Mercer University
Stetson
Tennis Closes Out A-Sun Road Trip With Doubleheader Loss At Stetson
3/17/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
DELAND, Fla.—The Mercer tennis teams lost a pair of matches at Stetson in Atlantic Sun tennis action Saturday afternoon at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center.
The Mercer women dropped a 7-0 decision in the second match of the doubleheader Saturday, while the men's team opened the proceedings with a 5-2 setback. The women's team dropped to 2-6 overall and 0-2 in the A-Sun, while the men fell to 3-7 overall and 0-2 in conference matches.
The win improves Stetson's women to 7-1 overall and 2-0 in A-Sun play, while the men's team improved to 11-2 overall and 2-0 in league matches.
In the women's match, Mercer did pick up a victory at the No.1 doubles position, as Jennifer Lada and Lucie Payrat continued their strong play in tandem this season, as the duo picked up an 8-6 win over Stetson's Sara Lazarevic and Clarke Tatje.
However, the doubles point had already been decided in the Hatters' favor, as Diana Bukajeva and Jen Miller picked up an 8-0 win over Amanda Bertani and Melanie Schulimas at the No. 2 position, while Lindsey Cable and Shannon Gunning were 8-1 winners over Mercer's Katherine Cooper and Sarah Hanna at the No. 3.
The Bears came close to picking up a victory at the No. 1 position, as Payrat pushed Lazarevic to the limit before dropping a 6-7, 5-7 decision. After dropping matches at the No. 6 and No. 3 positions, the match would be decided at the No. 5 flight, as Cable picked up a 6-1, 6-0 win over Hanna.
The men's match saw the Bears pick up a pair of wins in singles play, but the No. 59 Hatters won the doubles point, and added victories at the No.5, 1 and 2 positions to clinch the win.
After dropping the doubles point, Mercer drew even in the match with Vincent DeLise's convincing 6-2, 6-0 win over Stetson's Erik Halaj at the No. 6. However, the Hatters, who claimed their fifth-straight victory, posted three successive victories to take a 4-1 match lead and clinch the win.
Mercer's only other singles victory came at the No. 3 position, as Joao Pagan claimed a 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 win at the No. 3 position.
The Mercer tennis teams will return to action on Friday, hosting Belmont in a pair of A-Sun matches. The men will take on the Bruins in a 2 pm match, while first serve for the women's match is set for 10 am.
Men's Match:
STETSON 5, MERCER 2
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1. Maksim Levanovich (STET) def. Pierre Tafelski (MER) 7-5, 6-1 |
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2. Didrik Berg (STET) def. Peter Tauchner (MER) 6-3, 7-5 |
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3. Joao Pagan (MER) def. Hans Adrian Riseng (STET) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 |
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4. Nathan Debut (STET) def. David Barton (MER) 6-4, 7-5 |
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5. Chester Espie (STET) def. Victor Dias (MER) 6-1, 6-3 |
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6. Vincent DeLise (MER) def. Erik Halaj (STET) 6-2, 6-0 |
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1. Chester Espie/Maksim Levanovich (STET) def. David Barton/Victor Dias (MER) 8-6 |
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2. Didrik Berg/Nathan Debut (STET) def. Peter Tauchner/Pierre Tafelski (MER) 8-2 |
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3. Hans Adrian Riseng/Dane Moran (STET) def. Vincent DeLise/Joao Pagan (MER) 8-7 |
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Match Notes:
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STETSON 7, MERCER
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1. Sara Lazarevic (STET) def. Lucie Payrat (MER) 7-6, 7-5 |
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2. Shannon Gunning (STET) def. Jennifer Lada (MER) 6-3, 6-2 |
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3. Clarke Tatje (STET) def. Melanie Schumilas (MER) 6-1, 6-0 |
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4. Diana Bukajeva (STET) def. Amanda Bertani (MER) 6-1, 6-2 |
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5. Lindsey Cable (STET) def. Sarah Hanna (MER) 6-1, 6-0 |
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6. Jen Miller (STET) def. Katherine Cooper (MER) 6-0, 6-0 |
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1. Jennifer Lada/Lucie Payrat (MER) def. Sara Lazarevic/Clarke Tatje (STET) 8-6 |
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2. Diana Bukajeva/Jen Miller (STET) def. Amanda Bertani/Melanie Schumilas (MER) 8-0 |
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3. Lindsey Cable/Shannon Gunning (STET) def. Katherine Cooper/Sarah Hanna (MER) 8-1 |
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Match Notes: Mercer 2-6 (0-2 A-SUN) |
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Stetson 7-1 (2-0 A-SUN) |
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Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,3,5,4,2,1) |
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