Pensacola, Fla. – No. 9 Harford fell just short in their second match of JUCO Invitational, dropping a meeting with No. 5 Eastern Florida State (EFS) on Sunday.

Harford falls to 1-2 on the year with the loss.
 

Eastern Florida State 8, Harford 1
 

Singles Competition

1.       Frederik Oervad (EFS) def. Thomas Norwood (HCC) 6-2, 6-2

2.       Adriel Azucey (EFS) def. Artur Etzberger (HCC) 6-3, 6-4

3.       Adam Larsen (HCC) def.  Sebastian Rivera (EFS) 6-2, 6-3

4.       Fabricio Galvan (EFS) def. John Brett (HCC) 6-1, 1-6, 10-6

5.       Nicholas Mora (EFS) def. Nico Verdu (HCC) 6-1, 6-1

6.       Sebastian Bunster (EFS) def. Adria Aguilar Guerrero (HCC) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles Competition

1.       Azucey/Oervad (EFS) def. Norwood/Etzberger (HCC), 8-6

2.       Rivera/Michel (EFS) def. Larsen/Brett (HCC), 9-8 (7-3)

3.       Bunster/Mora (EFS) def. Rowan/Verdu (HCC), 8-3

Harford 1-2 | EFS 1-2
 

How it Happened

Adam Larsen pulled out Harford's lone victory of the day in No. 3 singles, battling past Sebastian Rivera in straight sets. No. 4 singles saw John Brett give EFS a run for their money, bouncing back from a 6-1 loss in the first set to claim the second by the same score. The Harford sophomore pushed EFS' Fabricio Galvan in the tiebreaking, but eventually fell 10-6

Harford suffered a couple of tough losses in No. 1 and No. 2 doubles action. The team of Norwood and Etzberger fell 8-6 after losing a tough break, while Larsen and Brett led 5-0 early before watching their match slip away.

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