Friday, April 12
Birmingham, Ala.
3 p.m.
Mercer University
2
at
5
Samford
Bears Fall To Samford In Road Finale
4/12/2024 8:52:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Home-standing Samford grabbed the early doubles point, then picked up victories on four courts in singles play, to turn back visiting Mercer, 5-2, in Southern Conference men's tennis action on Friday afternoon in central Alabama.
It was just the second setback in the last eight matches for the Bears (7-11, 4-2 SoCon) who will wrap up their regular season schedule on Sunday against league rival Furman at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center. The Bulldogs (13-7, 6-1) improved to 8-2 at home this season with the result, and wrapped up the No. 2 seed in next week's SoCon Tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn.
MU's tandem of sophomore Nemanja Stefanovic and junior Marceau Fouilhoux picked up its seventh doubles win of the spring campaign with a 6-2 triumph on court No. 2, but the Bulldogs clinched the doubles point by yielding just four games on the other two courts, including a 6-1 decision at No. 1 doubles.
Senior Samuel Barrow used a dominant 6-0 win in the third and deciding set on court No. 4 to pick up his team-leading fifth SoCon singles win of the spring, and Stefanovic won a tiebeaker in his opening set at No. 1 singles, then put Maxwell Giddens away with a 10-6 victory in a third-set tiebreak.
Mercer will battle Furman (11-11, 4-2) in a Senior Day contest on Sunday at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center. First serves are scheduled for noon and admission is free.
It was just the second setback in the last eight matches for the Bears (7-11, 4-2 SoCon) who will wrap up their regular season schedule on Sunday against league rival Furman at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center. The Bulldogs (13-7, 6-1) improved to 8-2 at home this season with the result, and wrapped up the No. 2 seed in next week's SoCon Tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn.
MU's tandem of sophomore Nemanja Stefanovic and junior Marceau Fouilhoux picked up its seventh doubles win of the spring campaign with a 6-2 triumph on court No. 2, but the Bulldogs clinched the doubles point by yielding just four games on the other two courts, including a 6-1 decision at No. 1 doubles.
Senior Samuel Barrow used a dominant 6-0 win in the third and deciding set on court No. 4 to pick up his team-leading fifth SoCon singles win of the spring, and Stefanovic won a tiebeaker in his opening set at No. 1 singles, then put Maxwell Giddens away with a 10-6 victory in a third-set tiebreak.
Mercer will battle Furman (11-11, 4-2) in a Senior Day contest on Sunday at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center. First serves are scheduled for noon and admission is free.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
7410
Maxwell Giddens / 0 [SAMM]
666
#2 Singles Match
12
33
Sandeep Mohandoss / 0 [SAMM]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
33
Darcy Nicholls / 0 [SAMM]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
646
J.B. Pickard / 0 [SAMM]
360
#5 Singles Match
123
362
Santiago Arredondo / 0 [SAMM]
676
#6 Singles Match
12
35
Sebastion Harrison / 0 [SAMM]
67
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