MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's tennis team lost a hard-fought match to visiting Jacksonville State, 4-3, on Wednesday afternoon at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center.  
 
Opening with doubles, the Bears held a 5-3 lead in No. 3 doubles by the team of Samuel Barrow and Michael Durham, however, they did not get to finish as the Gamecocks took No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to win the doubles point.
 
Mercer tied the match, when David Georgadze won No. 4 singles, 6-2, 6-4. However, the Gamecocks took clinched the match by taking the next three single sets.
 
Mercer came back and won two more single matches. Samuel Barrow dropped set one, 6-2, but bounced back winning set two, 6-3. In the tiebreaker, Barrow won 10-4 and taking the point. The Bears Michael Durham claimed a victory in No. 5 singles with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Thomas Norwood.

How It Happened
SINGLES (Order: 4, 3, 2, 1, 6, 5)
1. Joaquin Vallejo def.Hugo Lobo, 6-4, 1-6, 6-7
2. Guillermo Agost def. Lucas Wayenburg, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
3. Aljaz Kaplja def. Carver Arant, 6-4, 6-3
4. David Georgadze def. Maj Tomac, 6-2, 6-4
5. Michael Durham def. Thomas Norwood, 6-3, 6-3
6.  Samuel Barrow def. Jordi Blanchar, 2-6, 6-3, 10-4

DOUBLES (Order: 1,2)
1. Aljaz Kaplja/Thomas Norward def. Hugo Lobo/Lucas Wayenburg, 6-0
2. Guillermo Agost/Jordi Blanchar def. Andrew Branicki/David Georgadze, 6-1
3. Samuel Barrow/Michael Durham vs. Maj Tomac/Joaquin Vallejo, 5-3 unfinished

Up Next
The Bears return to action this weekend when they travel to South Carolina to face Wofford in SoCon action on Saturday and Clemson in a non-conference tilt Sunday.