MACON, Ga.  – The Presbyterian College Blue Hose men's tennis team began its fall tournament schedule at the Mercer Gridiron Classic this past weekend.
 
David Mamalat and Matija Samardzic, in their first matches as a double pairing, won three matches to reach their flight championship match. Mamalat also recorded a couple of singles wins. Every Blue Hose player recorded at least one singles win and one doubles win.

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The Blue Hose are back on the court at the ITA Carolina Regionals, beginning on October 16 in Cary, North Carolina.
 
Mercer Gridiron Classic Results
Singles
David Mamalat (PC) def. Kai Cowcher (ETSU) 6-0, 6-3
David Mamalat (PC) def. Charlie Penman (Jacksonville State) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Oscar Martinez (ETSU) def. David Mamalat (PC) 6-0, 6-1
David Krasner (Jacksonville State) def. Matija Samardzic (PC) 6-4, 6-4
Matija Samardzic (PC) def. Martin Vergera Del Puerto (ETSU) 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 (13-11)
Amen Price Gandonou (Mercer) def. Daksh Prasad (PC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Matei Palcau (Jacksonville State) def. Daksh Prasad (PC) 7-6 (7-1), 6-1
Daksh Prasad (PC) def. Louis Boilevin (Troy) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
Cem Atlamis (Georgia State) def. Gabriel Godoy (PC) 6-2, 6-4
Matthew Mitchell (Georgia Southern) def. Gabriel Godoy (PC) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 1-0 (10-3)
Gabriel Godoy (PC) def. Aryan Singh (Georgia State) 7-5, 6-3
Esteban Davila Gasser (Mercer) def. Eduardo Valentin (PC) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
Eduardo Valentin (PC) def. Charlie Piegza (Samford) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-5)
Jules Alias (Flagler) def. Eduardo Valentin (PC) 6-1, 7-5
Victor Mayer (PC) def. Ethan Auwera (Georgia State) 6-2, 6-4
Joao Luis Silva (North Georgia) def. Victor Mayer (PC) 6-4, 6-2
Landon Ecarma (Furman) def. Victor Mayer (PC) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
Dario Navarro (PC) def. Nick Dufner (Middle Georgia State) 6-0, 6-2
Scott Benjamin (North Florida) def. Dario Navarro (PC) 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
Dario Navarro (Georgia State) def. Yuva Pavuluri (Georgia State) 6-2, 6-2
Thomas Anderson (PC) def. Tim Bonner (Middle Georgia State) 6-3, 6-1
Thomas Anderson (PC) def. Cameron Douthit (Mercer) 6-1, 6-4
Kyle Piqueras (North Florida) def. Thomas Anderson (PC) 4-6, 0-6

Doubles
David Mamalat/Matija Samardzic (PC) def. Marcos Castellanos/Franco Rebora (North Georgia) 6-4
David Mamalat/Matija Samardzic (PC) def. Parker Free/Santiago Arredondo (Samford) 6-4
David Mamalat/Matija Samardzic (PC) def. Zach Murphy/Lucius Soller (Jacksonville State) 6-3
Martin Vergara Del Puerto/Oscar Martinez (ETSU) def. David Mamalat/Matija Samardzic (PC) 6-2
James Sim/Juan Andres Listo (ETSU) def. Gabriel Godoy/Thomas Anderson (PC) 6-1
Dominic Ducariu/Erik Vladimirov (Kennesaw State) def. Gabriel Godoy/Thomas Anderson (PC) 6-2
Gabriel Godoy/Thomas Anderson (PC) def. Daniel Garcia/Vicente Faria (Middle Georgia State) 6-3
Kai Cowcher/Arenui Luethi (ETSU) def. Gabriel Godoy/Thomas Anderson (PC) 6-1
Kristof Kincses/Julian Franzmann (Chattanooga) def. Dario Navarro/Daksh Prasad (PC) 7-6 (9-7)
Dario Navarro/Daksh Prasad (PC) def. Thiago Drozdowski/Louis Boilevin (Troy) 6-4
Dario Navarro/Daksh Prasad (PC) def. Duarte Mestre/Nick Duffner (Middle Georgia State) 6-3
Amen Prince Gandonou/Alex Aldaz Alviz (Mercer) def. Dario Navarro/Daksh Prasad (PC) 6
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Eduardo Valentin/Victor Mayer (PC) def. Noah Paterson/Jules Alias (Flagler) 6-3
Walker Allen/Landon Ecarma (Furman) def. Eduardo Valentin/Victor Mayer (PC) 7-6 (7-5)
Eduardo Valentin/Victor Mayer (PC) def. Simon Malis/Raphael Rousson (Flagler) 6-4
Eduardo Valentin/Victor Mayer (PC) def. Joao Portugal/Benjamin Scott (North Florida) 6-3