Saturday, March 19
Erie, PA (Westwood Racquet Club)
3:00 PM
Millersville University
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at
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Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst tops Millersville in PSAC opener
3/19/2022 8:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MILLERSVILLE, Pa. - The Millersville men's tennis team opened PSAC action on the road Saturday, falling to Mercyhurst by a 5-2 score.
The Marauders won the doubles point and also got a win from No. 1 Carlos Martinez-Lucas, but fell to 3-4 (0-1 PSAC) with their third-straight loss. Mercyhurst (5-7, 2-0 PSAC) won its third in a row.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• Martinez-Lucas and Frank Yanni won their 10th match in a row, knocking of David Akinpetide and Milan Jankovic, who were ranked No. 36 in Division II to start the week. The Millersville No. 1 team won 6-4, avenging a loss to the Mercyhurst pair in the 2021 ITA Regional Tournament. Martinez-Lucas and Yanni have not lost since that defeat in September.
• Millersville's No. 3 team of Zach Pernia and Santiago Ramos clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 triumph.
• The Lakers won the dual on the strength of three-set victories in at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 singles. Millersville's lone point came from Martinez-Lucas, who rallied from a first set loss to defeat Akinpetide, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. Martinez-Lucas has won four of his last five matches to improve to 10-5 on the season.
UP NEXT
• Millersville continues PSAC action Sunday against Edinboro.
The Marauders won the doubles point and also got a win from No. 1 Carlos Martinez-Lucas, but fell to 3-4 (0-1 PSAC) with their third-straight loss. Mercyhurst (5-7, 2-0 PSAC) won its third in a row.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• Martinez-Lucas and Frank Yanni won their 10th match in a row, knocking of David Akinpetide and Milan Jankovic, who were ranked No. 36 in Division II to start the week. The Millersville No. 1 team won 6-4, avenging a loss to the Mercyhurst pair in the 2021 ITA Regional Tournament. Martinez-Lucas and Yanni have not lost since that defeat in September.
• Millersville's No. 3 team of Zach Pernia and Santiago Ramos clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 triumph.
• The Lakers won the dual on the strength of three-set victories in at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 singles. Millersville's lone point came from Martinez-Lucas, who rallied from a first set loss to defeat Akinpetide, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. Martinez-Lucas has won four of his last five matches to improve to 10-5 on the season.
UP NEXT
• Millersville continues PSAC action Sunday against Edinboro.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
566
David Akinpetide / 0 [HURST-M]
722
#2 Singles Match
12
22
Ben Davis / 0 [HURST-M]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
365
Milan Jankovic / 0 [HURST-M]
6710
#4 Singles Match
123
162
N. De Sousa Pereira / 0 [HURST-M]
636
#5 Singles Match
123
611
Hristo Plaseski / 0 [HURST-M]
366
#6 Singles Match
12
33
Morris Haab / 0 [HURST-M]
66
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