Women's Tennis | 10/6/2016 2:49:00 PM

STATESBORO, Ga. – The women's tennis team will travel to Mercer this weekend to compete in the Mercer Bear Gridiron Classic. This will be the Eagles second tournament of the year, after hosting the Georgia Southern Invitational last weekend.

The field includes Mercer, Florida Southern, Alabama State, Georgia State, Middle Georgia, Florida A&M University, Savannah State, and Emory.

"This will be our first time traveling to the Mercer Gridiron Classic." Said head coach Michele Stanford. "I am particularly excited to watch these three compete in both singles and in doubles. We competed at a very high level last weekend, and we are definitely looking to keep the momentum. I have been very proud of their work ethic so far this season, and I am eager to watch their games continue to develop."

LAST TIME OUT
The Eagles hosted the Georgia Southern Invitational last weekend to open up the 2016-2017 season. The tournament consisted in two separate singles draws, with five of the six Eagles advancing to the quarterfinals in their respective brackets. The finals consisted of all Georgia Southern players, in the finals of the No. 1 singles draw, Arianne De Winter defeated Guilia Riepe. In the No. 2 singles draw final, Mariana Ranzahuer defeated Paige Christian.

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