Mercer University
Furman
Men's Tennis Falls to Furman, 5-2
4/16/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer University men's tennis team fell to Furman on Saturday afternoon, 5-2.
Furman took a 1-0 lead in the match after winning the doubles point. The Paladins went up 2-0 after a singles win at flight three.
Anderson Scarpa put Mercer on the board with a 6-2, 6-4 win at flight four, but Furman answered with a win at flight five to go up 3-1.
Fernando Guardia picked up a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 win at flight six to make it 3-2 overall. Furman clinched the match with a win at flight one and moved the final score to 5-2 after winning at flight two as well.
The Bears will play in the Southern Conference Tournament starting April 22 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Mercer will be the No. 4 seed in the tournament.
Furman 5, Mercer 2
April 16, 2016 | Macon, Ga. | LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center
Singles
1. Adam Steryous (FUR) def. Sam Philp (MER) 6-7 (4-6), 6-4, 6-2
2. Cameron Green (FUR) def. Arnav Mohanty (MER) 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 2-0
3. Matt Browne (FUR) def. Nicolas Guillon (MER) 6-1, 6-4
4. Anderson Scarpa (MER) def. Ben Horst (FUR) 6-2, 6-4
5. Josh Pistorius (FUR) def. Arsav Mohanty (MER) 6-2, 7-5
6. Fernando Guardia (MER) def. Alex Steryous (FUR) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. Ben Horst/Matt Browne (FUR) def. Arsav Mohanty/Ruben Vanoppen (MER) 6-3
2. Cameron Green/Alex Steryous (FUR) def. Arnav Mohanty/Sam Philp (MER) 7-6 (6-4)
3. Fernando Guardia/Zacharie El Ayat (MER) def. Adam Steryous/Stefan Rhodes (FUR) 6-1
Match Notes:
Furman 11-10, 5-2 SoCon
Mercer 10-15, 4-3 SoCon
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,4,5,6,1,2)
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