Mercer University
Wofford
Men's Tennis Drops 6-1 Decision to Wofford
1/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's tennis team continued a tough swing to start its 2014 season following a 6-1 loss at Wofford on Sunday afternoon at the John E. Reeves Tennis Center.
After Wofford (2-10 swept all three doubles matches to capture the first point of the match, Rob Galloway defeated sophomore Oliver Snaider 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles to go up by a 2-0 margin.
The Terriers clinched the match when Trevor Gotkowski bested freshman Manuel De Luis 6-5 (7-4), 6-1 at No. 5 singles to secure the fourth point of the match.
Mercer (1-7) tallied its only point of the match when sophomore Austin Emmet defeated Wofford's Walker Heffron 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8) at No. 4 singles.
Mercer finally returns to Macon for its first home match of the 2014 season against Alabama State on January 31 at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center.
Wofford 6, Mercer 1
Singles Results
1. Rob Galloway (WOF) def. Oliver Snaider (MER_M) 6-4, 6-2
2. Haris Poric (WOF) def. Anderson Scarpa (MER_M) 6-1, 6-1
3. Jackson Keith (WOF) def. Arnav Mohanty (MER_M) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-8)
4. Austin Emmit (MER_M) def. Walker Heffron (WOF) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8)
5. Trevor Gotkowski (WOF) def. Manuel De Luis (MER_M) 6-5 (7-4), 6-1
6. Parks Thompson (WOF) def. Arsav Mohanty (MER_M) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. Rob Galloway/Haris Poric (WOF) def. Oliver Snaider/Austin Emmit (MER_M) 6-3
2. Walker Heffron/Jackson Keith (WOF) def. Anderson Scarpa/Joao Pagan (MER_M) 6-1
3. David Sklar/Trevor Gotkowski (WOF) def. Arnav Mohanty/Arsav Mohanty (MER_M) 6-3
Match Notes:
Mercer 1-7
Wofford College 2-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,2,5,3,6,4)
Matches played with ITA experimental format
Official: Yvonne Farrar T-2:05 A-50
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