Mercer Tops Alcorn State, 7-0

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's tennis team continued its winning ways on Wednesday afternoon with a 7-0 victory over Alcorn State at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Complex.

The Bears came away with the doubles point as Carver Arant and Hugo Lobo won the first match by default. Stathis Tsiranidis and David Georgadze followed with a 6-2 victory in No. 1 doubles. Lucas Wayenburg and Sachin Khurana won 7-6 at No. 2.

Needing to win three matches in singles, the Bears claimed a point in No. 6 singles by default. Hugo Lobo, who was playing No. 1 singles, came away with a 6-4, 6-4 win for the third point for the Bears. Georgadze clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-1 win in No. 4 singles.

Mercer continued to add to its winning ways as Arant (No. 3), Wayenburg (No. 5) and Tsiranidis (No. 2) all won matches.

How It Happened
SINGLES (Order: 6, 1, 4, 3, 5, 2)
1. Hugo Lobo def. Gjorgji popovski, 6-4, 6-4
2. Stathis Tsiranidis def. Stojan Stojanovski, 6-4, 6-4
3. Carver Arant def. Lucas Dini, 6-4, 6-1
4. David Georgadze def. Santiago Rocca, 6-4, 6-1
5. Lucas Wayenburg def. Kareem Bowe, 6-0, 6-2
6. Sachin Khurana def. No Player, win default

DOUBLES (Order: 3, 1, 2)
1. Tsiranidis/Georgadze def. Rocca/Dini, 6-2
2. Khurana/Wayenburg def. Popovski/Stojanovski, 7-6
3. Arant/Lobo def. Bowe/No Player, win default

Up Next
The men's team returns to action on Friday, March 13 when they travel to Johnson City, Tenn. to face ETSU in SoCon action. The match is set for a 1 p.m. start.

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Players Mentioned

Carver Arant

David Georgadze

Sachin Khurana

Hugo Lobo

Stathis Tsiranidis

Lucas Wayenburg

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