Men’s Tennis Wins SoCon Opener Over Wofford

Saturday, March 6

Spartanburg, S.C.

12 p.m.

Mercer University

Wofford

Men’s Tennis Wins SoCon Opener Over Wofford

3/6/2021 3:49:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Mercer defeated Wofford, 4-3, to open SoCon play

By: Travis Rae

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Mercer men's tennis team opened Southern Conference play with a hard fought 4-3 victory over Wofford on Saturday afternoon, halting Wofford's three-match winning streak.

In a match that went three and a half hours, the Bears needed a rally in doubles to start play. After dropping No. 2 doubles, Michael Durham and Samuel Barrow won 6-2, tying the double matches at 1-1. The doubles point came down to No. 1 doubles. Hugo Lobo and Lucas Wayenburg had a huge 7-6 win to give Mercer the doubles point.

The Bears increased their lead to 2-0 early in singles play. Carver Arant took set one, 6-2, in No. 3 singles against Ashe Ray. Arant came back and took the second set 6-1.

After the next two matches finished, the Bears found themselves tied at 2-2 as Wofford took No. 5 and 6 singles to tie the match.

David Georgadze put the Bears back on top with a win in No. 4 singles. Georgadze took a tight first set, 7-6, before taking set two, 6-3, which put Mercer ahead, 3-2.

The final two matches, No. 1 and No. 2 singles both went to a third set. In No. 1 singles, Lobo, won the first set over Omar Williams, 6-2. However, Williams responded by taking the next two sets and tying the match at 3-3.

The match came down to No. 2 singles where Lucas Wayenburg took on Callum Rendle. Wayenburg took the first set 6-4. Rendle responded back with a 7-5 win in set two. The match would come down to the third set. The third set was a tight battle, but Wayenburg came out on top, 7-5, giving the Bears the match.

How It Happened
SINGLES (Order: 3, 6, 5, 4, 1, 2)
1. Omar Williams def. Hugo Lobo, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
2. Lucas Wayenburg def. Callum Rendle, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
3. Carver Arant def. Ashe Ray, 6-2, 6-1
4. David Georgadze def. Diego Losada, 7-6, 6-3
5. Bryce Keim def. Samuel Barrow, 7-6, 6-2
6. Will Fullett def. Michael Durham, 6-1, 6-2

DOUBLES (Order: 2, 3, 1)
1. Hugo Lobo/Lucas Wayenburg def. Omar Williams/Bryce Keim, 7-6
2. Javi Casasolas/Callum Rendle def. Andrew Branicki/Samuel Macleod, 6-3
3. Samuel Barrow/Michael Durham vs. Ashe Ray/Will Fullett, 6-2

Up Next
The Bears return to action tomorrow when they travel to Clemson, S.C to face Clemson. The Bears and Tigers are set to start at 1 p.m.

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