ANDRES MERCEDES | GUILFORD COLLEGE
Mercedes, a senior from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republican, won the Flight #1 at the Methodist Invitational hosted by Methodist University over the weekend. Mercedes competed three times, beginning with a 6-0, 6-3 triumph over fellow ODAC foe Satwik Kollepalli from Averett University. In the semifinals, Mercedes met Kristoffer Dalbak from the University of Mount Olive. Mercedes recovered from a 6-3 setback in the first set to win second two, 7-6 (7-3), and a subsequent super-set, 10-3, to move on to the finals Matthew Hurley from the host Monarchs. Mercedes again dropped the first set, 6-4, but again recovered for a 6-3 win in set two and a 10-5 super-set triumph to claim the flight championship.