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Men's Tennis Drops Double-Header to No. 35 Auburn
1/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
AUBURN, Ala. – The Mercer men's tennis team dropped a pair of 6-1 matches to No. 35 Auburn on Saturday at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.
In the first match, Sam Philp and Oliver Snaider were up 5-0 in doubles before Snaider injured his ankle. Philp and Snaider played the set to 6-6 before Auburn won the doubles point and play was stopped.
Additionally, Arsav Mohanty won his singles point (6-4, 7-6 (7-3)) against Petar Tomic in the first match.
In the second match, freshman Ruben Vanoppen defeated Viboosh Chandrasekar (6-0, 6-3) to pick up Mercer's only point of the match. Fellow freshman Philp also played well, stepping up at the number one spot.
Next up, Mercer will host Kennesaw State on February 6 at 2:30 p.m.
Auburn 6, Mercer 1
Jan 31, 2015 | Auburn, Ala. | Yarbrough Tennis Center | First Match
Singles
1. Maxime Hinnisdaels (AU) def. Sam Philp (MER) 6-1, 6-1
2. Marko Krickovic (AU) def. Anderson Scarpa (MER) 6-1, 6-0
3. Dante Saleh (AU) def. Arnav Mohanty (MER) 6-0, 6-4
4. Joseph Van Dooren (AU) def. Manuel de Luis (MER) 6-2, 6-2
5. Arsav Mohanty (MER) def. Petar Tomic (AU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Oliver Plaskett (AU) def. Ruben Vanoppen (MER) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
Doubles
1. Marko Krickovic/Dante Saleh (AU) def. Arsav Mohanty/Arnav Mohanty (MER) 6-0
2. Joseph Van Dooren/Maxime Hinnisdaels (AU) vs. Sam Philp/Oliver Snaider (MER) 6-6, unfinished
3. Petar Tomic/Oliver Plaskett (AU) def. Austin Emmet/Anderson Scarpa (MER) 7-5
Auburn 6, Mercer 1
Jan 31, 2015 | Auburn, Ala. | Yarbrough Tennis Center | Second Match
Singles
1. Marko Krickovic (AU) def. Sam Philp (MER) 7-6 (7-4), 0-6 (10-7)
2. Maxime Hinnisdaels (AU) def. Arnav Mohanty (MER) 6-1, 6-3
3. Joseph Van Dooren (AU) def. Anderson Scarpa (MER) 6-3, 6-1
4. Dante Saleh (AU) def. Arsav Mohanty (MER) 6-1, 6-4
5. Oliver Plaskett (AU) def. Manuel de Luis (MER) 6-4, 6-4
6. Ruben Vanoppen (MER) def. Viboosh Chandrasekar (AU) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles
1. Joseph Van Dooren/Maxime Hinnisdaels (AU) def. Arnav Mohanty/Arsav Mohanty (MER) 6-2
2. Marko Krickovic/Dante Saleh (AU) vs. Austin Emmet/Ruben Vanoppen (MER) 5-4, unfinished
3. Oliver Plaskett/Viboosh Chandrasekar (AU) def. Sam Philp/Anderson Scarpa (MER) 6-4
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