
Men’s Tennis Earns No. 2 Seed in SoCon Championships
4/15/2023 8:20:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's tennis program earned the No. 2 seed in the Southern Conference Championships and will face No. 7 Wofford in the first round on Thursday, April 20 at 10:30 a.m. at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This is the highest seeding the Bears have received since 2018.
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Mercer played Wofford just three matches ago on Tuesday, and the Bears earned a hard-fought 4-3 victory on the road. The two teams met in the 2014 and 2015 SoCon quarterfinals in which Wofford won both.
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Championship Schedule
Thursday, April 20
Match 1: No. 1 Chattanooga vs. No. 8 UNCG, 8:30 a.m.
Match 2: No. 4 Samford vs. No. 5 Furman, 8:30 a.m.
Match 3: No. 3 ETSU vs. No. 6 The Citadel, 10:30 a.m.
Match 4: No. 2 Mercer vs. No. 7 Wofford, 10:30 a.m.
Friday, April 21
Match 5: Match 1 winner vs. Match 2 winner, 10 a.m.
Match 6: Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner, 10 a.m.
Saturday, April 22
Match 7: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner, 1 p.m.
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FOLLOW THE BEARS:
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Tennis, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerMTennis (Twitter) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.Â
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Mercer played Wofford just three matches ago on Tuesday, and the Bears earned a hard-fought 4-3 victory on the road. The two teams met in the 2014 and 2015 SoCon quarterfinals in which Wofford won both.
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Championship Schedule
Thursday, April 20
Match 1: No. 1 Chattanooga vs. No. 8 UNCG, 8:30 a.m.
Match 2: No. 4 Samford vs. No. 5 Furman, 8:30 a.m.
Match 3: No. 3 ETSU vs. No. 6 The Citadel, 10:30 a.m.
Match 4: No. 2 Mercer vs. No. 7 Wofford, 10:30 a.m.
Friday, April 21
Match 5: Match 1 winner vs. Match 2 winner, 10 a.m.
Match 6: Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner, 10 a.m.
Saturday, April 22
Match 7: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner, 1 p.m.
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FOLLOW THE BEARS:
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Tennis, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerMTennis (Twitter) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.Â
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