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WINTER PARK, Fla. – The top-ranked Embry-Riddle men's tennis team rebounded from a 2-1 deficit following doubles to top NCAA II No. 9 Rollins 5-4 at the Tars' Martin Complex on Thursday, marking the third straight year that ERAU has bested a ranked Rollins team. Senior Simon Felix clinched the win for the Eagles who improved their 2014 record to 3-1.

The Eagles got their first point of the match when Patrick Besch and Jaime Sanchez-Canamares Rio defeated the 20th-ranked Rollins duo of Malte Christesen and Robin Marchione 8-2. However, the Tars battled back to overtake the visiting Eagles when Jacobo Herrero and Ari Davis topped Miguel Lopez Gomez and Luke de Caires 8-3 at the third position, and NCAA II No. 5 Will Kwok and Jason Alabaster edged Deni Zmak and Simon Felix 9-8 (7-5).

Singles play saw NAIA No. 1 Zmak bring the Eagles level with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Kwok at the top spot. Lopez Gomez reclaimed the lead with his 7-5, 6-2 decision against Adrian di Felice at the fifth position, and Besch widened the gap to 4-2 when he toppled 34th-ranked Alabaster 7-5, 6-4 on court four.

Felix's clinching win came at No. 3 singles where he bested NCAA II No. 23 Marchione 6-3, 7-6 (5).

Rollins got their only two singles wins at the second and sixth positions as No. 38 Christesen topped Sanchez-Canameres 6-3, 7-6 (4) at No. 2, and Herrero fended off a stiff challenge from de Caires (6-7 (6), 6-3, 10-8) at No. 6.

The Eagles will be back in action on Feb. 21 when they host Southeastern in a Sun Conference match slated for 3:30 p.m. at the Crotty Tennis Complex.