Thursday, October 9
Gainesville, Fla.
All Day
Mercer University
vs
ITA Regional Championships
Padio Advances To 2nd Round At ITA Regional Championships
10/12/2025 9:42:00 PM | Men's Tennis
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Senior Hod'Abalo Isak Padio tallied a thrilling 3-set victory over Kennesaw State's Leon Peranovic on Thursday, but was ousted by 10th-seeded Erik Schiessl of Florida State in the Round of 32 to highlight action for the Mercer men's tennis team at the Florida-hosted ITA Southeast Regional Championships over the weekend.
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Padio also teamed up with fellow senior Nemanja Stefanovic to register a 1-1 mark in doubles competition at the event. The MU tandem knocked off Florida Gulf Coast's Mika Bunjes and Gustav Hasslegren by an 8-6 score, before falling 8-5 to Georgia's Derrick Chen and Santiago Giamichelle in the second round.
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A Togo native and second-year player for the Bears, Padio dropped his opening set to Peranovic, 6-3, before rallying back from a 5-4 deficit in the second set to win 7-5. He finished off the KSU freshman with a convincing 6-1 score in the third set. Schiessl outdid Padio in straight sets, 6-1 and 6-4, on Friday morning, however.
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Stefanovic picked up a singles win at the event as well, yielding just one game in a straight-sets win over Kennesaw State's Anthony Weingarten in Friday's consolation action.
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The Bears will close out the fall portion of their 2025-26 schedule, Oct. 30-Nov. 2, when they head to Spartanburg, S.C., for the Wofford Invitational.
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Padio also teamed up with fellow senior Nemanja Stefanovic to register a 1-1 mark in doubles competition at the event. The MU tandem knocked off Florida Gulf Coast's Mika Bunjes and Gustav Hasslegren by an 8-6 score, before falling 8-5 to Georgia's Derrick Chen and Santiago Giamichelle in the second round.
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A Togo native and second-year player for the Bears, Padio dropped his opening set to Peranovic, 6-3, before rallying back from a 5-4 deficit in the second set to win 7-5. He finished off the KSU freshman with a convincing 6-1 score in the third set. Schiessl outdid Padio in straight sets, 6-1 and 6-4, on Friday morning, however.
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Stefanovic picked up a singles win at the event as well, yielding just one game in a straight-sets win over Kennesaw State's Anthony Weingarten in Friday's consolation action.
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The Bears will close out the fall portion of their 2025-26 schedule, Oct. 30-Nov. 2, when they head to Spartanburg, S.C., for the Wofford Invitational.
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| Â ITA Southeast Regional Championships (Mercer Results) | |
| Â Singles Competition | |
| Hod'Abalo Isak Padio (Mercer) def. Leon Peranovic (Kennesaw State) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 Erik Schiessl (Florida State) def. Hod'Abalo Isak Padio (Mercer) 6-1, 6-4 Jeremy Jin (Florida) def. Nemanja Stefanovic (Mercer) 6-4, 6-3 Nemanja Stefanovic (Mercer) def. Anthony Weingarten (Kennesaw State) 6-0, 6-1 |
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| Â Doubles Competition | |
| Hod'Abalo Isak Padio/Nemanja Stefanovic (Mercer) def. Mika Bunjes/Gustav Hasslegren (Florida Gulf Coast) 8-6 Derrick Chen/Santiago GIamichelle (Georgia) def. Hod'Abalo Isak Padio/Nemanja Stefanovic (Mercer) 8-5 |
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