MEADVILLE, Pa. (Septmber 5, 2015) - The Edinboro men's tennis team got off to a great start to the 2015 fall season with a pair of wins against Allegheny and Grove City 7-2 and 9-0 Saturday at the Harvey and Nancy Heath Gator Invite in Meadville, PA, hosted by Allegheny College.

Against the hosting Gators of Allegheny, the Fighting Scots dominated the singles matches, winning all but one of the six matches played. Vitor Albanese took two of two from Allegheny's Thomas Manning with 6-3 and 6-2 scores. Mateus Santos also took care of business in two sets for the Fighting Scots, defeating Andreas Landgrebe with 6-4 and 6-1 scores. The only decision played in the singles matches was between Edinboro's Thomas McCoy and Allegheny's Samarth Gopal, which McCoy took with scores of 3-6, 6-1 and 10-7.

As for doubles, the Fighting Scots took two of three from the Gators, with the tandems of Daniel Fernandez/Mateus Santos and Thomas McCoy/Mauricio Santos coming through for Edinboro with 8-5 and 8-2 wins respectively.

Moving on against Grove City, Edinboro went a perfect nine for nine in singles and doubles. In the singles matches, all six Fighting Scots won their matches in two sets. Edinboro's Kevin Mboko shut out his opponent in both sets to take the match while Mauricio Santos nearly duplicated that feat as well, posting 6-1 and 6-0 scores in his match.

Mboko and Albanese teamed up in doubles to take an 8-5 victory. Fernandez and Mateus Santos cruised to an 8-1 win while McCoy and Mauricio Santos picked an 8-0 shutout win.

The Edinboro men will play again on Saturday, September 12 when they travel to Bloomsburg, PA for the PSAC Singles and Doubles Championship.
 

Singles Competition vs. Allegheny

1. Vitor Albanese (EDIN_M) def. Thomas Manning (ALLM) 6-3, 6-2

2. Tyler Triolo (ALLM) def. Mauricio Santos (EDIN_M) 6-2, 6-1

3. Mateus Santos (EDIN_M) def. Andreas Landgrebe (ALLM) 6-4, 6-1

4. Daniel Fernandez (EDIN_M) def. Jai Redkar (ALLM) 6-1, 6-4

5. Kevin Mboko (EDIN_M) def. Zach Anderson (ALLM) 6-3, 6-4

6. Thomas McCoy (EDIN_M) def. Samarth Gopal (ALLM) 3-6, 6-1, 10-7

 

Doubles Competition vs. Allegheny

1. Tyler Triolo/Thomas Manning (ALLM) def. Kevin Mboko/Vitor Albanese (EDIN_M) 8-4

2. Daniel Fernandez/Mateus Santos (EDIN_M) def. Zach Anderson/Jai Redkar (ALLM) 8-5

3. Thomas McCoy/Mauricio Santos (EDIN_M) def. Andreas Landgrebe/Samarth Gopal (ALLM) 8-2

 
Singles competition vs. Grove City

1. Vitor Albanese (EDINM) def. Jon Graber (GRO) 6-0, 6-1
2. Mateus Santos (EDINM) def. Jon Fleet (GRO) 6-1, 6-2
3. Mauricio Santos (EDINM) def. Zack Sprunger (GRO) 6-1, 6-0
4. Daniel Fernandez (EDINM) def. Jason Wichert (GRO) 6-0, 6-3
5. Kevin Mboko (EDINM) def. Thane Feldeisen (GRO) 6-0, 6-0
6. Thomas McCoy (EDINM) def. Miguel Esteban Diaz (GRO) 6-0, 6-1

 
Doubles competition vs. Grove City

1. Kevin Mboko/Vitor Albanese (EDINM) def. Zack Sprunger/Jon Graber (GRO) 8-5
2. Daniel Fernandez/Mateus Santos (EDINM) def. Nathan Roberts/Jon Fleet (GRO) 8-1
3. Mauricio Santos/Thomas McCoy (EDINM) def. Jason Wichert/Thane Feldeisen (GRO) 8-0