BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- The Mercyhurst men's tennis team claimed its second consecutive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship as it defeated Edinboro, 5-1, in the PSAC Tournament final on Saturday at Bloomsburg.

The Lakers held a 2-1 lead through doubles action before running off three singles victories to clinch the conference title.

Nenad Terzic and Cormac McCooey had an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles over Vitor Albanese and Daniel Fernandez while the Lakers' second doubles pair of Ruairidh Fraser and Unai Amilleta Gonzalez won an 8-1 decision against Mateus Santos and Christian Roettger.

Edinboro claimed its only point at No. 3 doubles as Kevin Mboko and Mauricio Santos bested Luka Veselic and Arseniy Sklyarov, 9-7.

Singles wins were recorded for Mercyhurst by Fraser, McCooey and Veselic as Nos. 2, 3 and 6, respectively.

Fraser defeated Fernandez, 6-4, 6-4; McCooey bested Mateus Santos, 6-2, 6-1; and Veselic was victorious over Thomas McCoy, 6-2, 6-3.


Mercyhurst 5, Edinboro 1

Singles competition

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

2. Ruairidh Fraser (MER-M) def. Daniel Fernandez (EDIN-M) 6-4, 6-4

3. Cormac McCooey (MER-M) def. Mateus Santos (EDIN-M) 6-2, 6-1

4. Unai Amiletta (MER-M) vs. Mauricio Santos (EDIN-M) 7-5, 3-6, unfinished

5. Sebastian Pardo (MER-M) vs. Kevin Mboko (EDIN-M) 6-3, 3-6, 1-1, unfinished

6. Luka Veselic (MER-M) def. Thomas McCoy (EDIN-M) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Nenad Terzic/Cormac McCooey (MER-M) def. Vitor Albanese/Daniel Fernandez (EDIN-M) 8-3

2. Ruairidh Fraser/Unai Amiletta (MER-M) def. Mateus Santos/Christian Roettger (EDIN-M) 8-1

3. Kevin Mboko/Mauricio Santos (EDIN-M) def. Luka Veselic/Arseniy Sklyarov (MER-M) 9-7

Match Notes

Edinboro 10-9; Regional ranking #5

Mercyhurst 16-2; Regional ranking #3

PSAC Team Championships Final