3/29/25
Sumter, SC-Mercer men’s tennis got their first win of the season, upsetting the 2024 NJCAA Division III National Champions, Oxford College at Emory 5-3. The Vikings won all Singles matches. Sophomore Peyton Miller (Ewing, NJ/Ewing HS) won 6-4, 6-3 at 1st Singles and freshman Jake Tavel (Hamilton, NJ/Nottingham) got a 6-1, 6-4 win at 2nd Singles. Freshman Santiago Maura (Hamilton, NJ/Notre Dame) won 6-1, 6-1 at 3rd Singles and freshman Marcin Gniadzik (Piensk, Poland/Braci Sniadeckich) won 6-2, 7-6 at 4th Singles. Freshman Boris Espinoza (Hamilton, NJ/Nottingham) toughed out a 1-6, 6-2, 10-7 win at 5th Singles.
The Vikings next host Ocean in a 4:30 PM match on Tuesday, April 1st.