Loyola men's tennis season ends in first round of SSAC Championship

(Mobile, Ala.) The Loyola University New Orleans men's tennis season came to a close as they fell 5-0 to No. 4 Auburn University at Montgomery in the first round of the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) Men's Tennis Championship this afternoon at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala.

The quarterfinals were originally scheduled for 9 a.m., but were postponed until 3 p.m. due to inclement weather. Match play was also cut short due to the weather, so once the Warhawks clinched the victory over the Pack, competition ceased.

The No. 3 doubles pair of sophomore Trivesh Singh and senior Eduardo Garcia won an individual game against their Warhawk opponents, but ultimately fell 8-1. Sophomore Federico Mercado took two individual games from Nicolas Pinones in the No. 2 singles position, but did not finish due to weather. Freshman Ernesto de Diego was up 6-3, 1-1 against Miguel Grifol, but also did not finish due to weather.

The Wolf Pack entered the conference championship 3-14 overall and 1-8 in SSAC play. Loyola earned victories over Tougaloo College, Louisiana College and conference opponent Bethel University during the 2015 season.

The Pack will play a rescheduled match against Mississippi College on Sunday, April 19 at 1 p.m. at City Park Tennis Center, weather permitting. The original match was set for Tuesday, April 14 but was postponed due to rain.

Men's Doubles vs. AUM

Lalami/Gunnarsson (AUM) def. F. Mercado/Mayhall (LU) 8-0
Vivas/Mendieta (AUM) def. de Diego/R. Mercado (LU) 8-0
Grifol/Pinones (AUM) def. Singh/Garcia (LU) 8-1

Men's Singles vs. AUM

Dubosclard (AUM) vs. Singh (LU) 6-0, 4-0 DNF
Pinones (AUM) vs. F. Mercado (LU) 6-2, 5-0 DNF
de Diego (LU) vs. Grifol (AUM) 6-3, 1-1 DNF
Lalami (AUM) vs. Mayhall (LU) 6-2, 3-0 DNF
Gunnarsson (AUM) def. R. Mercado (LU) 6-0, 6-0
Mendieta (AUM) def. Zaleski (LU) 6-0, 6-0