Men's Tennis Claims Singles, Doubles Titles at Mercer Gridiron Classic

Saturday, October 7

Macon, Ga.

All Day

Troy University

Mercer Invitational

Men's Tennis Claims Singles, Doubles Titles at Mercer Gridiron Classic

10/8/2023 4:18:00 PM | Tennis (M)

Complete Draws

By: Troy Athletics Communications

MACON, Ga. – The Troy men's tennis team wrapped up a busy weekend at the Mercer Gridiron Classic on Sunday, where a doubles team walked away with a flight victory and junior Vicente Albelaez won his singles flight.

Albelaez, a transfer from Jacksonville State, knocked off Alabama State's Kristofer Johnson, 6-2, 6-1, in Sunday's championship match after winning twice on Saturday over opponents from Mercer and Georgia Southern. In doubles, Noah Martens and Benjamin Ambrosio finished 3-0 on the week en route to the title in top doubles flight.

All told on the weekend, Troy players finished 17-7 in singles, while the doubles pairings finished the weekend 7-2.

Troy won't have much downtime before hitting the courts beginning Thursday in Auburn for the ITA Southern Regional.

Friday's Results

Singles
Vicente Arbelaez (Troy) def. Noe Villen (Georgia College) 6-3, 6-3
Alexandre Verlaguet (Alabama State) def. Luciano Alcocer (Troy) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Martin Garrizo (Middle Georgia) def. Benjamin Ambrosio (Troy) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
Yeray Andres Pastor (Troy) def. Vabriel Cizek (Georgia College) 6-2, 6-2
Noah Martens (Troy) def. Max Weir (Georgia State) 6-3, 6-2
Jacopo Denitto (Flagler) def. Nicolas Simkin (Troy) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
Pastor / Arbelaez (Troy) def. Bajracharya / Johnson (Alabama State) 8-3
Pastor / Arbelaez (Troy) def. Mitchell / Julia Calac (Georgia Southern) 8-5
Malis/Mercier (Flagler) def. Simkin / Alcocer (Troy) 8-7 (5)
Simkin / Alcocer (Troy) def. Cizek / Nunez (Georgia College) 8-3
Ambrosio / Martens (Troy) def. Verdasco / Marquez (AUM) 8-2
Ambrosio / Martens (Troy) def. Lemken / Adamek (Flagler) 8-4

Saturday's Draw

Singles
David Jeanne-Grandinot (Alabama State) def. Yeray Andres Pastor (Troy) 6-2, 6-1
Noah Martens (Troy) def. Daniel Garcia (Middle Georgia) 6-1, 6-4
Benjamin Ambrosio (Troy) def. Naufal Kamaruzzaman (Georgia State) 6-3, 2-6, 10-8
Nicolas Simkin (Troy) def. Samrakshyak Bajracharya (Alabama State) 6-4, 6-3
Vicente Arbelaez (Troy) def. Victor Putter (Mercer) 6-0, 7-6 (6)
Vicente Arbelaez (Troy) def. Laurent Julia Calac (Georgia Southern) 6-1, 6-4
Luciano Alcocer (Troy) def. Alejandro Verdasco (AUM) 6-2, 6-4
Luciano Alcocer (Troy) def. Samyak Bajracharya (Georgia College) 7-6 (3), 6-2
Noah Martens (Troy) def. Aaron Williams (Georgia Southern) 7-6 (4), 6-1
Baptiste Mercier (Flagler) def. Benjamin Ambrosio (Troy) 6-3, 6-3
Phillip Lemken (Flagler) def. Nicolas Simkin (Troy) 3-6, 6-3, 10-5
Yeray Andres Pastor (Troy) def. Simon Malis (Flagler) 6-2, 7-6 (6)

Sunday's Draw

Singles
David Jeanne-Grandinot (Alabama State) def. Noah Martens (Troy) 6-2, 6-4
Vicente Arbelaez (Troy) def. Kristofer Johnson (Alabama State) 6-2, 6-1
Luciano Alcocer (Troy) def. Noe Villen (Georgia College) 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
Yeray Andres Pastor (Troy) def. Samyak Bajracharya (Georgia College) 6-1, 6-1
Nicolas Simkin (Troy) def. Max Weir (Georgia State) 6-2, 6-1
Benjamin Ambrosio (Troy) def. Guillermo Saez (Middle Georgia) 6-3, 6-1

Double
Ambrosio / Martens (Troy) def. Carrizo / Pratdepadua (Middle Georgia) 8-6
Mercier / Malis (Flagler) def. Pastor / Arbelaez (Troy) 8-2
Simkin / Alcocer (Troy) def. Bajracharya / Johnson (Alabama State) 8-5