Bears Set To Host Mercer Gridiron Classic
9/30/2021 11:59:00 AM | Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
Tennis opens fall home schedule with a three-day tournament
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's and women's tennis teams will host the Mercer Gridiron Classic Friday through Sunday Oct. 1-3 at the John Drew Smith Tennis Center and Randy Stephens Tennis Center. Teams from across the southeast region of the U.S. will be on hand as the Bears compete in Macon for the first time this fall season.
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Over 200 players from 31 different colleges will compete in the event. Play will begin each day at 8:30 am. Friday will feature number two doubles and number one singles with Saturday seeing number two singles and number one doubles. The tournament will wrap up on Sunday with number one singles and number one doubles.
On the men's side of competition, Mercer, Florida Atlantic, UNC Wilmington, Troy, Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State, Jacksonville State, Auburn Montgomery, Georgia College, North Georgia, Point, SCAD, and ABAC.
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Mercer, South Alabama, ETSU, AUB, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Jakcsonville State, Troy, Kennesaw State, North Georgia, Georgia College, SCAD, Auburn Montgomery, ABAC, Florida Southern, Georgia Southwestern, and Point will join the field on the women's side.
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More information regarding the Gridiron Classic can be found here
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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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Over 200 players from 31 different colleges will compete in the event. Play will begin each day at 8:30 am. Friday will feature number two doubles and number one singles with Saturday seeing number two singles and number one doubles. The tournament will wrap up on Sunday with number one singles and number one doubles.
On the men's side of competition, Mercer, Florida Atlantic, UNC Wilmington, Troy, Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State, Jacksonville State, Auburn Montgomery, Georgia College, North Georgia, Point, SCAD, and ABAC.
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Mercer, South Alabama, ETSU, AUB, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Jakcsonville State, Troy, Kennesaw State, North Georgia, Georgia College, SCAD, Auburn Montgomery, ABAC, Florida Southern, Georgia Southwestern, and Point will join the field on the women's side.
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More information regarding the Gridiron Classic can be found here
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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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