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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Ithaca College men's tennis team hit the courts at the USTA National Campus on Thursday afternoon for the penultimate match of its Spring Break trip to Florida when it faced Bloomsburg. Unfortunately, the slow start to the spring continued for the Bombers, as they dropped the match to the Huskies by a 6-1 margin. With the loss, Ithaca's record falls to 1-5 this spring.
 
Bloomsburg 6 – Ithaca 1
Doubles
1. Lucas Pedrotti/Bernard Abreu (BLOOMSBURG) def. Minos Stavrakas/Colten Lavery (ITHACA) | 6-2
2. Sam McGrath/Max Prestwich (ITHACA) def. Benjamin Tauber/Guille Carranza (BLOOMSBURG) | 6-3
3. Oliver Wiesemann/Robin Luetzig (BLOOMSBURG) def. Stefan Lazarevic/Garrett Boleslav (ITHACA) | 6-4
 
Singles
1. Lucas Pedrotti (BLOOMSBURG) def. Minos Stavrakas (ITHACA) | 6-1, 5-1 retired
2. Sam McGrath (ITHACA) def. Guille Carranza (BLOOMSBURG) | 6-2, 4-6, 10-5
3. Benjamin Tauber (BLOOMSBURG) def. Colten Lavery (ITHACA) | 6-4, 2-6, 10-7
4. Bernardo Abreu (BLOOMSBURG) def. Sam Fried (ITHACA) | 7-5, 6-1
5. Oliver Wiesemann (BLOOMSBURG) def. Liam Spiegel (ITHACA) | 6-1, 6-2
6. Nagid Walle (BLOOMSBURG) def. Max Prestwich (ITHACA) | 6-3, 5-7, 10-8
 
The final score was not entirely indicative of how competitive today's match was against the NCAA Division II foe. The Bombers battled closely in the majority of the matchups throughout the day, but ultimately was only able to get over the hump for a couple triumphs on the day.
 
The doubles session was highlighted by the second-doubles grouping of senior Sam McGrath and junior Max Prestwich. The combination bested Bloomsburg's duo of Benjamin Tauber and Guille Carranza by a 6-3 margin to tie the session up at 1-1. Unfortunately, it was the Huskies that would earn the doubles point, as junior Stefan Lazarevic and senior Garrett Boleslav came up just short in a 6-4 defeat to Liver Wiesemann and Robin Luetzig at third-doubles.
 
The highlight of the singles session again came form McGrath who put a strong finish on his best outing of the spring. He opened his second-singles matchup against Bloomsburg's Carranza with a 6-2 opening set win. Carranza pushed back in the second, answering with a 6-2 margin to force a third decisive set. The third was played as a super-breaker, with McGrath getting the better of Carranza for a 10-5 decision.
 
Junior Colten Lavery also took things to a third-set in his third-singles matchup against Benjamin Tauber. Sadly, he was not able to complete the comeback, falling by a 10-7 margin in the super-breaker. Prestwich was the third Bombers to go three sets on the day, but his match also ended similarly to Lavery, as a comeback bid was stymied in a close 10-8 super-breaker against Bloomsburg's Nagid Walle.
 
The Bombers will conclude their Spring Break trip tomorrow afternoon when they face Wesleyan (Conn.) at the Lake Cairn Complex.