University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Men's Tennis Opens 2016 Season at UNC Greensboro
01.29.2016 | Men's Tennis
THE MATCHUP
Teams: Asheville (0-0, 0-0 BSC)
UNC Greensboro (0-0, 0-0 SoCon)
Location: UNCG Tennis Courts/ Greensboro, N.C.
Time: 1:00 p.m.
GREENSBORO – The UNC Asheville Men's Tennis team will open their season with a non-conference match at UNC Greensboro this Saturday, January 30th at 1:00 p.m. This match will be the 2016 season opener for both teams.
NOTABLES
Fall Flashback: The Bulldogs are coming off of a productive fall, which they hope to carry into their 2016 season. Freshman, Henry Patten led the way in singles for Asheville, compiling a team-high six wins. Senior, Alex Croker and junior, Josh Swindler tallied five individual victories apiece. In doubles, the Bulldogs were paced by the pair of Croker and Swindler who posted five doubles wins.
2016 Preseason Picks: Asheville was picked seventh overall in the 2016 Big South Conference Preseason Poll. The Bulldogs finished the 2015 regular season in seventh place and took that seed into the Big South tournament where they fell in the quarterfinals to the number two seed, Liberty University.
Seasoned Dogs: Coming into the 2016 season, Asheville's roster boasts six upperclassmen, four seniors (Alex Croker, Daniel Kripak, Brett Landau, and Thomas Orestis-Panoulas) and two juniors (Reid Dillon, and Josh Swindler). The Bulldogs look to use their experienced roster to overcome a challenging Big South Conference schedule this spring.
QUOTEABLES FROM HEAD COACH TOM HAND
On the weekend: “We are really excited to start the season after a delay with the weather this past weekend. Our matches will be a tough test for our team but I know the guys are fired up and looking forward to the challenge.”
UP NEXT
-Following Saturday's match, Asheville will travel to Boone, N.C. to face Appalachian State University, on Sunday, January 31 at 12:00p.m.
