MACON, GA. – Troy kick-started the Mercer Tournament with two rounds of doubles matches.
In Flight A, Gabriel Garay and Thiago Drozdowski started things off by winning the E-R16 doubles match 7-5 against Middle Georgia State’s Vicente Faria and Nick Dufner but fell 6-3 to Mercer’s Pablo Paternostro and Shingo Masuda in the E-Quarterfinals.
For Flight B, Henrique de Brito and Louis Boilevin defeated Georgia College & State U.’s Finn Oneill and Mickey Pancich 7-6 during the E-R16 doubles. The pair carried that momentum to the E-Quarterfinals and came out successful against Georgia State’s Pietro Augusto Bonivento and Giovanni Ronzio, leaving the court 6-3.
De Brito and Boilevin will compete against Georgia Southern’s Amar Huseinovic and Albert Widell in the E-Semifinals on Friday for day two of the tournament.
To end the day in Flight C, Ryusei Miyazato and Lenny Galley had a Bye doubles match in the E-R16 round, allowing them straight to the E-Quarterfinals. The duo went on to defeat Abraham Baldwin’s Stefan Sandu and Mahe Charrueau 6-1 and will compete in the E-Semifinals against Abraham Baldwin’s Milan Volbert and Nathan Bauer for day two.
Day two of the tournament will include two rounds of singles and one round of doubles.
Full Results (5-1):
Doubles (5-1):
E-R16
Gabriel Garay / Thiago Drozdowski (Troy) def. Vicente Faria / Nick Dufner (Middle Georgia State) – 7-5
Henrique de Brito / Louis Boilevin (Troy) def. Finn Oneill / Mickey Pancich (Georgia College & State U.) – 7(7)-6(3)
Ryusei Miyazato / Lenny Galley (Troy) def. BYE
E-Quarterfinals
Pablo Paternostro / Shingo Masuda (Mercer) def. Gabriel Garay / Thiago Drozdowski (Troy) – 6-3
Henrique de Brito / Louis Boilevin (Troy) def. Pietro Augusto Bonivento / Giovanni Ronzio (Georgia State) – 6-3
Ryusei Miyazato / Lenny Galley (Troy) def. Stefan Sandu / Mahe Charrueau (Abraham Baldwin) – 6-1