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MACON, Ga. –The Kennesaw State men's tennis team dropped a hard fought match 4-3 to Mercer at Leroy Peddy Tennis Center on Tuesday afternoon.
 
"We had another tough battle today," Director of Tennis Eduardo Rincon said. "Our guys played well and competed hard once again. I feel like eventually those 4-3 matches will start going our way. We have seen a lot in the last five days, from fast indoor courts to slow courts and 70-degree weather. I trust that these experiences will help us tremendously in our coming matches. There's no question we are a better team now than we were just a few days ago."

The Owls took early control of the match winning the doubles point.  Fermin Calvo Barcelo and Lucas De Tores Curth knocked off Sam Philp and Oliver Stuart, 6-2 at No.1 singles and Drew Lahey and Bryan Triana took down Stathis Tsiranidis and Carver Arant at No.3 singles, 6-4.

Senior Corey Smith and sophomore Drew Lahey picked up straight-set singles wins for KSU. Smith defeated Nicolas Guillon, 6-4, 6-2 at No.3 singles. Lahey picked up his third-straight win from the No.5 singles spot as he beat Stathis Tsiranidis 6-3, 6-3. The match came down to No.1 singles where Sam Philp was able to hold of Fermin Calvo Barcelo in a second-set tiebreaker for a straight-sets win.

The Owls will return to action on Saturday (Feb.17) vs. Gardner-Webb at 2 p.m. on the Betty Siegel Courts on campus and admission is free.
 
Doubles
1. Fermin Calvo Barcelo/Lucas De Tores Curth (KSU) def. Sam Philp/Olivier Stuart (MERCER) 6-2
2. Nicolas Guillon/Ruben Vanoppen (MERCER) vs. Harrison Wood/Corey Smith (KSU) unfinished
3. Drew Lahey/Bryan Triana (KSU) def. Stathis Tsiranidis/Carver Arant (MERCER) 6-4
 
Singles
1. Sam Philp (MERCER) def. Fermin Calvo Barcelo (KSU) 7-5, 7-6
2. Olivier Stuart (MERCER) def. Lucas De Tores Curth (KSU) 6-0, 6-3
3. Corey Smith (KSU) def. Nicolas Guillon (MERCER) 6-4, 6-2
4. Fernando Guardia (MERCER) def. Bryan Triana (KSU) 6-2, 7-5
5. Drew Lahey (KSU) def. Stathis Tsiranidis (MERCER) 6-3, 6-3
6. Ruben Vanoppen (MERCER) def. Harrison Wood (KSU) 6-4, 6-2

Records
Kennesaw State 0-4
Mercer 5-1
 
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