MACON, Ga. – The SCAD men's tennis team traveled to Macon, Ga. for the Mercer Gridiron Classic on October 1-2.

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

• Singles consisted of six compass draws of 16 players.
• Doubles consisted of six compass draws of 16 teams.
• Compass draw format – at the end of each round, the winners continue in their tournament in the same direction, while the losers move to other points on the compass to form and new satellite tournament.

DID YOU KNOW?

• SCAD was the only NAIA team amongst NCAA DI, DII and Junior Colleges.

FRIDAY 10/1
SINGLES

• David Lopez Cruz (Sevilla, Spain / Motion Media Deisgn)
  • Lost to Nicolas Rodriguez 6-1, 6-1
  • Lost to Hartan Garayev 6-1, 6-3
• Liam Stoica (Auckland, New Zealand / User Experience (UX) Design)
  • Def. Tray Maust 6-1, 6-2
  • Lost to Kristofer Johnson 6-3, 1-6, 7-6
• Mark Tryakshin (Tashkent, Uzbekistan / Immersive Reality)
  • Def. Pol Del Castillo 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
  • Lost to Roberts Grinvalds 6-0, 6-1
• Eloy Veloso (Mar del Plata, Argentina / Industrial Design)
  • Def. Dakotah Fuller 6-4, 7-5
  • Lost to Connor Evanson 4-6, 7-6, 3-6
• Eddie Wade (Cincinnati, Ohio / Fashion Marketing and Management)
  • Lost to Erick Cruz 7-6, 1-6, 6-2
• Rodrigo Zapata (Lima, Peru / Architecture)
  • Lost to Jonathan Judy-Hansen 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES

• David Lopez Cruz / Mark Tryakshin
  • Def. H. Shoemake / Z. Bencridic 6-3
• Liam Stoica / Eloy Veloso
  • Lost to H. Kim / E. Tymes 6-2
• Rodrigo Zapata / Eddie Wade
  • Lost to M. Amir / A. Amacher 6-1

SATURDAY 10/2
SINGLES

• David Lopez Cruz
  • Won 4-6, 6-4, 10-4
• Liam Stoica
  • Def. Ignacio Orgaz 6-1, 6-4
• Mark Tryakshin
  • Def. Karol Malirz 5-4, 6-4
• Eloy Veloso
  • Def. Brody Millwood 6-2, 6-2
• Eddie Wade
  • Def. Khalem Wimes 6-0, 6-1
• Rodrigo Zapata
  • Def. Erick Cruz 6-2, 6-3

DOUBLES

• David Lopez Cruz / Mark Tryakshin
  • Lost to C. Sarrio / H. Robbins (3) 2-6
  • Lost to M. Hillhouse / N. Martens 6-7
• Liam Stoica / Eloy Veloso
  • Lost to D. Fuller / S. Speranza 3-6
• Rodrigo Zapata / Eddie Wade
  • Lost to E. Cruz / B. Millwood 3-6

SUNDAY 10/3
SINGLES

• David Lopez Cruz
• Liam Stoica – Won Flight C1 North Bracket
  • Def. Daniel Osap 6-2, 6-1
• Mark Tryakshin
  • Lost to Ryan Gaskin 0-6, 5-7
• Eloy Veloso
  • Def. Rodrigo Zapata 6-4, 6-1
• Eddie Wade
  • Lost to Dakotah Fuller 6-3
• Rodrigo Zapata
  • Lost to Eloy Veloso 1-6, 4-6

DOUBLES

• David Lopez Cruz / Mark Tryakshin
  • Lost to T. Norwood / J. Blanchor 6-2
• Liam Stoica / Eloy Veloso
  • Lost to Rodrigo Zapata / Eddie Wade 6-4
• Rodrigo Zapata / Eddie Wade
  • Def. Liam Stoica / Eloy Veloso 6-4

WHAT'S NEXT?

• The Bees remain on the road for the Grizzly Open hosted by Georgia Gwinnett College on October 8-10.