Mercer University
Florida A&M
Men's Tennis Picks Up 4-1 Win Over Florida A&M
3/21/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer University men's tennis team grabbed a solid 4-1 win over Florida A&M on Monday afternoon at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center.
Mercer took a 1-0 lead in the match after winning at flights one and three to claim the doubles point.
Arsav Mohanty and Arnav Mohanty won at flights five and three, respectively, to stretch Mercer's advantage to 3-0.
Florida A&M picked up a point after a win at flight two, but Anderson Scarpa clinched the match for the Bears with a 6-4, 6-3 win at flight four.
Next up, Mercer will host The Citadel on Saturday, March 26 at 12:00 p.m.
Mercer 4, Florida A&M 1
March 21, 2016 | Macon, Ga. | LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center
Singles
1. Sam Philp (MER) vs. OKUNGBOWA,Courage (FAMUM) 6-4, 4-5, unfinished
2. SMALL,Karlyn (FAMUM) def. Nicolas Guillon (MER) 6-1, 6-4
3. Arnav Mohanty (MER) def. ESPINOZA,Walner (FAMUM) 6-0, 6-2
4. Anderson Scarpa (MER) def. WAITMAN, C. Agustin (FAMUM) 6-4, 6-3
5. Arsav Mohanty (MER) def. EVANS,Jalen (FAMUM) 6-1, 6-1
6. Fernando Guardia (MER) vs. SKOROMNYY,Illya (FAMUM) 1-6, 6-2, 1-1, unfinished
Doubles
1. Arnav Mohanty/Sam Philp (MER) def. WAITMAN, C. Agustin/ESPINOZA,Walner (FAMUM) 7-5
2. Arsav Mohanty/Ruben Vanoppen (MER) vs. OKUNGBOWA,Courage/SKOROMNYY,Illya (FAMUM) 6-6 (5-1), unfinished
3. Fernando Guardia/Nicolas Guillon (MER) def. SMALL,Karlyn/EVANS,Jalen (FAMUM) 7-6 (6-4)
Match Notes:
Florida A&M University 6-9
Mercer 5-11
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (5,3,2,4)
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