March 11, 2017

Cobras Drop Conference Contest to Eagles on Saturday

Coker men's tennis fell to Carson-Newman in South Atlantic Conference action on Saturday.

HARTSVILLE, S.C.- The Coker men's tennis team fell in conference action on Saturday (Mar. 11) to visiting Carson-Newman 6-3.

The Cobras earned one doubles win in the match, with Felix Schweyer and Simon Bergbom getting the 8-6 win at No. 1.

The home team picked up back-to-back wins at No.3 and No. 4 singles, coming from Schweyer and Hunter Horton respectively. Schweyer gutted out a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win while Horton cruised in straight sets 6-3, 6-0.

The Cobras (7-4, 1-2 SAC) will take the court again on Tuesday (Mar. 14) when they travel to South Atlantic Conference foe Catawba for a 2:00 p.m. matinee tilt.

Team Stats

Carson-Newman

Coker

Score

Doubles

Felix Schweyer / Simon Bergbom def. Stefano Daza / Rodolpho Schwarz 8-6
Joao Pedro Oliveria / Gabriel Dabdab def. Henrik Hellbe / Dominic Allan 8-6
Marc Bantel / Jesus Barcete def. Hunter Horton / Walker Long 8-2

Singles

Joao Pedro Oliveria def. Mark Watt 6-0 , 6-0
Stefano Daza def. Henrik Hellbe 4-6 , 6-3 , 6-3
Felix Schweyer def. Marc Bantel 4-6 , 7-5 , 6-4
Hunter Horton def. Jesus Barcete 6-3 , 6-0
Gabriel Dabdab def. Simon Bergbom 6-4 , 6-3
Kevin Mendes def. Dominic Allan 6-1 , 6-3