Padio Making Waves At The Battle Of Boca

BOCA RATON, Fla. – A torrid run through the first two days of The Battle of Boca tournament in southeast Florida has landed Mercer senior Hod'Abalo Isak Padio in the final round-robin stage of the premier event.

The Battle of Boca is a trademark of the Rick Macci Tennis Center and has received worldwide acknowledgement and praise for growing the game of tennis with a world class flair. Whittled down from an initial draw of 64 players with a UTR rating of 3.0 or better, this year's edition of the tournament is slated to conclude on Friday.

Padio opened his portion of tournament play by yielding just one game on the way to a straight-sets win over BYU junior Tygen Goldammer, a former No. 1 recruit in the state of Florida who has already logged 17 victories for the Cougars as a collegian. Padio made it count again in the second round with a 6-3, 6-1 win over former Charleston student-athlete and current Lynn standout Louay Makke.

The momentum train continued into Thursday for Padio who knocked off Ohio State senior Alexandre Bernard by toughing out a pair of 7-6 sets. An International Tennis Association All-American in 2023, Bernard has been ranked as high as No. 586 on the ATP Tour and is ranked No. 9 in the world (No. 3 in USA) in the ITF rankings. He starred as the No. 2 singles player for the Buckeyes last season.

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Hod'Abalo Isak Padio

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