April 22, 2007

Box Score

Midland, Mich. - Mercyhurst's Mariano Fava remained unbeaten at the GLIAC Championships but the men's tennis team finished tournament play with a 1-2 record following a 5-2 loss to Wayne State for third place Sunday.

Despite winning a pair of doubles matches, the Lakers struggled in singles play and were unable to pick up critical points to prolong the match. Fava and Lee Michael Marnik won 8-1 at No. 1 doubles, while Mateusz Przybysz and Ronald Heurich won 8-6 at No. 3 doubles.

Wayne State came from behind by winning singles matches at spots No. 2 through No. 5. Fava's No. 1 singles match and Heurich's No. 6 match were stopped after Wayne State finished off the winning point.

Mercyhurst falls to 14-7 on the season and will await word on the NCAA Playoffs. Eight teams advance to regional play and the Lakers are currently ranked No. 7.

WAYNE STATE 5, MERCYHURST 2
GLIAC TOURNAMENT THIRD PLACE MATCH

Singles
No. 1 - Mariano Fava (MC) vs. Antoine Marenaud (WS) unfinished
No. 2 - Alejandro Gomez (WS) def. Mijo Cotic 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 - Donavon Mitchell (WS) def. Lee Michael Marnik 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 4 - Arthur Carrilho (WS) def. Mateusz Przybysz 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 - Ryan Buck (WS) def. Kyle King (MC) 0-6, 6-2, 6-0
No. 6 - Ronald Heurich (MC) vs. Kevin Turnbull (WS) unfinished
Doubles
No. 1 - Fava/Marnik (MC) def. Carrilho/Gomez 8-1
No. 2 - Marenaud/Buck (WS) def. Cotic/King 9-7
No. 3 - Przybysz/Heurich (MC) def. Mitchell/Turnbull 8-6