Georgia Southern Men’s Tennis Competes at Mercer Gridiron Classic

Georgia Southern men’s tennis competed at the Mercer Gridiron Classic in Macon, Georgia, sending six players to the tournament from October 4 through October 5, 2024. The team finished with a combined record of 10-8 in singles and 5-7 in doubles action against competitors from across the Southeast.

Albert Widell Leads Eagles in Singles Play

Albert Widell led the Eagles in singles by going a perfect 3-0 in the A1 singles bracket, defeating Shingo Masuda of Mercer 6-3, 6-2, Alex Despoja of UNG 6-1, 6-4, and Juan Andres Listo of ETSU 1-6, 7-5, 6-4. Teammate Albert Saar went 1-2 in singles play, dropping a tight three-set match to ETSU’s Juan Andres Listo 6-2, 6-7 (9), 6-3 before defeating Kennesaw State’s Xavier Ferrer 6-4, 6-2 and falling to Mercer’s Shingo Masuda 6-2, 6-3. Charles de Saint Laumer finished 2-1 in his singles matches, rebounding from a loss against Mercer’s Nicolas Niox Chateau to beat Flagler’s Artiom Dorofeev 6-1, 6-2 and GSU’s Marc Kleber 6-3, 6-2.

Amar Huseinovic secured one singles win against GSU’s Pietro Augusto Bonivento 6-2, 6-4 while dropping matches to Troy’s Louis Boilevin and Mercer’s Alex Aldaz Alviz. Davis Taylor split his matches after falling to Flagler’s Filip Kana 6-3, 6-3, bouncing back to defeat Furman’s Landon Ecarma 6-0, 3-6, (10-5) and Flagler’s Aly El Rafie 6-7 (5), 6-3, (10-3). Oliver Pettigrove picked up a victory over Duarte Mestre 6-3, 6-3 before dropping subsequent matches to ETSU’s Marc Sala Pages and UNG’s Franco Rebora.

Eagles Doubles Pairings Secure Multiple Wins

In doubles competition, the pairing of Amar Huseinovic and Albert Widell picked up two wins, defeating Flagler’s Hradilek and Paterson 6-0 and Kennesaw State’s Parilla and Tandeter 6-2, before falling to Troy’s Costanzi de Brito and Boilevin 6-3 and Furman’s Bucknell and Rigsby 6-2. Davis Taylor and Albert Saar also secured two wins in doubles, blanking Furman’s Han and Ecarma 6-0 and MG’s Faria and Dufner 6-0, though they suffered losses to UNG’s Krondell and Despoja and UNG’s Castellanos and Rebora.

Charles de Saint Laumer and Oliver Pettigrove went 1-3 in doubles play, earning their sole victory against GCSU’s O’Neill and Pancich 6-4 while dropping matches to GSU’s Kleber and Pimenta, GCSU’s Munoz Botia and Vercruyssen, and Mercer’s Niox Chateau and Rousson.

ITA Southeast Regionals at Georgia Tech

Another listing for the ITA Southeast Regionals event for that month takes place from October 16 through October 19, 2024, in Athens, Georgia.