PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The Mercyhurst College men's tennis team had a rough outing against eighth-ranked Carnegie Mellon, falling to the Tartans, 8-1.

The loss drops the Lakers' overall record to 4-10, having now dropped four of their last seven matches.

Keith Whittingham provided Mercyhurst's lone win from the competition, winning his No. 1 singles match (3-6, 7-5,11-9).

The Lakers will conclude their road trip on Mar. 22 when they play against Grove City College.

Carnegie Mellon 8, Mercyhurst 1
Mar. 20, 2011

Singles competition
1. Keith Whittingham (MC-M) def. Alex Nemerov (CMU-M) 3-6, 7-5, 11-9
2. Duke Miller (CMU-M) def. Jorn Van der Veer (MC-M) 6-4, 6-0
3. Bobby MacTaggart (CMU-M) def. Adam Marnik (MC-M) 6-1, 6-1
4. Jeremy King (CMU-M) def. Omar Ammouni (MC-M) 6-1, 6-2
5. Julian Pearlman (CMU-M) def. Spencer Kilpatrick (MC-M) 6-0, 6-0
6. Mason Radford (CMU-M) def. Eric Drusko (MC-M) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Bobby MacTaggart / Duke Miller (CMU-M) def. Jorn Van der Veer / Keith Whittingham (MC-M) 8-5
2. Alex Nemerov / Jeremy King (CMU-M) def. Omar Ammouni / Adam Marnik (MC-M) 8-3
3. Forrest Grinstead / Mason Radford (CMU-M) def. Spencer Kilpatrick / Eric Drusko (MC-M) 8-0

Match Notes
Mercyhurst College 4-10
Carnegie Mellon University 9-5; National ranking #8