Men's Tennis | 2/23/2017 7:02:00 PM

STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern men's tennis team had its seven match snapped by the Mercer Bears 5-2. The Eagles fell behind early, dropping the doubles point. During singles play the blue and white would get back into the match pulling to 3-2, following Stefano Di Aloy and Artemie Amari's victories. The guys will have eight days off before hosting Kennesaw State, Bethune-Cookman, and East Carolina.
 
"I have to give credit to Mercer," said head coach Sander Koning. "They came out and took it to us. They were playing to win and were willing to go for every ball. They showed a lot of discipline and that was the deciding factor. It is a tough loss, but we will regroup and get ourselves ready for 3 home matches."
 
The next home match is scheduled for March 4^th against Kennesaw State at the Wallis Tennis Center. This match will be the GATA Game, as well as Alumni Day for the Eagles. Fans are invited to help the Eagles break the attendance record, as well as get the men's tennis team on the ITA Tennis Wall of Fame for largest match attendance for the month of February. Fans are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and sit outside on the grass. Admission is free and Pizza will be given out while supplies last.

SINGLES RESULTS

Guillon def. Alcala 6-7, 6-2, 6-4
Philp def. Landin 6-4, 6-2
Stuart def. Suarez 6-4, 6-0
Di Aloy def. Guardia 6-4, 6-4
Vanoppen def. Casablancas 6-7, 6-0, 6-4
Amari def. Tsiranidis 7-5, 6-4

DOUBLES RESULTS 

Philp/Stuart def. Kerrigan/Finkelstein 6-2
Guillon/Guardia def. Alcala/Landin 6-0
Amari/Suarez def. Vanoppen/Tsiranidis DNF 5-3

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