Bears Drop Match to UNF on Friday, 5-2

Friday, February 28

Macon, Ga.

2:30 p.m.

Mercer University

North Florida

Photo by: Mitch Robinson

2/28/2020 7:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score @MercerMTennis

Mercer will travel to No. 6 Florida on Sunday

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's tennis team was unable to stop their skid as it fell to North Florida, 5-2, on Friday afternoon.

Mercer (3-9) began the match by winning the doubles point for the just the fourth time this eason. At No. 3, Carver Arant and Lucas Wayenburg fell to Nilo Durante and Pilo Kotan, 4-6, to begin the match, but wins in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions helped the Bears clinch the doubles point.

At No. 2, Stathis Tsiranidis and David Georgadze topped the Osprey's Federico Nani and Jorge Nunez, 6-4. The Bears clinched the point with a triumph at No. 1 doubles as Olivier Stuart and Hugo Lobo earned a hard-fought 7-5 win.

Wayenburg extended Mercer's lead to 2-0 with a victory at No. 4 singles over Joe Ellis. The Velaux, France native won in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3.

North Florida (5-0) was able to turn the tide and reel of five consecutive singles win to take the match. After wins in the No. 6 and No. 1 positions, the match was even at two apiece. Arant battled at No. 3 singles, but fell, 6-2, 5-7, 1-6, as North Florida took the lead.

The Bears were unable to defeat the Ospreys in the No. 2 and No. 5 flights despite both matches going the distance. Tsirandis was defeated by Durante, 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, while Georgadze lot to Nani, 6-4, 5-7, 2-6.

How it Happened
Singles (Order of Finish: 4,6,1,3,2,5)
1. Dominik Barton def. Hugo Lobo, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
2. Nilo Durate def. Stathis Tsiranidis, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
3. Federico Nani def. Carver Arant, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
4. Lucas Wayenburg def. Joe Ellis , 6-2, 6-3
5. PJ Kotan def David Georgadze, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
6. Jorge Nunez def. Sachin Khurana, 7-5, 6-2

Doubles (Order of Finish: 3,2,1)
1. Stuart/Lobo def. Barton/Carroll, 7-5
2. Georgadze/Tsiranidis def. Nani/Nunez, 6-4
3. Durate/Kotan def. Arant/Wayenburg, 6-4

Notables

The Bears won the doubles point for the fourth time this season.
Hugo Logo played in the No. 1 singles flight for the second time this season.
Lucas Wayenburg picked up his fifth singles victory and is now 5-6 overall and 1-1 at No. 4.

Up Next
The Bears will travel to Gainesville, Fla. on Sunday to battle No. 6 Florida.

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