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Campbell University

Men's Tennis Defeats Mercer 6-1

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell won five singles matches in straight sets and defeated Atlantic Sun foe Mercer 6-1 this afternoon in men's tennis action.

With the win, the Camels improve to 11-5, 3-1 in A-Sun action. The Mercer Bears fall to 4-11, 2-4 A-Sun.

Campbell came out strong, sweeping the doubles matches to earn the doubles point. Davy Sum and Gabriel Delarue picked up an 8-5 win at number-one, while Larbi Lamzouri and Marc Sifre evened their record at 5-5 with an 8-6 win at number-two.

Sebastian Thesleff and Loukas Wallaart paired together to win their third-straight doubles match, an 8-1 victory at the three-spot.

The success continued for Campbell in the singles action. Freshman Sum earned a hard-fought 6-4, 7-5 win over Tobias Ohrstrom at number-one. Sum's record stands at 21-7 on the season, 13-3 at the one-spot.

Fellow freshman Lamzouri also earned a straight-sets victory, 6-4, 6-2 over Justin Wimpee at the two-spot. With the win, Lamzouri improves his singles mark to 9-5.

Sifre, a senior, defeated Mercer's Matthew Poleon 6-4, 6-2 at number-four for his fourth-straight win. Sifre's singles record stands at 16-5 on the year.

After claiming a close 6-4 win in his first set at the five-spot, freshman Wallaart breezed past Fernando Armendaris 6-0 in the second set. The win evens Wallaart's season record at 6-6.

Rounding out the win for the Camels at the six-spot was Thesleff with a 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Matthew Davis. The win improves Thesleff's singles mark to 14-7 for the 2007-08 campaign.

Mercer's Ivan Besancon earned the only point for the Bears with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Gabriel Delarue at number-three.

The Fighting Camels return to action this Friday, when they host A-Sun opponent North Florida at the Nisbet Tennis Center. Matches are scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.


Campbell 6, Mercer 1
Doubles

1. Davy Sum / Gabriel Delarue (CAM) def. Tobias Ohrstrom / Chapman Mitchell 8-5
2. Larbi Lamzouri / Marc Sifre (CAM) def. Ivan Besancon / Fernando Armendaris 8-6
3. Sebastian Thesleff / Loukas Wallaart (CAM) def. Matthew Davis / Matthew Poleon 8-1

Singles
1. Davy Sum (CAM) def. Tobias Ohrstrom 6-4, 7-5
2. Larbi Lamzouri (CAM) def. Justin Wimpee 6-4, 6-2
3. Ivan Besancon (MER) def. Gabriel Delarue 6-1, 6-3
4. Marc Sifre (CAM) def. Matthew Poleon 6-4, 6-2
5. Loukas Wallaart (CAM) def. Fernando Armendaris 6-4, 6-0
6. Sebastian Thesleff (CAM) def. Matthew Davis 6-1, 6-2

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Players Mentioned

Gabriel Delarue

Gabriel Delarue

6' 3"
Senior
Larbi Lamzouri

Larbi Lamzouri

5' 9"
Freshman
Marc Sifre

Marc Sifre

5' 11"
Senior
Davy Sum

Davy Sum

6' 1"
Freshman
Sebastian Thesleff

Sebastian Thesleff

6' 1"
Junior
Loukas Wallaart

Loukas Wallaart

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gabriel Delarue

Gabriel Delarue

6' 3"
Senior
Larbi Lamzouri

Larbi Lamzouri

5' 9"
Freshman
Marc Sifre

Marc Sifre

5' 11"
Senior
Davy Sum

Davy Sum

6' 1"
Freshman
Sebastian Thesleff

Sebastian Thesleff

6' 1"
Junior
Loukas Wallaart

Loukas Wallaart

6' 1"
Freshman