ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – The Mercyhurst men's tennis team fell 4-0 to Columbus State during the NCAA Round of 16 on May 21. Mercyhurst was the 15th seed while the Columbus State was the second seed in the tournament.
 
DOUBLES

• Columbus State won 2 of the 3 doubles contests to take a 1-0 lead through pairs action.
• Arseniy Sklyarov and Ruairidh Fraser fell 6-0 to KP Pannu and Tommaso Schold at No. 2 while Sebastian Pardo and Felix Schmedding fell 6-2 to Matei Avram and Fabian Asdrubal at No. 3. Cormac McCooey and Unai Amilleta Gonzalez were unfinished against Alvaro Regalado and Zach Whannga at No. 1.

 
SINGLES

• Columbus State won three straight singles to claim the 4-0 victory.
• At No. 2, Fraser fell in a tie breaker to Asdrubal. Sebastian Pardo fell to Arnold Kokulewski at No. 4 and Schmedding fell to Schold at No. 6.

 
The Lakers end the season with a 18-4 overall record and 5-0 mark in conference play. This was the fifth straight season that they made an NCAA Tournament appearance and third time to the Round of 16 in the past five seasons.
 
Mercyhurst was ranked second in the Atlantic Region and 39th in the nation.

 

Singles competition

1. #34 Zach Whaanga (CSU-M) vs. Cormac McCooey (MER-M) 6-3, 5-4, unfinished

2. #66 Fabien Asdrubal (CSU-M) def. Ruairidh Fraser (MER-M) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)

3. #25 Alvaro Regalado (CSU-M) vs. U. Amilleta Gonzalez (MER-M) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished

4. #54 Arnold Kokulewski (CSU-M) def. Sebastian Pardo (MER-M) 6-1, 6-1

5. #67 Matei Avram (CSU-M) vs. Arseniy Sklyarov (MER-M) 6-1, 6-6 (7-6), unfinished

6. Tommaso Schold (CSU-M) def. Felix Schmedding (MER-M) 6-0, 6-4

 

Doubles competition

1. #1 Alvaro Regalado/Zach Whaanga (CSU-M) vs. Cormac McCooey/U. Amilleta Gonzalez (MER-M) 4-3, unfinished

2. KP Pannu/Tommaso Schold (CSU-M) def. Arseniy Sklyarov/Ruairidh Fraser (MER-M) 6-0

3. Matei Avram/Fabien Asdrubal (CSU-M) def. Sebastian Pardo/Felix Schmedding (MER-M) 6-2

 

Match Notes

Mercyhurst 18-4; National ranking #39; Regional ranking #2

Columbus State 26-2; National ranking #1; Regional ranking #1

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