Mercer Continues Road Trip At Samford Friday

Friday, March 15

Birmingham, Ala.

2:30 p.m.

Mercer University

Samford

3/14/2024 2:53:00 PM | Women's Tennis

MACON, Ga. - The Mercer women's tennis team is on the road to play the Samford Bulldogs on Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Birmingham, Alabama.

The Bears are coming off a 6-1 win at Western Carolina on Wednesday in Mercer's SoCon opener. Samford won last year's match between the two teams, 4-3 in Macon.

Teodora Ristic is coming off a great three-set win against Western Carolina's Isabella Sambola. She leads the Bears in singles with a 10-2 record with Lea Falentin not far behind at 9-2. Tea Zivic and Mariella Minetti will look to stay unbeaten in doubles matches as they enter Friday with a perfect 10-0 record in doubles.

Samford is 3-8 on the season. Friday's match is the first conference game of the year for the Bulldogs. Samford will look to snap a six-match losing streak on Friday. Junior Emily Surcey owns the best singles record for the Bulldogs at 7-3. In doubles, Samford's Alexis Lopez and Noelle Mauro lead the Bulldogs with a 4-1 record paired together.