Men’s Tennis Wins Twice over Covenant

Tuesday, March 23

Macon, Ga.

3:30 p.m.

Mercer University

Covenant

3/23/2021 10:14:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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Bears took two from Covenant on Tuesday.

By: Travis Rae

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's tennis team won their third straight match on Wednesday as they defeated Covenant twice on the day. The Bears won each match by a score of 7-0. The wins for the Bears were their fifth and sixth of the season.

IN the first match, the Bears came out strong as Lucas Wayenburg and Hugo Lobo won 6-3 in No. 1 doubles. Michael Durham and Samuel Barrow clinched the doubles point for Mercer with a 6-1 victory. No. 2 doubles also went to the Bears 6-2.

Leading 1-0, Mercer went on to win every singles match. Samuel Barrow won in straight sets in No. 5 singles to get the winning going for the Bears. David Georgadze followed with a straight-set victory.

Winning continued as the next match that was complete was Danny Flynn winning in straight sets in No. 6 singles. Carver Arant, 6-1, 6-2, Hugo Lobo, 6-0, 6-1, and Michael Durham 6-2, 6-2, came away with wins for Mercer.

How It Happened (Match 1)
SINGLES (Order: 5, 3, 6, 2, 1, 4)
1. Hugo Lobo def. Ben Luke, 6-0, 6-1
2. Carver Arant def. Austin Dreslinski, 6-1, 6-2
3. David Georgadze def. Ethan Gibson, 6-0, 6-0
4. Michael Durham def. Solomon Crouch, 6-2, 6-2
5. Samuel Barrow def. Paxton Haggerty, 6-0, 6-0
6. Danny Flynn def. Cameron Cortman, 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES (Order: 1, 3, 2)
1. Lucas Wayenburg/Hugo Lobo def. Solomon Crouch/Austin Dreslinski, 6-3
2. Carver Arant/David Georgadze def. Paxton Haggerty/Ben Luke, 6-2
3. Michael Durham/Samuel Barrow def. Gill Dunn/Ethan Gibson, 6-1

Like the first match, Mercer wasted little time jumping out to an early lead. Durham and Barrow won 6-0 in No. 3 doubles. Wayenburg and Lobo clinched the doubles point for Mercer with a 6-1 victory. Arant and Georgadze came away with a victory of their own.

In singles, Flynn put Mercer ahead, 2-0 after winning 6-0, 6-0 over Paxton Haggerty. Lobo followed with his second win of the day winning 6-3, 6-2 in No. 2 singles. Durham also went 2-0 on the day with a 6-1, 6-0 victory.

Barrow earned a 6-0, 6-1 victory in No. 4 singles for his second win of the day. Georgadze came away with a 6-2, 6-0 win playing No. 1 singles in the second match. Rounding out the Bears earning a win was Samuel Macleod in No. 5 singles who won 6-1, 6-0.

How It Happened (Match 2)
SINGLES (Order: 6, 2, 3, 4, 1, 5)
1. David Georgadze def. Ben Luke, 6-0, 6-2
2. Hugo Lobo def. Austin Dreslinski, 6-3, 6-2
3. Michael Durham def. Ethan Gibson, 6-1, 6-0
4. Samuel Barrow def. Solomon Crouch, 6-0, 6-1
5. Samuel Macleod def. Cameron Cortman, 6-1, 6-0
6. Danny Flynn def. Paxton Haggerty, 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES (Order: 3, 1, 2)
1. Lucas Wayenburg/Hugo Lobo def. Paxton Haggerty/Ben Luke, 6-1
2. Carver Arant/David Georgadze def. Solomon Crouch/Austin Dreslinski, 6-1
3 . Michael Durham/Samuel Barrow def. Tyler Kelly/Camden Lashley, 6-0

Up Next
Mercer will host Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College on March 27 at 1 p.m.

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