Mercer University
East Tenn. St.
Tennis Teams Fall at ETSU
4/6/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
JOHNSON CITY, TENN.—The Mercer tennis teams dropped a pair of matches at East Tennessee State in Atlantic Sun action on Friday afternoon at the Buddy Hartsell Tennis Center.
The men's team dropped a 6-1 decision, while the Mercer women were blanked 7-0 against perennial Atlantic Sun power ETSU.
With the loss, the Mercer men dropped to 4-10 overall and 1-5 in A-Sun play, while the ETSU men improved to 10-8 overall and remained perfect in A-Sun play, at 7-0.
The Mercer women dropped to 2-10 overall and 0-6 in A-Sun play, while the ETSU women improved to 9-7 overall and 6-1 in conference action.
The men led off the day, and the Bears were able to take their only point in either match at the No. 1 singles position, as Pierre Tafelski took a 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6) decision over ETSU's Jesus Bandres in a thrilling individual battle.
The Bears fought valiantly in the doubles competition, and were competitive at all three positions. At the No. 1 position, ETSU's Sander Gille and Robin Asker scored a 9-7 triumph over Mercer's David Barton and Victor Dias.
At the No. 2 doubles position, ETSU's Jeremy Bonnevalle and Jorge Varon held on to defeat Mercer's Vincent DeLise and Joao Pagan 8-7.
The Bucs completed the sweep of the doubles point, as Jesus Bandres and Roger Ribeiro claimed an 8-4 win over Mercer's Peter Tauchner and Pierre Tafelski at the No. 3.
Aside from Tafelski's win at the No. 1 in singles action, the Bears came close to claiming a point at the No. 5, as Roger Ordeig held off a good effort from Victor Dias, posting a 6-2, 7-6 win.
In the women's match, the Bears nearly broke through and gained a point at the No. 1 singles position, as sophomore Lucie Payrat battled, but fell 4-6, 6-4, 0-1 (3-10) at the No. 1 position.
In the doubles competition, the Bears were nearly able to snatch a victory at the No. 1 position, as Lucie Payrat and Jennifer Lada fought hard, but eventually dropped an 8-6 decision to ETSU's Paula Jaime and Marine Wieliczko.
Both Mercer tennis teams will return to the courts tomorrow for a pair of A-Sun matches at USC Upstate. The women's match will get underway at 10 a.m., while the men are slated to do battle at approximately 2 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Mercer University vs ETSU
April 6, 2012 at Johnson City, Tenn.
(Buddy Hartsell Tennis Center)
ETSU 6, Mercer University 1
Singles competition
1. Pierre Tafelski (MER) def. Jesus Bandres (ETSU) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
2. Sander Gille (ETSU) def. Peter Tauchner (MER) 6-1, 6-1
3. Jeremy Bonnevalle (ETSU) def. David Barton (MER) 6-2, 6-2
4. Rogerio Ribeiro (ETSU) def. Vincent DeLise (MER) 6-0, 6-3
5. Roger Ordeig (ETSU) def. Victor Dias (MER) 6-2, 7-6
6. Jorge Varon (ETSU) def. Elbert Beekman (MER) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Sander Gille/Robin Akser (ETSU) def. David Barton/Victor Dias (MER) 9-7
2. Jeremy Bonnevalle/Jorge Varon (ETSU) def. Vincent DeLise/Joao Pagan (MER) 8-7
3. Jesus Bandres/Rogerio Ribeiro (ETSU) def. Peter Tauchner/Pierre Tafelski (MER) 8-4
Match Notes:
Mercer University 4-10, 1-5 A-Sun
ETSU 10-8, 7-0 A-Sun
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,3,4,6,1,5)
Tennis Match Results
Mercer University vs ETSU
April 6, 2012 at Johnson City, Tenn.
(Buddy Hartsell Tennis Center)
ETSU 7, Mercer University 0
Singles competition
1. Paula Jaime (ETSU) def. Lucie Payrat (MER) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3)
2. Giulia Andreazza (ETSU) def. Jennifer Lada (MER) 6-3, 6-4
3. Marine Wieliczko (ETSU) def. Amanda Bertani (MER) 6-1, 6-0
4. Karina Kedzo (ETSU) def. Melanie Schumilas (MER) 6-0, 6-0
5. Diana Navrostska (ETSU) def. Sarah Hanna (MER) 6-0, 6-1
6. Kelsey Williams (ETSU) def. Katherine Cooper (MER) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Paula Jaime/Marine Wieliczko (ETSU) def. Lucie Payrat/Jennifer Lada (MER) 8-6
2. Karina Kedzo/Diana Navrostska (ETSU) def. Amanda Bertani/Melanie Schumilas (MER) 8-0
3. Jessica Brumit/Giulia Andreazza (ETSU) def. Sarah Hanna/Katherine Cooper (MER) 8-1
Match Notes:
Mercer University 2-10, 0-6 A-Sun
ETSU 9-7, 6-1 A-Sun
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