Men’s Tennis Loses to In-State Foe Kennesaw State

Sunday, March 14

Kennesaw, Ga.

4 p.m.

Mercer University

Kennesaw State

Men’s Tennis Loses to In-State Foe Kennesaw State

3/14/2021 7:45:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Bears fall to the Owls, 6-1

By: Travis Rae

KENNESAW, Ga. – The Mercer men's tennis team was defeated by in-state opponent Kennesaw State, 6-1, on Sunday afternoon in Kennesaw.

The Bears dropped the doubles point as the Owls won No. 2 doubles 6-1 and No. 3 doubles, 6-2. Hugo Lobo and Lucas Wayenburg were battled in No. 1 doubles put the match ended unfinished at 4-4.

Mercer battled in No. 1 and No. 2 singles, with both going three sets. Lobo dropped the first set 6-4 but responded by winning set two, 6-4, forcing a third set. Sebastian Osorio and Lobo continued of going 6-4 in favor of Osorio and Lobo dropped the set.

Wayenburg came out taking the first set, 7-5, but dropped the second set, 6-1 to Sergio Ingles. In the final and deciding set, Wayenburg finished out the match with a 6-2 victory. Wayenburgs win in No. 2 singles would be the only win for Mercer on the day.

How It Happened
SINGLES (Order: 6, 3, 4, 5, 2, 1)
1. Sebastian def. Hugo Lobo, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
2. Lucas Wayenburg def. Sergio Ingles, 7-5, 1-6, 6-2
3. Raul Garcia def. Carver Arant, 6-4, 6-2
4. Kevin Patel def. David Georgadze, 6-4, 6-4
5. Seru Tezuka def. Michael Durham, 7-6 (3), 1-6, 10-7
6. Harvey Conway def. Andrew Branicki, 6-4, 6-4

DOUBLES (Order: 2, 3)
1. Hugo Lobo/Lucas Wayenburg vs. Sergio Ingles/Seru Tezuka, 4-4 Unfinished
2. Raul Garcia/Harvey Conway def. Samuel Barrow/Michael Durham, 6-1
3. Kevin Patel/Sebastian Osorio def. Andrew Branicki/Danny Flynn, 6-2

Up Next
The Bears return home on Wednesday, March 17 when they host ETSU in Southern Conference action. The match is set for a 2:30 p.m. start.

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