University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Campbell University
Bulldogs Hang On for 4-3 Win Over Campbell
03.26.2016 | Men's Tennis
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Asheville 4 – Campbell 3
Teams: Asheville (7-7, 3-2 BSC)
Campbell University (6-10, 2-3 BSC)
Location: Asheville Racquet Club/ Asheville, N.C.
Time: 2:00 p.m.
ASHEVILLE– The UNC Asheville Men's Tennis team outlasted Campbell University for a 4-3 victory to give them their third conference win this season.
NOTABLES
-Asheville put on a dominating performance in doubles play. The Bulldogs were led by the pair of Henry Patten and Josh Swindler who picked up a 6-2 win on court two to give Asheville the advantage. The Bulldogs continued to roll with the duo of Alex Croker and Brett Landau delivering a 6-3 win on court one to decide the point.
-The Bulldogs picked up the pace with a (6-2, 6-4) singles win on court two from Henry Patten to give Asheville a 2-0 lead.
-Campbell came back with two singles wins of their own on courts four and six to tie the score with three singles matches completed.
-The Camels collected a win on court one to take a short 3-2 lead before a (7-5, 6-4) win from Thomas Orestis-Panoulas on court three tied the score for the second time.
-The final match to finish took place in flight five. Asheville's Landau lost the first set 6-4, before answering with a 6-3 win to send the match to three sets. Landau took the final set 7-6 to clinch the match for the Bulldogs.
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH TOM HAND
On the win- “Great win for us today. I'm especially proud of Brett Landau who showed some real heart to come back and win his third set to clinch the match for us.”
UP NEXT
-Following Saturday's match, the Bulldogs will host Winthrop University at the Asheville Racquet Club on Friday April 1, at 2:00 p.m.
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