WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. -- The Mercyhurst men's tennis team won its first match of 2017, taking an 8-1 non-conference decision over Daemen on Sunday.

The Lakers (2-0) won all three doubles matches before taking five of six points during the singles portion.

Joaquin Aguilera and Nenad Terzic, the No. 4 Atlantic Region doubles squad, were winners in the No. 1 pairs match, edging Daemen's Mark Veitengruber and Justin Milner, 9-8.

The McCooey brothers (No. 6 Atlantic Region) -- Conor McCooey and Cormac McCooey -- teamed for a Mercyhurst point at second doubles, winning 8-1 over Andrew LeMar and Fabian Wilde. Then, at No. 3 doubles, MU's Arseniy Sklyarov and Sebastian Pardo claimed an 8-6 win against David Gonzalez Villegas and Ricardo Ruiz Martinez.

Mercyhurst singles victories were earned by Terzic, Cormac McCooey, Conor McCooey, Pardo and Sklyarov.

Terzic, the fourth-ranked ranked player in the Atlantic Region, defeated Gonzalez Villegas, 6-4, 6-3, at No. 1 singles. Cormac McCooey was victorious against Wilde, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 2 singles; Conor McCooey won the fourth singles match over Veitengruber, 6-0, 6-4; Pardo bested Milner at fifth singles, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0; and Sklyarov handled LeMar at sixth singles, 6-2, 6-0.

Singles competition

1. Nenad Terzic (MER-M) def. D Gonzalez Villegas (DAEM) 6-4, 6-3

2. Cormac McCooey (MER-M) def. Fabian Wilde (DAEM) 6-3, 6-0

3. R. Ruiz Martinez (DAEM) def. Joaquin Aguilera (MER-M) 6-2, 6-7, 1-0

4. Conor McCooey (MER-M) def. Mark Veitengruber (DAEM) 6-0, 6-4

5. Sebastian Pardo (MER-M) def. Justin Milner (DAEM) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0

6. Arseniy Sklyarov (MER-M) def. Andrew LeMar (DAEM) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Joaquin Aguilera/Nenad Terzic (MER-M) def. Mark Veitengruber/Justin Milner (DAEM) 9-8

2. Conor McCooey/Cormac McCooey (MER-M) def. Andrew LeMar/Fabian Wilde (DAEM) 8-1

3. Arseniy Sklyarov/Sebastian Pardo (MER-M) def. D Gonzalez Villegas/R. Ruiz Martinez (DAEM) 8-6

Match Notes

Mercyhurst 2-0

Daemen 1-6