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Stuart Tops No. 19 Nationally Ranked Player at Georgia Tuesday
2/26/2019 6:44:00 PM | Men's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. – Olivier Stuart topped the No. 19 ranked player in the nation in Mercer's competition at Georgia Tuesday afternoon. The Bears put up a hard-fought battle but fell short, dropping a 6-1 decision.
The Bulldogs claimed an early lead, winning the doubles competition. Court No. 2 saw UGA's Trent Byde and Philip Henning defeat Stathis Tsiranidis and David Georgadze, 6-2. Mercer No. 3 pairing of Piyush Salekar and Carver Arant came up short in a 6-4 loss to Robert Loeb and Alex Diaz. The Bears' No. 1 duo of Olivier Stuart and Nico Guillon were winning 5-3 when play was called short due to the Bulldogs clinching.
Singles play began with Georgia adding another point as No. 6 Diaz topping Arant, 6-1, 6-3. On court No. 4, Henning bested Tsiranidis, 6-3, 6-2. The Bears' No. 3 seeded Fernando Guardia dropped a 6-2, 6-4, decision to Loeb. Mercer continued to fight as No. 2 Guillon claimed an early lead but fell to Trent Bryde, in a super tiebreak, 4-6, 6-4, 10-7. No 5 Georgadze pushed Blake Croyder but was unable to overcome an early deficit, falling 6-4, 7-6 (7). The afternoon wrapped up with Mercer's No. 1 seeded Stuart earning a 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7), triumph over the 19th ranked player in the nation, Emil Reinberg.
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The men's team will continue its road swing traveling to DeLand, Fla. to compete with Stetson on Saturday, March 2.
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