Men’s Tennis Set for SoCon Championships

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's tennis program is getting ready for the Southern Conference Championships set to begin on Thursday, April 20 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. As the No. 2 seed, the Bears will face No. 7 Wofford in the first round at 10:30 a.m.

Mercer and Wofford played in the regular season just a week ago in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Bears switched up the doubles pairings since this match and will look to take the doubles point in the second matchup with the Terriers. Samuel MacLeod, Nemanja Stefanovic, and Lucas Dini each claimed singles wins against Wofford while Marceau Foulihoux earned the clinching point for the Bears to win 4-3.

The Bears and the Terriers have faced off twice in the SoCon tournament before with Wofford winning both the 2015 and 2016 quarterfinals. Mercer is 4-7 all-time in the tournament featuring a championship appearance in 2017.

SEASON RECAP
Mercer finished 11-12 overall and 5-2 in the conference. The Bears went undefeated at home, going 9-0 with six wins against non-conference opponents and three wins against league foes. In the SoCon, Mercer beat ETSU, UNCG, The Citadel, Wofford, and Samford. Mercer's win over ETSU was the Buccaneer's first loss in the Southern Conference since rejoining the league in the spring of 2015.

Foulihoux led the team in singles, finishing 16-4 overall and 6-1 in the conference. He won eight of his last nine matches in the regular season. MacLeod also finished 6-1 in the SoCon, going 12-9 overall and winning his final five matches of the regular season. The Glasgow, Scotland, native's biggest win of the season earned the clinching point for the Bears against ETSU. Samuel Barrow also notched double figure singles wins, posting a 10-7 overall record and 5-1 mark in the conference. After dropping his first two conference matches, Stefanovic bounced back to win four of his last five in the league.

In doubles, Foulihoux and Stefanovic led the way at 9-2 on the season and 6-1 in the league. The duo finished on a five-match winning streak.

NOTABLES

The second seed is the highest for the Bears since 2018.
Five conference wins is the most for Mercer since 2018.

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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Players Mentioned

Samuel Barrow

Lucas Dini

Marceau Fouilhoux

Samuel MacLeod

Nemanja Stefanovic

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