February 22, 2014

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.

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.

Team Stats

Anderson

Coker

Score

Doubles

Andre Staab / James Corfield (COKERMT)
def. Juan Carracedo / Mateo Rivas (AU-M)

9-8 , 7-4

William Marrafao / Martin Moncayo (COKERMT)
def. Paul Michael Calhoun / Danilo Faria (AU-M)

8-5

Tomas Passalacqua / Inaki Iriberry (AU-M)
def. Tom Sizeland / Zach Grooms (COKERMT)

8-2

Singles

Andre Staab (COKERMT)
def. Juan Carracedo (AU-M)

2-6 , 6-4 , 6-3

Tom Sizeland (COKERMT)
def. Mateo Rivas (AU-M)

6-7 , 6-0 , 4-1

William Marrafao (COKERMT)
def. Tomas Passalacqua (AU-M)

6-3 , 2-6 , 6-2

Paul Michael Calhoun (AU-M)
def. James Corfield (COKERMT)

2-6 , 6-1 , 6-2

Martin Moncayo (COKERMT)
def. Inaki Iriberry (AU-M)

6-4 , 6-1

Danilo Faria (AU-M)
def. Zach Grooms (COKERMT)

6-1 , 6-2