University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Presbyterian College
Bulldogs Drop Mid-week Conference Match to Presbyterian
03.16.2016 | Men's Tennis
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Presbyterian 4 - Asheville 3
Teams: Asheville (5-5, 1-2 BSC)
Presbyterian College (7-11, 3-0 BSC)
Location: Asheville Racquet Club/ Asheville, N.C.
Time: 1:00 p.m.
ASHEVILLE– The UNC Asheville Men's Tennis team was unable to close out the match against Presbyterian college as they suffered a 4-3 loss at home.
NOTABLES
-The Bulldogs powered through doubles play, with Alex Crocker and Brett Landau delivering a quick 6-3 win on court one, while the team of Henry Patten and Josh Swindler came up with a victory on court two (6-4). With the doubles point decided, the match on court three featuring Bulldogs, Reid Dillon and Thomas Orestis-Panouls did not finish.
-Asheville picked up momentum in singles play, with Patten winning on court two (6-1, 1-6, 6-2) to add another point to their total.
-The Bluehose responded with singles wins on courts one and three to stay even with the Bulldogs.
- Asheville's Panoulas came up with another win for Asheville on court three (6-3, 6-4), but it wasn't enough as PC took the final two courts to take the match 4-3.
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH TOM HAND
On the Match- "4-3 loses are always tough to take, but I'm pleased with the way we competed today and I know we learned some tough lessons that we can use going forward."
UP NEXT
-Following today's match, the Bulldogs will be back in action on Friday, March 18 as they host Georgia Southern at the Asheville Racquet Club starting at 2:00 p.m.
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