Men’s Tennis Falls to ETSU

Saturday, March 20

Macon, Ga.

12 p.m.

Mercer University

ETSU

3/21/2021 12:14:00 AM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Mercer returns to action on Sunday at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center

By: Travis Rae

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's tennis team looked to get back in the win column on Saturday but dropped a 6-1 decision to ETSU in Southern Conference action at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center.

The Bears and Bucs were locked in a tight doubles match. After ETSU took No. 3 doubles, Hugo Lobo and Lucas Wayenburg won No. 1 doubles, 6-3. The doubles point would come down to the second doubles teams. The Bucs came away taking a 1-0 lead.

Mercer continued to battle in singles action but found themselves down 3-0 after ETSU took No. 1 and No. 4 singles. ETSU clinched the match after winning in No. 3 singles 6-2, 6-3.

The lone match the Bears would win could come in No. 6 singles with Samuel Barrow. Borrow defeated Miguel Este, 6-4, 6-4 for the Bears lone point of the day.

How It Happened
SINGLES (Order: 1, 4, 3, 6, 2, 5)
1. Dimitri Badra def. Lucas Wayenburg, 6-0, 6-1
2. Frazier Rengifo def. Hugo Lobo, 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 (8)
3. Thiago Pernas def. Carver Arant, 6-2, 6-3
4. Juan Lugo def. David Georgadze, 6-3, 6-2
5. J. Sebastian Zabala def. Michael Durham, 6-2, 7-5
6. Samuel Barrow def. Miguel Este, 6-4, 6-4

DOUBLES (Order: 3, 1, 2)
1. Hugo Lobo/Lucas Wayenburg def. Frazier Rengifo/Juan Lugo, 6-3
2. Thiago Pernas/J. Sebastian Zabala def. Samuel Macleod/Andrew Branicki, 7-5
3. Miguel Este/Dimitri Badra def. Michael Durham/Samuel Barrow, 6-1

Up Next
The Bears return to action on Sunday when they host UNCG in Southern Conference action. First serve is set for 1 p.m.

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