FAIRMONT, W. Va. -- The 29th-ranked Mercyhurst men's tennis team claimed a 6-1 victory over non-conference opponent Fairmont State on Saturday.

The Lakers won 2 of 3 doubles matches and 5 of 6 singles contests, securing the match with Cormac McCooey's win at No. 1 singles.

Doubles

• Mercyhurst took a 1-0 lead with victories at Nos. 1 and 2 in pairs competition after Fairmont State took the first doubles win at No. 3.
• Arseniy Sklyarov and Claudius Zimmer evened the doubles tally at 1-1 with their 6-1 victory over Joao Martins and Tom Liddy at No. 2.
• McCooey and Unai Amilleta Gonzalez locked up the Lakers' doubles point with a 6-2 triumph opposite Joao Lucas Alves and Guilherme Pachane.

Singles

• Amilleta Gonzalez got Mercyhurst started in singles action with a 6-3, 6-4, victory over Pachane at No. 2. Shortly after, Sebastian Pardo finished up a 6-3, 7-5, win against Martins at No. 3.
• McCooey provided the clinching point, pushing the MU advantage to 4-0, when he defeated Lucas Alves, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.
• Skylarov and Felix Schmedding tacked on singles points at No. 4 and 6, respectively. Sklyarov defeated Liddy, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 1-0 (10-8), while Schmedding handled Drew Hawthorne, 6-1, 6-2.

Results
D1: Cormac McCooey / Unai Amilleta Gonzalez def. Joao Lucas Alves / Guilherme Pachane 6-2
D2: Arseniy Sklyarov / Claudius Zimmer def. Joao Martins / Tom Liddy 6-1
D3: Ryan Leo / Drew Hawthorne def. Sebastian Pardo / Felix Schmedding 1-6
S1: Cormac McCooey def. Joao Lucas Alves 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
S2: Unai Amilleta Gonzalez def. Guilherme Pachane 6-3, 6-4
S3: Sebastian Pardo def. Joao Martins 6-3, 7-5
S4: Arseniy Sklyarov def. Tom Liddy 7-6(4), 2-6, 1-0(8)
S5: Ryan Leo def. Roy Yaron 3-6, 3-6
S6: Felix Schmedding def. Drew Hawthorne 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,3,1,5,4,6)

Next Up

• The Lakers have a bit of a layoff before jumping back into PSAC play with a contest on Friday, April 12, at Kutztown.