No. 36 Coker Rolls Over Lincoln Memorial 7-2

The No. 36 nationally ranked Coker men's tennis team improved to 4-1 in conference play with its 7-2 SAC victory over Lincoln Memorial University on Saturday (Mar. 15).

Team Stats

Coker

Lincoln Memorial

Score

Doubles

Andre Staab / James Corfield def. Will Sparks / Marcelo Alvim 8-1
William Marrafao / Tom Sizeland def. Stefan Hall / Alexey Minevskiy 8-5
O. O'Sullivan-Hamill / Guilherme Rocha def. Martin Moncayo / Zach Grooms 8-6

Singles

Andre Staab def. Will Sparks 6-1 , 6-3
Tom Sizeland def. O. O'Sullivan-Hamill 6-4 , 6-2
William Marrafao def. Marcelo Alvim 6-7 , 6-4 , 7-5
James Corfield def. Guilherme Rocha 7-5 , 6-2
Martin Moncayo def. Stefan Hall 6-2 , 6-3
Alexey Minevskiy def. Zach Grooms 2-2 , 6-0

March 15, 2014

HARROGATE, TENN. – The No. 36 nationally ranked Coker men's tennis team improved to 4-1 in South Atlantic Conference action with a 7-2 win over Lincoln Memorial University on Saturday (Mar. 15).

Coker jumped out to an early 2-1 lead after taking No. 1 and No. 2 doubles 8-1 and 8-5, respectively. The winning ways would continue in singles play as Andre Staab and Martin Moncayo both improved to 5-0 in conference play with straight-set victories at No. 1 and No. 5 singles, respectively. Tom Sizeland extended his singles winning streak to eight matches, while also improving to 5-0 in SAC competition with his straight-set win at No. 2 singles. Picking up the last two wins for the Navy and Yellow were William Marrafao at No. 3 singles and James Corfield at No. 4 singles.

The Cobras will return to the courts on Friday (Mar. 21) for a SAC showdown with Queens University of Charlotte. The match is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start.

Release written by Coker sports information graduate assistant Sharod Williams.