University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Tennessee Tech
Bulldogs Undefeated at Home with 4-3 Win Over Tennessee Tech
02.07.2016 | Men's Tennis
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Asheville 4 – Tennessee Tech 3
Records: Asheville (3-1, 0-0 BSC)
Tennessee Tech (1-1, 0-0 OVC)
Location: Asheville Racquet Club/ Asheville, N.C.
Time: 3:00 p.m.
ASHEVILLE – The UNC Asheville Men's Tennis team defeated Tennessee Tech to go 2-0 in their first weekend at home this season.
NOTABLES
-The Bulldogs battled the Golden Eagles in doubles play to turn in a critical first point. They lost the first match on court one (6-0), but delivered a win on court two from Henry Patten and Josh Swindler (6-4) to keep Asheville alive. Thomas Oresitis-Panouls and Reid Dillion came through with a (7-6) victory to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead going into singles play.
-Asheville and Tennessee Tech traded singles wins in the first four matches. The Golden Eagles collected wins on courts one and two, and Henry Patten (6-0, 6-0) and Josh Swindler (6-3, 6-2) contributed wins for the Bulldogs on courts three and four to give Asheville a 3-2 advantage going into the final two matches.
- Senior, Brett Landau delivered a clutch performance for a two-set win (6-4 ,6-4) on court five that decided the match for the Bulldogs.
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH TOM HAND
On the win- “Very proud of the guys today, pulling out another close win. Great job by Brett Landau again to clinch it for us. Tech has some very strong players at the top of their lineup so we knew going in that everyone would have to contribute and they did.
UP NEXT
Following today's match, Asheville will travel to Greenville, South Carolina to face Furman University on Wednesday, February 10 at 3:00 p.m.
