EDINBORO, Pa. -- The Mercyhurst men's tennis team suffered a 5-4 loss to Edinboro in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference action on Wednesday. The matchup decided the PSAC regular-season championship between teams ranked in the latest ITA Atlantic Region ratings (Edinboro, No. 5; Mercyhurst, No. 7).

After the Lakers won 2 of 3 doubles matches, the host Fighting Scots took 4 of 6 doubles points, winning a pair of matches in three sets. The match-clincher -- at No. 2 singles -- was decided in a third-set tiebreaker as Daniel Fernandez finished the EUP win with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3) win against Mercyhurst's Joaquin Aguilera.

At No. 1 singles, a pair of regionally-ranked competitors matched up as Edinboro's Vitor Albanese, ranked first in the Atlantic, edged Mercyhurst's Nenad Terzic, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2.

The third singles match also featured regionally-ranked players as EUP's Mauricio Santos (No. 14 Atlantic) defeated MU's Cormac McCooey (No. 15 Atlantic), 6-3, 6-1.

Conor McCooey and Arseniy Sklyarov were singles winners for the Lakers at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively. Conor McCooey defeated Kevin Mboko, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, while Sklyarov bested Thomas McCoy, 6-2, 6-2. Sklyarov's point gave MU its final lead of the match at 3-2 before EUP took 3 of 4.

Victorious doubles teams for Mercyhurst were the No. 1 and No. 3 duos. At No. 1, Terzic and Cormac McCooey (No. 1 Atlantic) handled Albanese and Mateus Santos (No. 6 Atlantic), 8-5. Aguilera and Conor McCooey won the third doubles match against Mauricio Santos and Alexander Anderson, 8-2.

Edinboro 5, Mercyhurst 4
Apr 12, 2017 at Edinboro, PA (Edinboro Tennis Courts)

Singles competition

1. Vitor Albanese (EDIN-M) def. Nenad Terzic (MER-M) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2

2. Daniel Fernandez (EDIN-M) def. Joaquin Aguilera (MER-M) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3)

3. Mauricio Santos (EDIN-M) def. Cormac McCooey (MER-M) 6-3, 6-1

4. Mateus Santos (EDIN-M) def. Sebastian Pardo (MER-M) 6-2, 7-5

5. Conor McCooey (MER-M) def. Kevin Mboko (EDIN-M) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1

6. Arseniy Sklyarov (MER-M) def. Thomas McCoy (EDIN-M) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Nenad Terzic/Cormac McCooey (MER-M) def. Vitor Albanese/Mateus Santos (EDIN-M) 8-5

2. Daniel Fernandez/Kevin Mboko (EDIN-M) def. Sebastian Pardo/Arseniy Sklyarov (MER-M) 8-5

3. Conor McCooey/Joaquin Aguilera (MER-M) def. Mauricio Santos/Alexander Anderson (EDIN-M) 8-2

Match Notes

Mercyhurst 12-8, 4-1 PSAC; Regional ranking #6

Edinboro 14-5, 5-0 PSAC; Regional ranking #3

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,6,4,1,2,5)