Saturday, February 16
Troy, Ala.
11 a.m.
Mercer University
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Troy
Photo by: Mitch Robinson
Women's Tennis Squad Trumps Troy, 4-3
2/16/2019 7:24:00 PM | Women's Tennis
TROY, Ala. – The Mercer women's tennis team got back on the winning track with a 4-3 victory at Troy Saturday afternoon.
The Bears fell behind early, with the Trojans claiming the doubles competition. Mercer took court No. 3 with Maeva Roquebert and Alara Hollyfield blanking Estevan and Casas Blas, 6-0. Troy went on to win on court No. 1 (6-3) and No. 2 (6-3) to clinch the doubles point.
Mercer evened the odds at 1-1, with No. 4 Roquebert topping Estevan, 6-4, 6-1. The Bears took the lead as No. 3 Celine Schepers defeated Guo, 6-2, 6-4. The Trojans would win on court No. 5, as Sovic fell to Hsieh, 6-3, 6-0. No. 2 Hollyfield downed Pei, 6-2, 6-2. Troy forced the match to go the distance with No. 6 Casas Blas defeating Gutierrez, 6-3, 6-3. Mercer's top seeded Katie Sidor clinched the match for the Bears with a thrilling 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, triumph over Minaljevic.
UP NEXT
The Bears will return to LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center to play host to the UAB Blazers on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
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For complete coverage of Mercer Tennis, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWTennis and @MercerMTennis (Twitter) and /MercerWTennis and /MercerMensTennis (Facebook) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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The Bears fell behind early, with the Trojans claiming the doubles competition. Mercer took court No. 3 with Maeva Roquebert and Alara Hollyfield blanking Estevan and Casas Blas, 6-0. Troy went on to win on court No. 1 (6-3) and No. 2 (6-3) to clinch the doubles point.
Mercer evened the odds at 1-1, with No. 4 Roquebert topping Estevan, 6-4, 6-1. The Bears took the lead as No. 3 Celine Schepers defeated Guo, 6-2, 6-4. The Trojans would win on court No. 5, as Sovic fell to Hsieh, 6-3, 6-0. No. 2 Hollyfield downed Pei, 6-2, 6-2. Troy forced the match to go the distance with No. 6 Casas Blas defeating Gutierrez, 6-3, 6-3. Mercer's top seeded Katie Sidor clinched the match for the Bears with a thrilling 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, triumph over Minaljevic.
UP NEXT
The Bears will return to LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center to play host to the UAB Blazers on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
Follow the BearsÂ
For complete coverage of Mercer Tennis, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWTennis and @MercerMTennis (Twitter) and /MercerWTennis and /MercerMensTennis (Facebook) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
646
Mihaljevic,Matea / 0 [TROY]
364
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Pei,Tingting / 0 [TROY]
22
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Guo,Chunxi / 0 [TROY]
24
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Estevan,Celia M / 0 [TROY]
41
#5 Singles Match
12
60
Hsieh,Pei Ju / 0 [TROY]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
23
Blas,Maria Casas / 0 [TROY]
66
Players Mentioned
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