MACON, Ga. – The Alabama State University men's tennis team dropped a heartbreaking 4-3 match to Mercer University on the road Sunday afternoon in non-conference play.
The Hornets jumped on top in the match by winning the doubles point as they picked up wins at number one (
Takura Mlambo and
Ion Efrim) and at number three (
Tomas Fernandez and
Carl-Louis Luckmann), with the match at number three being decided in a tiebreaker at 8-6.
Mercer was able to pick up three wins in singles play, while Alabama State picked up wins at number one and four to tie the match at 3-all. Efrim picked up a win at number one singles when he defeated Sam Philp 6-4, 6-3; while Fernandez defeated Mercer's Fernando Guardia in three sets 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.
The match was decided in the final match of the day as Mercer picked up a straight set at number six.
Mercer 4, Alabama State 3
Macon, Ga.
Singles
1.
Ion Efrim (ASU) def. Sam Philp (MER) 6-4, 6-3
2. Nicolas Guillon (MER) def.
Takura Mlambo (ASU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Olivier Stuart (MER) def.
Carl-Louis Luckmann (ASU) 6-1, 6-2
4.
Tomas Fernandez (ASU) def. Fernando Guardia (MER) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
5. Ruben Vanoppen (MER) def.
Szabin Pusztay (ASU) 6-4, 6-1
6. E. Tsiranidis (MER) def.
Karlo Skvorc (ASU) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
1.
Takura Mlambo/
Ion Efrim (ASU) def. Sam Philp/Olivier Stuart (MER) 6-2
2. Nicolas Guillon/Fernando Guardia (MER) def.
Karlo Skvorc/
Szabin Pusztay (ASU) 6-2
3.
Tomas Fernandez/
Carl-Louis Luckmann (ASU) def. Ruben Vanoppen/E. Tsiranidis (MER) 7-6 (8-6)
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