No. 35 Cobras Beat Anderson 6-3 in SAC Opener

The Coker men's tennis team picked up a 6-3 victory over Anderson (S.C.) on Saturday (Feb. 22) in its SAC opener.

Team Stats

Anderson

Coker

Score

Doubles

Andre Staab / James Corfield def. Juan Carracedo / Mateo Rivas 9-8 , 7-4
William Marrafao / Martin Moncayo def. Paul Michael Calhoun / Danilo Faria 8-5
Tomas Passalacqua / Inaki Iriberry def. Tom Sizeland / Zach Grooms 8-2

Singles

Andre Staab def. Juan Carracedo 2-6 , 6-4 , 6-3
Tom Sizeland def. Mateo Rivas 6-7 , 6-0 , 4-1
William Marrafao def. Tomas Passalacqua 6-3 , 2-6 , 6-2
Paul Michael Calhoun def. James Corfield 2-6 , 6-1 , 6-2
Martin Moncayo def. Inaki Iriberry 6-4 , 6-1
Danilo Faria def. Zach Grooms 6-1 , 6-2

February 22, 2014

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The No. 35 nationally ranked Coker men's tennis team picked up a 6-3 victory over Anderson University on Saturday (Feb. 22) in South Atlantic Conference tennis action.

The Cobras opened the match by taking two-of-three during doubles play. Andre Staab and James Corfield were victorious at No. 1, 9-8 (7-4), while William Marrafao and Martin Moncayo bagged an 8-5 win at No. 2.

Picking wins in singles action were Staab at No. 1, Tom Sizeland at No. 2, Marrafao at No. 3 and Moncayo at No. 5.

The Cobras will be back on the courts this upcoming Thursday (Feb. 27) when they host the Indians of Catawba College in a South Atlantic Conference showdown. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Release written by Coker sports information graduate assistant Sharod Williams '13.