Box Score
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Lee University men's tennis team completed a 5-0 week of spring break competition with a 9-0 victory over John Carroll University Thursday afternoon. The Flames improved to 5-2, while John Carroll dropped to 1-4.
"It's been a great week," said Lee head coach Patric Hynes. "John Carroll are a good program and they made us scrap for every point. To walk out of here with a 9-0 score is a satisfying end to our spring break trip."
Jake Okines and Boyd Blackburn put Lee on the right track with an 8-1 mark over Gustavo Garcia and Dillon O'Brien. Wes Lemke and Daniel Prata added to the lead with an 8-3 win over Nick Siciliano and Tyler Cole, while Rhys Milne and Igor Schattan held off Jad Abdul-Aal and David Sinense 8-5 to give Lee a 3-0 lead going into singles competition.
Blackburn was a 6-2, 6-1 winner over Alex Guthrie and Lemke knocked off Scott Adsit 6-0 and 6-3 at No. 6 singles to secure the team win.
Schattan beat Siciliano 6-2, 6-0 in the third position. Milne needed a 7-4 tie-breaker to claim his opening set againt Abdul-Aal befored finishing the match with a 6-4 mark in the second set. Prata and Cole split 7-5 scores in their first two sets before Prata held on for a 12-10 win in the third set.
Teodor Deljanovski won the first set against Garcia with a 9-7 score in the tie-breaker. Garcia fought back to take the second set 6-4 and Deljanovski finished the match with a 10-6 super set triumph.
The Flames return home to the DeVos Tennis Center on Mar. 15 to face Shorter University. The Gulf South Conference match is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.
LEE UNIVERSITY 9, JOHN CARROLL 0
Singles competition
1. Rhys Milne (LEE-M) def. Jad Abdul-Aal (JCU-M) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
2. Teodor Deljanovski (LEE-M) def. Gustavo Garcia (JCU-M) 7-6 (9-7), 4-6, 10-6
3. Igor Schattan (LEE-M) def. Nick Siciliano (JCU-M) 6-2, 6-0
4. Daniel Prata (LEE-M) def. Tyler Cole (JCU-M) 7-5, 5-7, 12-10
5. Boyd Blackburn (LEE-M) def. Alex Guthrie (JCU-M) 6-2, 6-1
6. Westley Lemke (LEE-M) def. Scott Adsit (JCU-M) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Rhys Milne/Igor Schattan (LEE-M) def. Jad Abdul-Aal/David Sinense (JCU-M) 8-5
2. Jake Okines/Boyd Blackburn (LEE-M) def. Gustavo Garcia/Dillon O'Brien (JCU-M) 8-1
3. Westley Lemke/Daniel Prata (LEE-M) def. Nick Siciliano/Tyler Cole (JCU-M) 8-3
