University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Men's Tennis Hosts Lees-McRae on Saturday in Opener

Men's Tennis Hosts Lees-McRae on Saturday in Opener

02.01.2008 | Men's Tennis

ASHEVILLE, N.C. ? The UNC Asheville men's tennis team opens the 2008 season Saturday afternoon at the Asheville Racquet Club when the Bulldogs take on Lees-McRae starting at 5 p.m. Admission is free.

 

UNC Asheville is under the direction of first-year coach Lise Gregory.

 

“We're a little short on numbers but the players we do have back worked hard this fall and had some success,” admitted Gregory.  If we can improve from match to match then we can have some success this season. “We'll need to stay away from injuries but we have a nice nucleus returning.”

 

The Bulldogs return five lettermen from last year's club. The returnees include seniors' Nicholas Thuell and Tyler Begg, junior Mauricio Correa and sophomores' Joe May and

Damian Snare.

 

The newcomers are freshmen Alexander Greer, Nathan White and Innokentiy Sedov.

 

“We're looking forward to starting the season,” stated Gregory. “We've worked very hard in fitness and training and now we want to play a match.”

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