Mercer University
Auburn
Men's Tennis Drops Third in a Row at Auburn
1/19/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's tennis team traveled to Auburn, Ala. to face the 28th ranked Tigers on Sunday and lost 7-0, marking the third straight loss for the Bears.
The Bears, who are 1-5, have faced a tough non-conference schedule thus far. Florida State, Furman, Arkansas, and Auburn have all been nationally ranked. Florida A&M, Mercer's lone win, are not.
From the very first set, Mercer had trouble with the Auburn roster, which includes 112th ranked Daniel Cochrane (def. Anderson Scarpa 6-3 and 6-1) and 89th ranked Dante Saleh (def Austin Emmet). Oliver Snaider (lost 6-2 and 6-2), Arnav Mohanty (lost 6-3 and 6-1), and Manuel de Luis (lost 6-0 and 6-1) all experienced the same trouble. Joao Pagan retired during his second set.
The Mercer men's tennis team is back in action on Monday against yet another nationally ranked team. The Samford Bulldogs are ranked 63rd.
Single Competition
1. Lukas Ollert (AU) def. Oliver Snaider (MER) 6-2, 6-2
2. #112 Daniel Cochrane (AU) def. Anderson Scarpa (MER) 6-3, 6-1
3. Dennis Lengsfeld (AU) def. Arnav Mohanty (MER) 6-1, 6-4
4. Petar Tomic (AU) def. Manuel De Luis (MER) 6-0, 6-1
5. #89 Dante Saleh (AU) def. Austin Emmet (MER) 6-1, 6-1
6. Oliver Plaskett (AU) def. Joao Pagan (MER) 6-4, 4-1, retired
Doubles competition
1. Daniel Cochrane/Petar Tomic (AU) vs. Austin Emmet/Oliver Snaider (MER) 5-2, unfinished
2. #37 Dennis Lengsfeld/Lukas Ollert (AU) def. Arsav Mohanty/Arnav Mohanty (MER) 6-1
3. Oliver Plaskett/Dante Saleh (AU) def. Joao Pagan/Anderson Scarpa (MER) 6-4
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