Men’s Tennis Drops Hard-Fought 5-4 Decision to No. 38 Newberry

The Coker College men’s tennis team (10-8 overall) dropped a hard-fought 5-4 decision to the No. 38 Newberry College Wolves

Team Stats

Coker

Newberry

Score

Doubles

Henrik Hellbe / Mark Watt def. Edison Ambarzumjan / Jordan Monosky 8-5
Angel Pizarro / Nikhil Mannepalli def. Hunter Horton / Justus Lehman 8-7
Felix Schweyer / Dominic Allan def. Alex Amble / Jose Navarro 8-4

Singles

Mark Watt def. Edison Ambarzumjan 7-5 , 0-6 , 6-0
Jose Navarro def. Hunter Horton 6-4 , 7-6
Nikhil Mannepalli def. Felix Schweyer 6-0 , 7-6
Angel Pizarro def. Henrik Hellbe 6-4 , 6-2
Jordan Monosky def. Dominic Allan 6-1 , 6-2
Justus Lehman def. Alex Amble 7-6 , 6-1

April 5, 2018

NEWBERRY, S.C. - The Coker College men's tennis team (10-8 overall) dropped a hard-fought 5-4 decision to the No. 38 Newberry College Wolves in South Atlantic Conference action Thursday (Apr. 5) afternoon.

The Cobras started the match strong, taking two of the three doubles matches. The duo of Mark Watt and Henrik Hellbe earned an 8-5 decision at the No. 1 slot, improving their record to 10-7. Next, the tandem of Felix Schweyer and Dominic Allan picked up an 8-4 victory at No. 3 doubles, upgrading their record to a team-best 9-3 on the year.

In singles action, Watt battled for a 7-5, 0-6, 6-0 decision at the No. 1 position, improving his record to 14-4 on the season. Justus Lehman followed Watt with a 7-6, 6-1 victory at No. 6 singles. Lehman upgraded his singles record to 13-3 on the year.

The Cobras will be back in action on Sunday (Apr. 8) when they travel to Lenoir-Rhyne to take on the Bears at 12 p.m.