University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Gardner-Webb
Men's Tennis Edged by Gardner-Webb, 4-3
04.08.2013 | Men's Tennis
BOILING-SPRINGS, N.C. – For the third straight match, the UNC Asheville men's tennis team lost a Big South Conference road contest by a score of 4-3.
Gardner-Webb won a close doubles point by winning three close matches. The Runnin' Bulldogs squeaked past the Bulldogs by winning three singles matches. It was Asheville's fourth BSC loss this season by a 4-3 score. The Dogs dropped to 9-9 overall and 2-6 in league play. Asheville has lost those three straight 4-3 matches in the last six days,
The Bulldogs got a singles victory from Adrien Langeard at #1 as he defeated Adam Knutsson in three sets. He won 7-6 (9-7), 6-7 (3-7), 11-9.
Matt Waissen won at #2 singles over Benjamin Kaszas, 6-3, 6-3. Daniel Kripak rolled past Roman Piftor, 6-2, 6-3 at #3 flight.
Asheville will host King College on Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. Prior to the match, the Bulldogs will honor their four seniors – Adrien Langeard, Matt Waissen, Pete Conaty and Ryan Matthews.
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Singles competition |
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1. LANGEARD, Adrien (ASHM) def. Adam Knutsson (GWU) 7-6 (9-7), 6-7 (3-7), 11-9 |
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2. WAISSEN, Matt (ASHM) def. Benjamin Kaszas (GWU) 6-3, 6-3 |
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3. KRIPAK, Daniel (ASHM) def. Roman Piftor (GWU) 6-2, 6-3 |
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4. Ernest Alberch (GWU) def. CROKER, Alex (ASHM) 6-3, 6-1 |
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5. Nikita Zverkov (GWU) def. SCHUBEL, John (ASHM) 6-2, 6-4 |
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6. Brendan Dempsey (GWU) def. LANDAU, Brett (ASHM) 7-5, 6-4 |
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Doubles competition |
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1. Matt Parker/Ernest Alberch (GWU) def. WAISSEN, Matt/LANGEARD, Adrien (ASHM) 8-6 |
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2. Adam Knutsson/Nikita Zverkov (GWU) def. SCHUBEL, John/KRIPAK, Daniel (ASHM) 9-7 |
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3. Benjamin Kaszas/Joao Poli (GWU) def. CROKER, Alex/LANDAU, Brett (ASHM) 9-8 (7-1) |
