The location changed, but the results remained the same for the red hot Valparaiso University men’s tennis team on Sunday morning. The Crusaders opened their spring trip in Orlando, Fla. by rolling past Rollins College 6-1 to run their winning streak to seven and boost their record to 8-1.

How It Happened

• The closest match of the day came at No. 2 singles, as Chad Kissell (Latrobe, Pa. / Greater Latrobe) bounced back after dropping the first set to top Francesco Racanelli. Kissell lost the first 6-3, but then rebounded with 6-2, 10-5 victories.
• Jeffrey Schorsch (Perrysburg, Ohio / Perrysburg) was a winner at No. 1 singles, besting Ahmed Albitar 6-2, 6-1.
• Freshman Brandon Ancona (Belvidere, Ill. / Rockford Christian) won in dominating fashion at No. 6 singles, whitewashing Guilherme Dumit 6-0, 6-1.
• Senior Kyle Dunn (Fond du Lac, Wis. / Fond du Lac) enjoyed a 6-3, 6-2 triumph over Ziad Melhaoui at No. 4 singles, while Garrett Gardner (Poland, Ohio / Poland) picked up a 6-3, 6-2 win over Cody Gubin.
• The Tars (3-4) grabbed their only win at No. 3 singles, as Sami Kirberg slipped by Charlie Emhardt (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) 6-4, 6-4.
• The Crusaders nailed down the doubles point by capturing victories at all three spots. Schorsch and Emhardt prevailed 6-3 at No. 1, Dunn and Gardner won 6-1 at No. 2 and Kissell and Ancona were triumphant 6-3 at No. 3.

Inside the Match

• After a three-match hiatus of playing together, Schorsch and Emhardt got back in the win column as a duo. Emhardt now has 101 career doubles wins, while Schorsch has 98 career doubles triumphs.
• Dunn has played doubles with four different partners this season and holds a 14-2 record. He has also won six straight singles matches and is 15-5 overall. Dunn and Emhardt are now tied for second on Valpo’s career singles victory chart with 80 apiece.
• The top four players on Valpo’s career singles wins list are all members of the current team.
• Schorsch is the school’s career singles wins leader with 98. He’s knocking on the door of the century mark in both singles and doubles victories. Schorsch has grabbed eight straight singles wins and is off to an undefeated start to the spring season.

Next Up

The Crusaders will continue play in Florida on Monday as they face Mount Saint Mary’s and Grand Valley State. Both matches are slated to occur in Kissimmee, Fla.