February 4, 2017

Cobras Take Road Match at Erskine

Coker got two wins in doubles play and three in singles play.

DUE WEST, S.C.- Coker men's tennis won a hard-fought 5-4 match at Erskine on Saturday (Feb. 4).

The Cobras were able to win two of three doubles matches, starting with an 8-6 victory at No. 1 singles by Henrik Hellbe and Hunter Horton. Felix Schweyer and Walker Long earned a gritty 9-7 win at No. 3 doubles to clinch doubles play in favor of Coker.

Mark Watt (No. 1 singles, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1), Schweyer (No. 5 singles, 6-2, 6-2) and Long (No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-0) picked up Coker's singles wins in the match.

The Cobras play at home on Sunday (Feb. 5) when they open conference play taking on Brevard. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m. at the Coker tennis courts.

Team Stats

Coker

Erskine

Score

Doubles

Henrik Hellbe / Hunter Horton def. Ross Edgar / Nikolai Suhr 8-6
Ritwik Bhriguvanshi / Andre Andre def. Mark Watt / Dominic Allan 8-2
Felix Schweyer / Walker Long def. Andres Argenal / Tyler Burgess 9-7

Singles

Mark Watt def. Nikolai Suhr 1-6 , 7-5 , 6-1
Andres Argenal def. Henrik Hellbe 6-3 , 6-3
Ritwik Bhriguvanshi def. Hunter Horton 7-5 , 6-7 , 7-6
Ross Edgar def. Dominic Allan 3-6 , 6-3 , 6-3
Felix Schweyer def. Andre Andre 6-2 , 6-2
Walker Long def. Tyler Burgess 6-0 , 6-0