EDINBORO, PA – The visiting Mercyhurst Lakers upset the fifth-ranked Edinboro men's tennis team 5-4 on a beautiful spring day at Edinboro.  James Cooper recorded two wins to pace the Fighting Scots, who are now 13-6 on the season with just two regular season matches remaining.

Edinboro, ranked fifth in the Atlantic Region by NCAA.com, had a strong performance recorded by Cooper, who won his doubles match with Kevin Caldwell 9-7.  Cooper collected a singles victory to cap his great day with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Mike Vineopal.

Colin Bandell (6-2, 6-5), and Brandon Romain (6-2, 7-5) were the other Edinboro players to collect victories on the day. 

Edinboro will finish with a weekend home stand starting Saturday against Millersville at 1 p.m. and concluding with the last regular season match of the year, a noon date with West Chester.

Doubles:
Jorn van der Veer/Travis Beck (MU) def. Amir Talab/Colin Bandell (EU) 8-3
Robert Rizea/Mauricio Canton (MU) def. Brandon Romain/Kody Duncan (EU) 8-6
Kevin Caldwell/James Cooper (EU) def. Erik Drusko/Mike Vineopal (MU) 9-7

Singles:
Jorn van der Veer (MU) by default
Travis Beck (MU) def. Amir Talab (EU) 6-2, 6-4
Robert Rizea (MU) def. Kody Duncan (EU) 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
Colin Bandell (EU) def. Mauricio Canton (MU) 6-2, 6-5
Brandon Romain (EU) def. Erik Drusco (MU) 6-2, 7-5
James Cooper (EU) def. Mike Vineopal (MU) 6-1, 6-2

FINAL:   Mercyhurst – 5
               Edinboro – 4