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
