February 17, 2016

Cobras Fall in Close Match at Newberry

The Cobras picked up two wins in doubles play and two in singles play.

NEWBERRY, S.C.- Coker men's tennis dropped a close contest to Newberry 5-4 in South Atlantic Conference play on Wednesday (Feb. 17).

Coker took two of three in doubles play, with the team of Simon Bergom and Henrik Hellbe notching a 9-8 (7-4) win at No. 1. The duo of Tom Sizeland and Mark Watt followed up with an 8-5 win at No. 2. Sizeland would also record a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles, while Felix Schweyer won 7-5 and 6-3 at No. 5.

The Cobras will hit the courts again next Thursday (Feb. 25) when they travel to Francis Marion. The action begins at 2:00 p.m.

Team Stats

Coker

Newberry

Score

Doubles

Henrik Hellbe / Simon Berbom def. Fernando Espana / Fernando Tous 9-8 (7-5)
Tom Sizeland / Mark Watt def. Jordan Monosky / Jacob Svantesson 8-5
Logan Atkins / Richard Zeh def. William Marrafao / Felix Schweyer 8-4

Singles

Fernando Espana def. William Marrafao 6-3 , 6-4
Fernando Tous def. Simon Berbom 6-1 , 7-5
Tom Sizeland def. Jordan Monosky 6-2 , 6-3
Jacob Svantesson def. Mark Watt 6-4 , 7-5
Angel Pizarro def. Henrik Hellbe 6-4 , 3-6 , 6-3
Felix Schweyer def. Alejandro Feliciano 7-5 , 6-3