Bears Open Spring Campaign At No. 22 Florida State

MACON – The Mercer men's tennis team will resume its 2025-26 campaign on Sunday afternoon when the Bears pop the lid on their traditional spring slate with a road matchup against 22^nd-ranked Florida State. First serves are scheduled for 4 p.m. at FSU's Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.

Fans unable to make the trip to Tallahassee, Fla., can still follow all of the action in progress for free via a live scoring link provided by the FSU athletics department.

Mercer, which returns five of its six starters in the singles lineup, as well as a pair of intact doubles squads, put together a banner fall campaign that included 34 singles victories, as well as 23 more on the doubles courts. Senior all-conference standout Hod'Abalo Isak Padio logged a team-best nine singles wins, including a quartet of triumphs at Auburn's Battle On The Plains, and will carry the torch into the Florida panhandle this weekend for the Bears.

Prince Gandonou and newcomer Alex Aldaz combined for an MU-best seven doubles wins during the fall, including a 3-1 tally at the Mercer Gridiron Classic in early October.

The Seminoles returned a heap of talent as well, including senior Corey Craig who posted a 9-5 record at the No. 1 singles position last spring. German Erik Schiessl returns as 50 percent of a tandem that registered a 13-3 mark at No. 2 doubles in 2024-25.

Florida State has taken all six previous dual meetings with the Bears in a series that dates back to the 2008-09 season.

Bears Open Spring Campaign At No. 22 Florida State

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