Bears Open Spring with Win over Oral Roberts

Saturday, January 11

Tulsa, Okla.

3 p.m.

Mercer University

Oral Roberts

1/11/2020 8:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Hugo Lobo picked up his first victory at Mercer.

By: Stephen Waldman

TULSA, Okla. – The Mercer Men's Tennis team opened its 2020 spring campaign with a 6-1 victory over Oral Roberts on Saturday afternoon.

The Bears stormed back to win all six singles matches after dropping the doubles point to open the match. Junior Carver Arant was the lone player to earn a win in both singles and doubles action.

How It Happened
SINGLES (Order: 3, 1, 2, 6, 5, 4)
1. #46 Olivier Stuart def. Geronimo Espin Bulesiman, 6-4, 6-0
2. Hugo Lobo def. Barnabas Koncz, 7-5, 6-2
3. Carver Arant def. Marcello Moreira, 6-2, 6-0
4. David Georgadze def. Mert Celik, 7-6, 7-5
5. Stathis Tsiranidis def. Eddy Leardini, 6-3, 6-0
6. Lucas Wayenburg def. Jonathan Evans, 6-3, 6-0
DOUBLES (Order: 2, 3, 1)
1. Espin/Bulesiman def. Stuart/Lobo, 6-3
2. Moreira/Celik def. Tsiranidis/Georgadze, 6-3
3. Arant/Sachin Khurana def. Evans/Leardini, 6-1

Notables
» Mercer starts the season with a win for the second year in a row.
» Arant was the lone Bear to pick up a win in both singles and doubles play.
» Wayenburg collected his first collegiate dual win in singles action.
» The Velaux, France, native clinched the victory for the Bears.
» Lobo earned his first victory in a Bears' uniform.

Up Next
Mercer close out its opening weekend with a match against host Tulsa on Sunday at 10 a.m.

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