MU's Three-Match A-Sun Streak Snapped at UNF

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Mercer men's tennis squad had its three-match Atlantic Sun Conference win streak snapped with a 5-2 loss at the University of North Florida on Friday. The Bears are now 6-8 overall and 3-2 in the A-Sun.

Mercer's two team points came at No. 3 and No. 6 singles, where senior Fernando Armendaris and sophomore David Barton earned victories, respectively. The duo have the two best singles winning percentages on the Bears' team at .667 (8-4) for Armendaris and .750 (9-3) for Barton.

Armendaris engaged in a three-set battle with the Osprey's Daniel Sotomarino. After winning the first set, 6-3, Armendaris dropped the second set, 6-4. In the super-tiebreaker third set, Armendaris rolled to a 10-5 win to take the set and match.

Barton, likewise, went to a three set contest against UNF's Pedro Davisson at the sixth slot. In set one, it was Barton gaining the 6-4 win, with Davisson pounding back in set two by a 6-1 score. Their tiebreaker went to 11-9 with Barton getting the win.

While North Florida won the team doubles point by winning the Nos. 1 and 2 matches, the Mercer No. 3 tandem of Armendaris and Guilherme Frias remained unbeaten at 8-0 (4-0 in A-Sun matches), thanks to a 9-7 win over Leonardo Nahar and Davisson.