STATESBORO, Ga - Georgia Southern Men's Tennis traveled to Macon on Wednesday for their midweek matchup against Mercer. The match against the Bears was the last nonconference matchup for the Eagles in the 2019 season. The Blue and White defeated Mercer, 4-3 and improved to 14-8 on the season. 

The Eagles were looking to bring home a win when they went up against the Bears in Macon. The Blue and White came out fighting and took the doubles point by securing all three matches. Moving into singles ahead, the Eagles were able to take an additional three matches for the 4-3 win over Mercer. Diego Finkelstein took down Carver Arant, 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets at No. 3. Murphy McCullough defeated Fernando Guardia at No. 4, 6-4, 6-1. Santiago Suarez brought in the last win for the Eagles by downing Piyush Salekar, 6-3, 7-5, at No. 6 to take the match over the Bears. 

The Eagles will finish up the season with only conference play for the last two weeks before the championship tournaments. The Blue and White will be back at home on Saturday, April 6th to face off against rival Appalachian State. The match is set for 1 PM in Wallis Tennis Center. 

WHAT HEAD COACH SANDER KONING SAID
"The guys played very poised. We were able to keep Mercer under pressure and it paid off in the end. We are showing good energy and this was a good match before starting our home stretch of the season."

SINGLES RESULTS
Olivier Stuart (MER-M) def. Antonio Muniz (GS) 6-1, 6-3
Nicolas Guillon (MER-M) def. Stefano Di Aloy (GS) 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
Diego Finkelstein (GS) def. Carver Arant (MER-M) 6-4, 6-4
Murphy McCullough (GS) def. Fernando Guardia (MER-M) 6-4, 6-1
David Georgadze (MER-M) def. Pascal Wagemaker (GS) 6-4, 6-3
Santiago Suarez (GS) def. Piyush Salekar (MER-M) 6-3, 7-5

DOUBLES RESULTS
Antonio Muniz/Murphy McCullough (GS) def. Olivier Stuart/Nicolas Guillon (MER-M) 4-3
Stefano Di Aloy/JC Alcala (GS) def. Carver Arant/Fernando Guardia (MER-M) 6-2
Carlos Garcia/Diego Finkelstein (GS) def. David Georgadze/Piyush Salekar (MER-M) 6-2