MACON, Ga. | The Georgia College & State University men's and women's tennis teams opened up their 2026 fall seasons this past weekend (Oct. 1-3) at the Mercer Gridiron Classic.

The Bobcats had nine men and six women competing in both singles and doubles.

Graham Bourne won his three singles matches his draw to go unbeaten, while Luke Oosthuizen and Mickey Pancich each won two singles matches in their respective draws. In doubles action, Bourne and Chase Martin teamed up to win two matches along with Jakob Andergassen and Oosthuizen.

On the women's side, Rachel Black and Natalie Kirka teamed up to win twice in their doubles flight.

The Bobcats return to action Oct. 16 when they travel to Sumter, South Carolina, to take part in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division II Southeast Regional Championships at the Palmetto Tennis Center.

Below are the complete results for GCSU:

Men
Singles
Flight B1
Kenneth Rabinad Vila (Flagler) def. Chase Martin (GCSU) 6-4, 6-0
Martin (GCSU) def. Joao Luis Silva (North Georgia) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (4)
Finn Pollard (Furman) def. Martin (GCSU) 6-0, 6-0

Flight B2
Marc Sala Pages (East Tennessee State) def. David Muñoz Botia (GCSU) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
Konstantinos Megalemos (Kennesaw State) def. Jakob Andergassen (GCSU) 7-5, 6-2
Graham Bourne (GCSU) def. Ilhan Basar Senel (Barry) 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5)
Bourne (GCSU) def. Janos Vargos (North Georgia) 7-6 (4), 6-3
Bourne (GCSU) def. Megalemos (Kennesaw State) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Duarte Mestre (Middle Georgia) def. Botia (GCSU) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (6)
Juan Cruz Blanco Cauterucci (North Georgia) def. Andergassen (GCSU) 6-3, 7-6 (7)
Noah Patterson (Flagler) def. Botia (GCSU) 6-4, 4-1 ret.
Barob Bucknell (Furman) def. Andergassen (GCSU) 7-6 (3), 6-1

Flight C1
Mario Curiel (ABAC) def. Manoel Guimaraes (GCSU) 6-4, 7-6 (6)
Nils Vercruyssen (GCSU) def. Artur Lovison (ABAC) 6-4, 6-2
Henrique Costanzi De Brito (Troy) def. Mickey Pancich (GCSU) 6-2, 6-2
Luke Oosthuizen (GCSU) def. Vadim Francois (ABAC) 7-6 (6), 6-4
Kyan Rietkerk (Kennsaw State) def. Vercruyssen (GCSU) 6-1, 6-3
Oosthuizen (GCSU) def. Graham Powers (Furman) 7-5, 6-4
De Brito (Troy) def. Oosthuizen (GCSU) 6-2, 6-2
Giovanni Ronzo (Georgia State) def. Botia (GCSU) 6-2, 6-2
Pancich (GCSU) def. Milan Volbert (ABAC) 6-3, 6-3
Pancich (GCSU) def. Francois (ABAC) 6-3, ret.
Marc Bruguera (ABAC) def. Botia (GCSU) 6-4, 6-3

Flight C2
Lenny Galley (Troy) def. Finn O'Neill (GCSU) 6-3, 6-3
Nathan Bauer (ABAC) def. O'Neill (GCSU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (8)
O'Neill (GCSU) def. Pedro Tence (Middle Georgia) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles
Flight B
Martin/Bourne (GCSU) def. Nicolas Niox Chateau/Raphael Rousson (Mercer) 6-1
Silva/Tom Lefevre (North Georgia) def. Botia/Vercruyssen (GCSU) 6-4
Juan Parrilla/Frederik Tandeter (Kennesaw State) def. Andergassen/Oosthuizen (GCSU) 6-1
DeBrito/Louis Boilevin (Troy) def. O'Neill/Pancich (GCSU) 7-6 (3)
Bucknell/Evan Rigsby (Furman) def. Martin/Bourne (GCSU) 6-4
Botia/Vercruyssen (GCSU) def. Charles DeSaint Laumer/Oliver Pettigrove (Georgia Southern) 6-1
Andergassen/Oosthuizen (GCSU) def. Oliver Hradilek/Patterson (Flagler) 7-6 (4)
Alexander Achour/Zachariah Achour (Middle Georgia) def. O'Neill/Pancich (GCSU) 6-4
Vargos/Cauterucci (North Georgia) def. Botia/Vercruyssen (GCSU) 6-1
A. Achour/Z. Achour (Middle Georgia) def. Andergassen/Oosthuizen (GCSU) 6-4
Hradilek/Patterson (Flagler) def. O'Neill/Pancich (GCSU) 6-2
Parrilla/Tandeter (Kennesaw State) def. Martin/Bourne (GCSU) 6-3
Andergassen/Oosthuizen (GCSU) def. Botia/Vercruyssen (GCSU) 6-2
Laumer/Pettigrove (Georgia Southern) def. O'Neill/Pancich (GCSU) 6-4

Women
Singles
Flight A2
Ronja Scheuermann (Florida Southern) def. Yinta Malfet (GCSU) 6-4, 6-1
Tamanna Takoria (Middle Georgia) def. Malfet (GCSU) 6-0, 6-0
Yanire Marte (Emory) def. Malfet (GCSU) 7-6 (5), 6-4

Flight B1
Kayleigh Didderiens (Mercer) def. Natalie Kirka (GCSU) 6-0, 7-6 (5)
Manon Rosa-Dubreuil (Mercer) def. Rachel Black (GCSU) 6-4, 6-3
Kirka (GCSU) def. Nathalie Marinovitch (Western Carolina) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 ret.
Black (GCSU) def. Giulia Bizzari (Florida Southern) ret.

Flight B2
Mia Petrovic (Georgia State) def. Lucy Kim (GCSU) 7-5, 6-3
Sophia Bates (GCSU) def. Ander Beautelus (Florida A&M) 6-4, 7-5
Yana Prihach (Middle Georgia) def. Bates (GCSU) 6-1, 6-3
Irina Furtuna (Middle Georgia) def. Kim (GCSU) 6-3, 6-3
Kim (GCSU) def. Katelyn Greer (ABAC) 6-3, 6-1
Sveva Bernardi (Georgia State) def. Bates (GCSU) 6-2, 6-3

Flight C
Laura Sparnina (Western Carolina) def. Carolyn Garrett (GCSU) 6-0, 6-0
Laorena Orsi (ABAC) def. Garrett (GCSU) 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (5)
Kiera Youssef (ABAC) def. Garrett (GCSU) 6-7 (5), 6-2, 1-0 (5)

Doubles
Flight A
Josie Holderbach/Bizzari (Florida Southern) def. Black/Kirka (GCSU) 7-6 (6)
Sara Radojevic/Bernandi (Georgia State) def. Black/Kirka (GCSU) 6-1
Black/Kirka (GCSU) def. Aleynah Thomas/Johari Gorham (Florida A&M) 7-5
Black/Kirka (GCSU) def. Catalina Pan/Clara Roman (ABAC) 6-1

Flight B
Lauryn Swatski/Duru Celik (North Georgia) def. Kim/Bates (GCSU) 6-1
Johanna Dahlstrom/Kristyna Bohatoval (Florida Southern) def. Kim/Bates (GCSU) 6-3
Kim/Bates (GCSU) def. Gabrielle Pierce/Beautelus (Florida A&M) 7-5

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