Macon, Ga. – On day two of the Mercer Invitational, the Clemson men’s tennis team earned its first doubles victory of the season while also going 4-3 in singles action. The Tigers improve to 10-4 as a team in singles competition.
Sophomore Mike Agee advanced to the Singles Flight B semifinals after defeating Mercer’s David Georgadze in a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 come-from-behind effort. However, the Atlanta-native fell to Kevin Patel of Kennesaw State in the semifinal round.
In the Singles Flight A consolation bracket, senior Carlos Kelaidis picked up a pair of singles victories, downing Jonathan Morales of Georgia Southern in straight sets and Antoine Sanchez of Stetson 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (6). Sophomore Jacob Jahn also earned a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Bryan Kulikov of Florida Atlantic.
Agee and Kelaidis went on to defeat Winthrop’s Silveira/Miro 7-5 in doubles play, marking the first doubles win for Clemson this season.
The Tigers look to wrap up the weekend tomorrow with matchups and times to be determined.