softball team as they defeated No. 17 Carson-Newman College 5-0 in game one of the double header on Sunday afternoon and 4-3 in game two. The Tars improve to 22-2 on the season while the Lady Eagles fall to 17-7.

The first game saw the Tars use their pitching strength to power past their opponents. Freshman Nicole Anderson pitched a one-hitter while walking only one batter and striking out eight. At the plate, senior Kelly Cruz led the Tars, going 2-3 with two RBI. Senior Kallie Jones, sophomores Jennifer Olsen and Rachel Almengual and freshman Jamie Rausch also registered hits in the game, with Almengual hitting a two-run double in the Tars three-run second inning. The second game saw the Tars go up by two runs only to give up three to the visitors in the later innings. Rollins was down one run in the bottom of the seventh and behind the bat of Ingrid Schumacher pulled out the 4-3 victory. Schumacher pitched the first six innings for the Tars allowing eight hits and three runs. Anderson came on for Schumacher in the seventh to attempt to keep the Eagle's advantage to only one run. With runners on second and third and no outs, Anderson remained calm and put the next three batters out in order, preserving the one run deficit. Rollins came to bat in the bottom of the seventh and Almengual immediately singled to left field and moved to second on a wild pitch. Jones then grounded out to the pitcher, Rausch was intentionally walked and Cruz popped up to the shortstop, leaving runners on first and second and two out. The runners advanced one base on a passed ball with Schumacher at the plate. Schumacher then singled home the winning runs, giving the Tars the 4-3 victory.

Rollins will waste no time and return to the field on Monday, March 13 to host Spring Arbor for a double header at 6:00 p.m. at Lake Island Park .

The Tars were the proud host of the 58 th Annual Rollins College Baseball Week Tournament last week which saw the likes of Pittsburgh, Boston College, Sacred Heart, St. Joseph's and Bethune Cookman take the field at Alfond Stadium. Rollins gained momentum going into the heart of their schedule as they went 2-1 during the tournament.

The weekend didn't start out Rollins' way as they were shutout by the University of Pittsburgh, 4-0. The Tars held their own against the Division I squad, but couldn't get the bats going all night. Rollins could only muster three hits against the Panthers, while Pitt smacked 12 hits off of four Tar pitchers.

Junior starting pitcher Jonathan Wano pitched well during his seven innings but couldn't get the run support. Wano gave up four runs, only three of which were earned, on nine hits while striking out five and walking five in seven innings of work. Tyler Hartman, Steve Mannenbach and Rob Cloar were the only Tars to get hits off of the Panthers staff.

The Rollins College Tars broke out of a four game losing streak with a 16-9 victory over Sacred Heart University in the 58 th Annual Rollins College Baseball Week. The Tars slugged out a season high 16 runs on 16 hits. Junior starting pitcher David Nathanson didn't seem to need the support as he went seven strong innings, striking out 11, and giving up just two unearned runs.

The Tars got a great effort from their entire offensive unit. Rollins came into the game with their team batting average hovering around the .250 mark. However, the Tars' bats came alive against the Pioneers as they crushed 16 hits out against the SHU staff. Sophomore third baseman Kevin Schnacke led the way for the Tars, going 3-5 with a run scored and a RBI. Sophomore second baseman Gary Martoccio was 2-4 with two runs scored and a RBI. Freshman outfielder Tyler Hartman went 2-4 with a run scored and a RBI. And senior Rob Cloar went 1-5 with his first home run of the season.

Starter David Nathanson was brilliant the entire evening. The junior gave up two unearned runs in the second inning, but those would be the only two the Pioneers would get off of him the rest of the night. Nathanson went seven innings giving up only three hits while striking out 11 and walking only one.

Rollins College got its second straight victory in the final game of the 58 th Annual Rollins College Baseball Week, with a 6-2 win over Saint Joseph 's. The Tars (12-9) got a quality outing from their senior ace, Eduardo Chile. Chile went 6.1 innings striking out six and giving up two runs on six hits. The Rollins bats came alive for the second straight game and connected for nine hits.

The Tars were led offensively by junior left fielder Gene Howard. Howard went 2-5 on the day with two RBI and a stolen base. Sophomore Gary Martoccio and freshman Tyler Hartman each went 2-4 with a double. Sophomore first baseman, Steffano Foggi went 1-3 with a RBI and a run scored.

Senior Eduardo Chile had a nice day on the mound for the Tars. Chile got his second win on the season, going six quality innings pitched on the day. Chile gave up two earned runs on six hits, while striking out six and walking four. Junior Jonathan Wano worked 2.2 innings, striking out four men and keeping the Hawks hitless, en route to his second save of the season.

Originally created by legendary Rollins coach Joe Justice in 1948 as an opportunity for the Tars to face some nationally prominent teams in early season competition, Baseball Week has evolved into a much anticipated stop on the Florida tour for Division I schools. Baseball Week has always included three top Division I programs along with Rollins. In 2006, the tournament included five Division I programs and Rollins. Bethune-Cookman, Boston College , Pittsburgh , Sacred Heart and Saint Joseph 's all challenged Rollins for the coveted Baseball Week crown.

The University of Pittsburgh won the Baseball Week crown this season as they finished with a record of 5-2 during the week. Rollins finished 2-1 during the week and Boston College went 3-2.

The Tars will return to action on Monday March 13, when they will welcome Bentley University into Alfond Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

The Rollins rowing teams are off to a fast start to the 2006 season as they both had successful runs at the Metro Cup two weeks ago and the Rollins Invitational last week.

At the Metro Cup, the Tars won every event over cross-town rival UCF wile the women split four races with the Golden Knights. The Varsity 8 easily won their race, posting a time of 6:19.3 to UCF's 6:23.2. The Varsity 4 (Colleen Reagan, Drew Brodnax, Shawn Tavares, Brandon Koch, Collin Campbell) was also successful as Rollins covered the 1950 meters in 6:42.4, six seconds ahead of UCF. The win was even more special as it was the first race for the newly christened Lonestar . The state of the art boat was donated by the family of crewmember Shawn Tavares, who also rowed for Rollins in the race. The highlight race came in the Novice 4 as Rollins came from behind to post time of 7:40.8, seven seconds ahead of UCF. The boat of Donna Pola (cox), Joe Jolly, Austin Mosley, Alex Remierez and Tim Brierley were a boat length ahead through the 1000 meter point until one of them caught an overhead crab, bring the boat to an abrupt halt. Pola quickly regrouped the guys and they powered even with UCF with 500 meters to go. They then kept up the head of steam and rolled to the seven second victory.

The Rollins women also had a big day, winning a pair of races. The Novice 8 boat (Lisa Knapp, Katie Broome, Chelsi Wilkerson, Liza Hussey, Sarah Pantages, Kelly McNoldy, Rachel Todd, Shannon VanDyke and Laura Edwards) posted a 10 second victory over UCF, recording a time of 7:41.6. The Novice 4 was also victorious, going 8:22.5, five seconds ahead of the Knights.

Last week, the Tars hosted the Rollins Invitational on the waters of Lake Maitland and were again the team to beat. The Rollins men won two races while the women had a solid day against tough competition. The Tars men's Varsity 8 was victorious, posting a time of 6:34.4 with the US Merchant Marine Academy coming in second at 6:47.3. Rollins also won the Varsity 4 race, posting a time of 7:16.7 with the Merchant Marine's coming in second at 7:24.8 and Tampa taking third.

In the women's division, Rollins got a third place finish from the Varsity 8, posting a time of 7:57.2 with Nova Southeastern winning the race and Villanova coming in second. The Tars were also third in the number two race of the Novice 4 event, finishing behind a pair of Villanova boats.

The Rollins crew team will continue their four regatta home stretch on Saturday, March 18 as they will host the Rollins Tri-Meet with competition slated to begin at 8 a.m. on Lake Maitland.

The Rollins women's tennis team had a very successful spring break swing to South Carolina, taking two of three from some of the nation's best teams.

The open the trip, seventh ranked Rollins dealt #25 Presbyterian their first loss of the season, downing the Blue Hose 7-2. Rollins scored two points in doubles and fell just short in the No. 2 match as it came down to a tiebreaker. Seventh ranked Tasi Purcell and Marnie Mahler took the No. 1 doubles, 8-1 over Catherine Bankhead and Kathryn Kleckley while Anastasiya Shevchenko and Silvia Frandji won the No. 3 match 8-4 over Lauren Brown and Kari Fuller. Sonia Bernal and Cassie Webster battled back and forth in the No. 2 match, but fell to Brittany Landford and Lisa Moyer, 9-8(6).

Rollins was their usual strong selves in singles competition, winning five of the six matches, all in straight sets. Fifteenth ranked Purcell rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Bankhead in No. 1 singles with #42 Mahler winning 6-3, 6-3 over Brown. Bernal scored a 6-2, 6-2 win over Landford in the No. 2 match while Frandji won 6-3, 6-1 over Fuller in the No. 5 position. Webster made quick work of Kleckley, 6-0, 6-1 for Rollins in the No. 6 match with Presbyterian's Moyer winning 6-1, 6-4 over Shevchenko in the No. 4 slot.

The were as successful in their next match as the 11 th ranked USC-Upstate Spartans snapped Rollins' four match winning streak, downing the Tars 7-2.

Rollins, playing their second match in as many days, won the No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles matches and fell to 7-5 on the year while Upstate improved to 7-2.

Fifteenth ranked Tasi Purcell downed Daniela Lovera 6-4, 6-2 in the No. 2 singles match and teamed with Marnie Mahler to take Anna Novo and Vivian Neuenschwander 8-2 in No. 1 doubles.

The trip concluded on a high note, however as the Rollins women's tennis team ended their spring break by defeating Tusculum College 8-1 at Myrtle Beach, S.C. Seventh ranked Rollins improves to 8-5 on the season while #29 Tusculum falls to 4-4.

The Tars swept all three doubles matches in decisive fashion. Seventh ranked Tasi Purcell and Marnie Mahler took Claudia Bolivar and Maria Nevarez 8-2 in the No. 1 match with Sonia Bernal and Cassie Webster winning 8-6 over Danae Valderrama and Jennifer Sparks in the No. 2 position. Anastasiya Shevchenko teamed with Silvia Frandji for an 8-1 win over Amanda Pike and Bronwyn Hartley in the No. 3 position.

Rollins also has little trouble in singles play, winning five in straight sets. #15 Purcell won the No. 1 match 6-2, 6-0 over Bolivar with #48 Mahler taking the No. 2 match 6-2, 6-1 over Valderrama. Sonia Bernal won at No. 3 singles by scores of 6-2, 6-3 over Nevarez, Shevchenko won the No. 4 match 6-4, 6-2 over Hartley and Frandji scored a 6-1, 6-0 win in the No. 5 match. Tusculum's Jennifer Sparks got past Rollins' Melanie Beck 6-0, 7-5 in the No. 6 position.

Rollins returns to action Wednesday, March 15 at home against Long Island. Play is slated to begin at 3:30 p.m.

The Rollins men's tennis team headed West for their spring break and took two of three matches and got back to their winning ways heading into the heart of the SSC season

The eighth ranked Tars got their spring break trip started on the wrong foot as they fell to the University of California-San Diego 6-3.

Rollins was turned back in all three doubles matches with the team of Carlos Custodio and David Tafur coming up just short in the No. 1 match, falling to Blake Meister and Erik Oijala 9-7. UCSD's Brent Molden and Steven Oechel downed Jonathan Gomez and Brian Compton 8-5 in the No. 2 match while Kazumi Negishi and Eric Rubens took Brian Irvin and Adrian Tan 8-4 in No. 3 doubles.

Amazingly, all six singles matches went to three sets with the Tars and Tritions splitting at three apiece. Nineteenth ranked Carols Custodio took #40 Brent Molden 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the No. 1 match with Jonathan Gomez downing Erik Oijala 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the No. 4 match. Albin Hubscher picked up a victory for the Tars in the No. 6 singles position, winning 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 over Ramesh Thondapu.

The Rollins men's tennis team got back to their winning in the next match, defeating Cal Poly Pomona 9-0. The Tars played with a shuffled line-up and cruised to straight set victories in every match, one day after having all of their singles matches against UC-San Diego go to three sets.

Carlos Custodio and Adrian Tan teamed to win the No. 1 doubles match 8-3 over Sebastian Torres and Dustin Andolsen. Jonathan Gomez and David Tafur defeated Eric Carlstrom and Dan Evangelista 8-3 in the No. 2 match and the brothers Compton (Brian and Mike) won the No. 3 position 8-2 over Saverdra and Tran.

Tan moved up to the No. 1 doubles position and downed Torres 6-2, 6-2. Gomez took Tran 6-3, 6-1 in the No. 2 match with Brian Compton winning 6-1, 6-2 over Andolsen at No. 3. Michael Schwartz was a winner in the No. 4 match over Carlstrom 6-2, 6-0, Brian Irvin took the No. 5 slot over Evangelista 6-2, 6-0 with Mike Compton defeating Saaverdra 6-3, 6-1 in the No. 6 match.

The Rollins men's tennis team ended their spring break, West Coast swing with a whirlwind 5-4 win over Fresno Pacific on Wednesday at UC-San Diego. Rollins took two doubles matches and split singles competition to improve their record to 6-6 on the year.

The Tars entered the contest ranked eighth in NCAA Division II with Fresno Pacific checking in at #10 in NAIA.

Carlos Custodio and Brian Compton downed Matt Carroll and Marco Foelz 8-4 in the No. 1 doubles match to lead a shuffled Rollins line-up. Jonathan Gomez and Michael Schwartz teamed to take Greg Jackson and Petr Sitnikov 8-2 in the No. 2 match with Victor Medina and Anthony Zafiris winning the No. 2 match for Fresno by a score of 8-6 over Adrian Tan and David Tafur.

Custodio took Caroll 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 in the No. 1 singles match while Gomez also won a three set battle, downing Zafiris 3-6, 7-6, 6-3 in the No. 3 match. Adrian Tan made quick work of Sitnikov in the No. 2 match, winning 7-5, 6-3. Foelz won 6-3, 7-5 over Tafur in the No. 4 match, Median took Brian Compton 7-6, 6-1 in the No. 5 match and Roberto Bianco defeated Albin Hubscher 6-4, 6-3 in the No. 6 position.

Rollins will take a much-deserved breather before taking hosting Florida Tech in a Sunshine State Conference match on Saturday, March 18 with competition set for Noon.

The annual Myers-Miller Rollins Team Golf Tournament will be held this year on Monday, April 24th at Interlachen Country Club .

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