Men's Tennis | 3/24/2018 8:52:00 PM
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ERIE, Pa. – The Bloomsburg University men's tennis team fell to No. 49 Mercyhurst 9-0 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) action on Saturday afternoon (Mar. 24).
The Lakers swept all three doubles matches and six singles matches.
In doubles,
Lucas Pedrotti (Caxias do Sul, Brazil/Sao Jose) and
Nagid Walle (Nassau, Bahamas/Saint Andrews (Fla.)) fell at No. 1 8-2, while
Bernardo Abreu (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) and
Rafael Rufato (Sao Paulo, Brazil/OCEU Positivo) fell 8-3 at No. 2.
Guillermo Carranza (Sevilla, Spain/Colegio Hispalense) and
Robin Luetzig (Hadamar, Germany/FJLS) fell at No. 3 8-2 as well.
In singles play, Pedrotti fell at No. 1 7-6 (5), 6-4 before Abreu lost his No. 2 match 6-0, 6-1. Walle fell at No. 3 6-3, 6-2, before Carranza lost 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4.
Benjamin Tauber (Bethlehem, Pa./Nazareth Area) fell at No. 5 6-2, 6-3, before Luetzig lost at No. 6 by an identical score.
The win moves No. 49 Mercyhurst to 9-1 and 1-0 in the conference, while the Huskies fall to 2-6 and 0-2 in the league.
The Huskies are back in action this coming Friday (Mar. 30) when they host Millersville for a 2:30 p.m. start at the Burt Reese Tennis Center.
