Thursday, October 1
Macon, Ga.
All Day
Mercer University
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Mercer Gridiron Classic
Women’s Tennis Concludes Play At Mercer Gridiron Classic
10/4/2026 6:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MACON – In its sole home event of the fall slate, the Mercer women's tennis team dominated doubles competition, and a trio of newcomers shined in singles play at the Mercer Gridiron Classic.
The Mercer Gridiron Classic was a three-day event with over 80 individuals representing 13 different programs in both singles and doubles competition.
Junior Kayleigh Didderiens dominated the singles courts and ended the event with a perfect 3-0 record in singles play. The South Dakota transfer defeated Georgia College's Natalie Kirka, 6-0, 7-6 (7-5), before defeating Florida A&M's Aleynah Thomas, 6-4, 6-4, and fellow Bear Manon Rosa-Dubreuil, 6-2, 6-1, to earn a spot in the finals of Flight B1, which would not be played.
Junior Andjela Raznatovic flew through Flight C and ended the event as the only other Bear to bolster a perfect record on the singles courts. The UNI transfer defeated ABAC's Kiera Youssef, 6-1, 6-0, before defeating North Georgia's Sofia Jansson 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, and Florida Southern's Kristyna Bohatova 6-2, 6-0.
Freshman Manon Rosa-Dubreuil went 2-1 in singles competition with wins over Georgia College's Rachel Black, 6-4, 6-3, and Emory's Sara Nenkov, 6-4, 6-0. Junior Jelena Gojkovic also went 2-1 in singles, defeating North Georgia's Lauryn Swatski, 6-0, 6-3, and Florida Southern's Johanna Dahlstrom, 6-3, 6-2.
In doubles competition, the team of Manon Rosa-Dubreuil and Kayleigh Didderiens won the Flight A West finals after defeating ABAC's Catalina Pan and Clara Roman, 6-1, Western Carolina's Kelly Coetzee and Laura Sparnina, 6-3, and Kennesaw State's Ema Baraniakova and Adela Zingorova, 6-3. Juniors Andjela Raznatovic and Jelena Gojkovic won the Flight B West finals by default after beating Florida A&M's Gabrielle Pierce and Amber Beautelus, 6-0, and ABAC's Lorena Orsi and Katelyn Greer, 6-1. Sofi Tsitavets and Tea Zivic made it to the Flight A East semifinals after defeating Georgia State's Sara Radojevic and Sveva Bernardi, 7-5, and Florida Southern's Josie Holderbach and Giulia Bizzari, 6-2.
Overall, Mercer went 13-8 in singles and 8-3 in doubles.
The Mercer Gridiron Classic was a three-day event with over 80 individuals representing 13 different programs in both singles and doubles competition.
Junior Kayleigh Didderiens dominated the singles courts and ended the event with a perfect 3-0 record in singles play. The South Dakota transfer defeated Georgia College's Natalie Kirka, 6-0, 7-6 (7-5), before defeating Florida A&M's Aleynah Thomas, 6-4, 6-4, and fellow Bear Manon Rosa-Dubreuil, 6-2, 6-1, to earn a spot in the finals of Flight B1, which would not be played.
Junior Andjela Raznatovic flew through Flight C and ended the event as the only other Bear to bolster a perfect record on the singles courts. The UNI transfer defeated ABAC's Kiera Youssef, 6-1, 6-0, before defeating North Georgia's Sofia Jansson 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, and Florida Southern's Kristyna Bohatova 6-2, 6-0.
Freshman Manon Rosa-Dubreuil went 2-1 in singles competition with wins over Georgia College's Rachel Black, 6-4, 6-3, and Emory's Sara Nenkov, 6-4, 6-0. Junior Jelena Gojkovic also went 2-1 in singles, defeating North Georgia's Lauryn Swatski, 6-0, 6-3, and Florida Southern's Johanna Dahlstrom, 6-3, 6-2.
In doubles competition, the team of Manon Rosa-Dubreuil and Kayleigh Didderiens won the Flight A West finals after defeating ABAC's Catalina Pan and Clara Roman, 6-1, Western Carolina's Kelly Coetzee and Laura Sparnina, 6-3, and Kennesaw State's Ema Baraniakova and Adela Zingorova, 6-3. Juniors Andjela Raznatovic and Jelena Gojkovic won the Flight B West finals by default after beating Florida A&M's Gabrielle Pierce and Amber Beautelus, 6-0, and ABAC's Lorena Orsi and Katelyn Greer, 6-1. Sofi Tsitavets and Tea Zivic made it to the Flight A East semifinals after defeating Georgia State's Sara Radojevic and Sveva Bernardi, 7-5, and Florida Southern's Josie Holderbach and Giulia Bizzari, 6-2.
Overall, Mercer went 13-8 in singles and 8-3 in doubles.
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