Mercer Grabs Two Wins Over Alabama A&M, Piedmont

Saturday, January 28

Macon, Ga.

10 a.m.

Mercer University

Alabama A&M University

Samuel Barrow running up the court to hit a shot with the racket behind his body in his right hand

Mercer Grabs Two Wins Over Alabama A&M, Piedmont

1/28/2023 6:25:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

6-1 vs. Alabama A&M; 7-0 vs. Piedmont

By: Amanda Cover

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's tennis program (2-2) earned its first wins of the season with a 6-1 victory over Alabama A&M (0-1) followed by a 7-0 win over Piedmont (0-0) on Saturday at the Randy Stephens Tennis Complex.

Nemanja Stefanovic and Samuel Barrow each finished 4-0 on the day with singles and doubles wins in both matches.

MATCH VS ALABAMA A&M
Mercer won the doubles point with victories on court one and court three. Stefanovic/Lucas Dini won 6-1 on court one while Barrow/Andrew Branicki won 6-4 on court three.

Stefanovic did not lose a single game on court two for singles, claiming the second point for the Bears with a 6-0, 6-0 win.

Alabama A&M gained a point back as Chetanna Amadike defeated Branicki 6-2, 6-4. Samuel MacLeod edged Divesh Gahlot on court three 7-5, 7-6 (7-2) for the third Mercer point.

Three singles matches went to a third set. Mariano Argote won the first set on court one 6-2 before dropping the second set 6-4, but he recovered in the third set to win 6-2 and clinch the match for the Bears.

Barrow finished next on court six with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 victory. Marceau Foulihoux concluded the match with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win on court five.

MATCH VS PIEDMONT
All three doubles pairings won against Piedmont as Stefanovic/Dini finished first on court one, 6-1, followed by Barrow/Branicki, 6-1, on court three. Court two of MacLeod/Argote finished 6-2 in favor of the Bears.

Two players did not surrender a single game to their opponent in singles as Foulihoux and Barrow won 6-0, 6-0 on courts five and six, respectively. Stefanovic claimed the first singles point for the Bears with a 6-1, 6-0 win on court two.

Branicki won 6-3, 6-0 on court four before MacLeod won 6-1, 6-1 on court three to clinch the match. Argote finished out his match 6-2, 6-2 on court one.

UP NEXT: Mercer is next in action on Sunday, February 5 for the rescheduled match against Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

MERCER 6, ALABAMA A&M 1
Doubles

Nemanja Stefanovic/Lucas Dini (MER) def. Arnav Pathange/Divesh Gahlot (AAM), 6-1
Chetanna Amadike/Yin Chih Lan (AAM) vs. Samuel MacLeod/Mariano Argote (MER), unf. 4-3
Samuel Barrow/Andrew Branicki (MER) def. Freddie Lawrence/Vence N'Tcha (AAM), 6-4

Singles

Mariano Argote (MER) def. Yin Chih Lan (AAM), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Nemanja Stefanovic (MER) def. Vence N'Tcha (AAM), 6-0, 6-0
Samuel MacLeod (MER) def. Divesh Gahlot (AAM), 7-5, 7-6
Chetanna Amadike (AAM) def. Andrew Branicki (MER), 6-2, 6-4
Marceau Foulihoux (MER) def. Arnav Pathange (AAM), 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Samuel Barrow (MER) def. Freddie Lawrence (AAM), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

MERCER 7, PIEDMONT 0
Doubles

Nemanja Stefanovic/Lucas Dini (MER) def. Alberto Nunez/Yannick Wassmer Navarro (PED), 6-1
Samuel MacLeod/Mariano Argote (MER) def. Mike Porcelli/Ryan Raugh (PED), 6-2
Samuel Barrow/Andrew Branicki (MER) def. Jack Traylor/Connor Phelps (PED), 6-1

Singles

Mariano Argote (MER) def. Yannick Wassmer Navarro (PED), 6-2, 6-2
Nemanja Stefanovic (MER) def. Alberto Nunez (PED), 6-1, 6-0
Samuel MacLeod (MER) def. Mike Porcelli (PED), 6-1, 6-1
Andrew Branicki (MER) def. Jack Traylor (PED), 6-3, 6-0
Marceau Foulihoux (MER) def. Connor Phelps (PED), 6-0, 6-0
Samuel Barrow (MER) def. Ryan Raugh (PED), 6-0, 6-0

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