Bears Win Key Conference Match

Sunday, March 21

Macon, Ga.

1 p.m.

Mercer University

UNCG

3/21/2021 6:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Mercer defeated UNCG 6-1 on Sunday

By: Travis Rae

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's tennis team got back in the win column on Sunday as they won a key Southern Conference match over UNCG. The Bears earned a 6-1 victory.

The day started with doubles not going the Bears way. Mercer dropped all three doubles matches and trailed 1-0 to visiting UNCG early.

The Bears flipped a switch when they took the court for singles action. Michael Durham clinched the first point for Mercer on the day. He defeated Roger Rogowski, 6-1, 6-1 in No. 5 singles. The Bears took the lead at 2-1 after Lucas Wayenburg won his singles match at No. 1 singles. Wayenburg won the first set, 6-4, before falling in the second. In the third and final set, Wayenburg wasted little time winning as he won 6-0.

The winning continued for the Bear as Hugo Lobo won in No. 2 singles. Lobo defeated Hugh Knapp 6-3, 7-6 giving the Bears a 3-1 lead and needing only one of the final three matches to win the match.

David Georgadze clinched the win for Mercer. In No. 4 singles, Georgadze defeated Alexander Zuckerman, 6-4, 7-5. The win for the Bears snapped a three-match losing streak. Following Georgadze wins, Samuel Barrow made it 5-1 in favor of Mercer. He won 6-4, in the first set before dropping set two. In a tiebreak, Barrow won 10-4.

No. 3 singles player, Carver Arant, made it 6-1 after he defeated Nico Grewe. In a three-set match, Arant dropped the first set but responded by winning the next two, 6-3, 7-6.

How It Happened
SINGLES (Order: 5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 3)
1. Lucas Wayenburg def. Ollie Palmer, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
2. Hugo Lobo def. Hugh Knapp, 6-3, 7-6
3. Carver Arant def. Nico Grewe, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6
4. David Georgadze def. Alexander Zuckerman, 6-4, 7-5
5. Michael Durham def. Roger Rogowski, 6-1, 6-1
6. Samuel Barrow def. Cooper Wyett, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)

DOUBLES (Order: 2, 3, 1)
1. Nico Grewe/Ollie Palmer def. Lucas Wayenburg/Hugo Lobo, 7-6
2. Roger Rogowski/Cooper Wyett def. Samuel Macleod/Andrew Branicki, 6-3
3. Hugh Knapp/Christopher Johns def. Michael Durham/Samuel Barrow, 6-4

Up Next
The Bears return to action on Tuesday when they host Covenant in a non-conference match at the LeRoy Tennis Center. The match is set to start at 3:30 p.m.

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