BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- The Mercyhurst men's tennis team won its Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal matchup over Bloomsburg, 5-1, on Friday.

The Lakers won 2 of 3 doubles matches and, then, Joaquin Aguilera, Sebastian Pardo and Conor McCooey came through with singles wins to finish off the match.

Mercyhurst earned points at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. Nenad Terzic and Cormac McCooey combined for an 8-3 win at first doubles over Gerard Puig and Steve Williams while Joaquin Aguilera and Conor McCooey claimed an 8-6 victory against Pedro Andari and Pablo Herrero.

With the Lakers ahead 2-1, Pardo claimed the first singles point for MU with a 6-0, 6-0 win against Henrico Conrado Stemmer at No. 4 singles.

Conor McCooey followed with a 6-1, 6-1 win against Andari at fifth singles before Aguilera clinched the match with a 7-5, 6-2 triumph against Leonardo Nakasone at third singles.

With the win, the Lakers set themselves up with a PSAC Tournament final matchup against Edinboro on Saturday.


 

Singles competition

1. Gerard Puig (BLOOM-M) vs. Nenad Terzic (MER-M) 6-4, 2-2, unfinished

2. Pablo Herrero (BLOOM-M) vs. Cormac McCooey (MER-M) 6-4, unfinished

3. Joaquin Aguilera (MER-M) def. Leonardo Nakasone (BLOOM-M) 7-5, 6-2

4. Sebastian Pardo (MER-M) def. Hen. Conrado Stemmer (BLOOM-M) 6-0, 6-0

5. Conor McCooey (MER-M) def. Pedro Andari (BLOOM-M) 6-1, 6-1

6. Steve Williams (BLOOM-M) vs. Arseniy Sklyarov (MER-M) 6-3, 3-3, unfinished

Doubles competition

1. Nenad Terzic/Cormac McCooey (MER-M) def. Gerard Puig/Steve Williams (BLOOM-M) 8-3

2. Joaquin Aguilera/Conor McCooey (MER-M) def. Pedro Andari/Pablo Herrero (BLOOM-M) 8-6

3. Leonardo Nakasone/Christian Cioffi (BLOOM-M) def. Sebastian Pardo/Arseniy Sklyarov (MER-M) 8-2

Match Notes

Mercyhurst University 13-9 (4-1 PSAC)

Bloomsburg University 6-10 (3-2 PSAC)