MACON, Ga. – The conclusion of the Mercer Gridiron Classic on Sunday came with the Trojans falling just short of multiple titles in singles play.
Troy sent two players to the finals, Jiaqi Duan and Austin Racine, but Duan fell 6-3, 6-7, 10-5 to Giles Hussey of Georgia State and Racine lost 6-1, 6-1 to Murphy McCollough of Georgia Southern.
Prior to that, Duan defeated Nicolas Guillon of Mercer 6-2, 6-4 and Racine defeated Rafa Hewett of Point University 7-6, 7-5, 11-9 in semifinals play.
The Trojans also had Andre Baldo in the semifinals, but his tournament came to a close with a 6-1, 7-5 loss to Abhin Sharma of Georgia State.