ERIE, Pa. -- The Mercyhurst men's tennis team earned a 5-2 non-conference victory over Salem on Tuesday at the Westwood Racquet Club.
The Lakers (3-1) won all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead and then claimed wins in 4 of 6 singles matches, culminating with
Unai Amilleta Gonzalez's match-clinching win at No. 3 singles.
Felix Schmedding and
Claudius Zimmer recorded the first doubles victory for MU, taking a 6-2 contest over Sibi Junior Soumahoro and Antonio Shaw at No. 3 pairs. Mercyhurst's No. 2 doubles team of
Arseniy Sklyarov and
Ruairidh Fraser secured the team's 1-0 lead through doubles with their 6-3 win against Gregor Lainer and Patryk Garwacki.
Cormac McCooey and Amilleta Gonzalez, who are rated fifth in NCAA Division II as a duo, were 6-2 doubles winners at No. 1 over Bartosz Losiak and Andrzej Urjasz.
In singles action, McCooey and Fraser recorded straight-set wins at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, to push the Laker lead to 3-0. McCooey defeated Urjasz, 6-2, 6-2, and Fraser handled Soumahoro, 6-0, 6-2.
That set the stage for Amilleta Gonzalez's clincher at No. 3 as he outlasted Losiak, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (9-7).
Roy Yaron also secured a Laker point as he swept Shaw at sixth singles, 6-0, 6-0.
MU will be in action next when it hosts Allegheny for a 6 p.m. non-conference match on Friday.
Mercyhurst 5, Salem 2
| Singles competition |
| 1. Cormac McCooey (MER-M) def. Andrzej Urjasz (SAL-M) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2. Ruairidh Fraser (MER-M) def. Sibi Soumahoro (SAL-M) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 3. U. Amilleta Gonzalez (MER-M) def. Bartosz Losiak (SAL-M) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (9-7) |
| 4. Patryk Garwacki (SAL-M) def. Sebastian Pardo (MER-M) 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-8) |
| 5. Gregor Lainer (SAL-M) def. Felix Schmedding (MER-M) 7-5, 6-1 |
| 6. Roy Yaron (MER-M) def. Antonio Shaw (SAL-M) 6-0, 6-0 |
| Match Notes |
| Salem 2-2 |
| Mercyhurst 3-1 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,1,3,4,5,6) |
| T-2:45 |
