Aldaz, Douthit Excel In Final Fall Event For Bears

Friday, November 6

Spartanburg, S.C.

All Day

Mercer University

Wofford Invitational

11/10/2026 1:24:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Todd Anderson, anderson_t02@mercer.edu

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Senior Alex Aldaz and junior Cameron Douthit both picked up a pair of wins in singles play, while Aldaz teamed up with freshman Diego Paternostro to post two wins on the doubles court, as Mercer closed out the fall portion of its 2026-27 schedule over the weekend at the Wofford Invitational.

Aldaz toughed out a 6-3, 6-2 victory over South Carolina State's Nithis Nallusamy on Friday, and yielded just one game in a dominant 6-0, 6-1 triumph over Wofford's Owen Dooley on Saturday. He would eventually succumb in a three-set Sunday showdown with Georgia State's Nishith Rajesh in a marathon matchup that was decided with a 10-8 superset.

Likewise, Douthit tallied a singles win on both Friday and Saturday, knocking off South Carolina State's Ricky Neike in his weekend opener before coming out on the right end of a three-set battle with Wofford's Ben Reinaur that came down to a 10-5 superset. Douthit won the opening set of his Sunday battle with Georgia State's Alvaro Perez Guzman, but ultimately fell via a 12-10 superset.

Aldaz and Paternostro had all of the highlights for the Orange & Black in doubles action, topping South Carolina State's Nallusamy/Maxim Kolhrov by a 6-2 count on Saturday before topping Georgia State's Maxim Kolhrov/Giovanni Ronzi, 6-4, on Sunday.

Mercer will get a nearly two-month hiatus from competition before resuming its 2026-27 schedule on January 16 against Southeastern Conference foe Florida in the Sunshine State.