Mercer University
New Mexico St.
Men's Tennis Rallies to Defeat New Mexico State, 5-2
2/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Mercer men's tennis team won five of its six singles matches to defeat New Mexico State, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon.
"The team showed a heck of an effort after dropping the doubles point to come back and win," said Head Coach Eric Hayes. "Winning five of six against New Mexico State in singles is tough to do. This team is starting to have a unique character; and they are starting to see a belief in each other."
Mercer went 1-2 in doubles play, losing the doubles point. New Mexico State also won the first singles match to take a 2-0 advantage.
The Bears rallied and won the final five matches to win, 5-2. Sam Philp and Anderson Scarpa both played to three sets. Philp dropped his first set and then came back to defeat Strahinja Trecakov (2-6, 6-3, 6-4) at the number one spot. Scarpa was forced to a third set, but defeated Liam Goldberg (6-4, 1-6, 6-3) at the number 3 spot.
It was Arsav Mohanty's 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Germain Degardin that clinched the match for Mercer.
Next up, Mercer will face UCF on Feb. 22 at 12 p.m. in Orlando, Fla.
Mercer 5, New Mexico State 2
Feb. 21, 2015 | Orlando, Fla. | UCF Tennis Complex
Singles
1. Sam Philp (MER) def. Strahinja Trecakov (NMST) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Arnav Mohanty (MER) def. Christofer Goncalves (NMST) 6-2, 7-5
3. Anderson Scarpa (MER) def. Liam Goldberg (NMST) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
4. Manuel de Luis (MER) def. Paul Denele (NMST) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
5. Arsav Mohanty (MER) def. Germain Degardin (NMST) 6-4, 7-6 (6-4)
6. Patrick Pfister (NMST) def. Ruben Vanoppen (MER) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Arnav Mohanty/Arsav Mohanty (MER) def. Strahinja Trecakov/Christofer Goncalves (NMST) 8-5
2. Germain Degardin/Charles Baron (NMST) def. Austin Emmet/Ruben Vanoppen (MER) 8-4
3. Paul Denele/Patrick Pfister (NMST) def. Sam Philp/Anderson Scarpa (MER) 8-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,2,3,1,5,4)
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