University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
University of South Carolina
Men's Tennis Comes Up Short Against USC
02.27.2016 | Men's Tennis
THE RUNDOWN
Score: USC 7 - Asheville 0
Teams: Asheville (4-3, 0-0 BSC)
University of South Carolina (6-6, 0-0 SEC)
Location: Hoke Sloan Tennis Center/ Clemson, S.C.
Time: 4:00 p.m.
ASHEVILLE – The UNC Asheville Men's Tennis suffered a loss on the road to the Number 61 ranked Gamecocks of the University of South Carolina.
NOTABLES
- The Gamecocks won three straight doubles sets to collect the doubles point and start the match 1-0. The pair of Alex Croker and Olly Cull battled for a close 7-6 loss on court one.
- The Bulldogs struggled to gain momentum with South Carolina collecting singles win on courts one (6-3, 6-1) and two (6-3, 6-2).
- Freshman, Henry Patten battled for a Bulldog win on court three, but fell to South Carolina's Alex Fennell in three sets (2-6, 6-1, 6-2). Asheville surrendered the remaining three singles points for a Gamecock sweep.
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH TOM HAND
On the Match- "We obviously ran into a really good team today. I was proud of the way we competed and it was a great experience that we will learn from as we start the conference schedule."
UP NEXT
Following today's match, Asheville will return to the court on Friday, March 4 at 2:00 p.m. when they travel to Radford, Virginia to face the Highlanders in their first conference match of the year.
