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Judson Blair UL 2023
AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics
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Winner Georgia Southern GS (1-4)
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Mercer MERC (1-5)
Winner
Georgia Southern GS
(1-4)
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Final
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Mercer MERC
(1-5)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Eagles Defeat Mercer, 6-1, For First Spring Win

Georgia Southern notches first win in the Andrew Goodwin era, opens up home slate next Wednesday

MACON, Ga. - Georgia Southern men's tennis notched its first win of the Spring on Wednesday, defeating Mercer by a 6-1 score in Macon.

The Eagles (1-4) picked up a fifth straight win over the in-state rival Bears (1-5) and will now return to Statesboro, opening up their home slate on Wednesday, February 7, with a 1 p.m. matchup against in-state foe Kennesaw State at the Wallis Tennis Center. The win was also the first collegiate head coaching victory for Andrew Goodwin, who took over the helm of Georgia Southern men's tennis in May.

Georgia Southern claimed the doubles point from the Bears with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. Pol del Castillo and Dimitris Paliouras collected a 7-6 (6) win over Andrew Branicki and Lucas Dini at the top doubles spot, while Judson Blair and Pierre Mouesca claimed a 6-3 win over Marceau Fouilhoux and Nemanja Stefanovic at No. 2 doubles.

The Eagles then clinched the victory with straight-set singles wins at four spots. Castillo downed Samuel MacLeod, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 3 singles and Paliouras collected a 6-1, 6-2 win over Dini at No. 2 singles. Blair defeated Fouilhoux, 7-5, 6-3, at No. 4 singles and Matthew Mitchell knocked off Branicki, 7-5, 7-6 (2) at No. 6 singles.

With the match clinched, Mouesca prevailed in a 10-point third-set tiebreaker to down Stefanovic, 7-6 (5), 4-6, (13-11) for the final margin.

"I'm really happy for the guys today," Goodwin said. "We are getting tougher as a team and will continue to work. Our best is ahead of us!"

RESULTS
Singles
1. Pierre Mouesca (GS) def. Nemanja Stefanovic (MER) 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), (13-11)
2. Dimitris Paliouras (GS) def. Lucas Dini (MER) 6-1, 6-2
3. Pol del Castillo (GS) def. Samuel MacLeod (MER) 6-0, 6-1
4. Judson Blair (GS) def. Marceau Fouilhoux (MER) 7-5, 6-3
5. Samuel Barrow (MER) def. Laurent Julia Calac (GS) 7-6 (2), 6-4
6. Matthew Mitchell (GS) def. Andrew Branicki (MER) 7-5, 7-6 (2)

Doubles
1. Pol del Castillo/Dimitris Paliouras (GS) def. Andrew Branicki/Lucas Dini (MER) 7-6 (6)
2. Judson Blair/Pierre Mouesca (GS) def. Marceau Fouilhoux/Nemanja Stefanovic (MER) 6-3
3. Laurent Julia Calac/Matthew Mitchell (GS) and Samuel Barrow/Samuel MacLeod (MER) 6-6, unfinished

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