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Patten Ranked Program-Best 43rd Nationally in Oracle/ITA NCAA Division I Collegiate Rankings
11.15.2017 | Men's Tennis
Nov. 15Â Oracle/ITA NCAA Division I Collegiate Rankings
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville men's tennis standout Henry Patten is ranked 43rd nationally in the latest Oracle/ITA NCAA Division I Collegiate Rankings that were unveiled on Wednesday, Nov. 15.
The national singles ranking of 43rd is the best in program history and puts him among the very elite in Big South Conference history. Only Radford's Martin Sayer has been ranked higher. Sayer ended his 2006 season ranked No. 31.
Patten put together the best fall in program history in 2017, ending his historic fall campaign at the 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, held Nov. 1-5, at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa.
Patten advanced to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships by taking the ITA Carolina Region title on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
In the finals, the regionally eighth-seeded Patten bested 15th-seeded Alex Favrot of Clemson, 6-3, 6-1. Favrot played mainly at No. 1 singles last year for the Tigers, ending the regular season 16-9. He is currently ranked 47th.Â
The regionally eighth-seeded Patten advanced to the ITA Carolina Regional final by besting 25th-seeded Simon Baudry of Clemson in the semifinals, 6-4, 6-2.
In winning the title at the ITA Carolina Regional, Patten bested players from Elon, NC State, UNCW, Coastal Carolina and Clemson.
The ITA Carolina Regional originally began with 128 competitors in action on Friday, Oct. 13.Â
Patten was ranked as high as 118th nationally last season. He finished the regular season a perfect 19-0 at No. 1 singles en route to earning Big South Men's Tennis Player of the Year honors.
The ITA Carolina Regional championship was the second title of the fall for Patten.
Earlier this fall in the oldest fall college tennis tournament in the nation it was Patten that was declared champion.
Patten was actually declared co-champion in the event along with national No. 14 Tim Sandkaulen of Ole Miss. The two were supposed to meet up in the final, but due to the forecasted weather in the area from Hurricane Irma it was decided to declare co-champions.
In being declared co-champion at the prestigious event, Patten bested the second, fifth, 14th and 15th seeds at the Southern Intercollegiate.
Patten advanced to the finals of the Southern Intercollegiate Division I draw against Sandkaulen by downing second-seeded Emil Reinberg of Georgia 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4.
Reinberg finished the 2016-17 season for Georgia as the 51st-ranked player in the country in the final ITA Division I rankings of the season. He was ranked 30th nationally in the preseason rankings and is ranked 25th in the Nov. 15 rankings.
In total, Patten picked up two top-30 wins during the fall of 2017.
The ITA Carolina Regional champion Patten also bested then national No. 25 Daniel Valent of Vanderbilt in straight sets 7-5, 6-4, at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships. Valent is ranked 50th in the Nov. 15 rankings.
Patten closed out his impressive 2017 spring season with a top-15 regional ranking in the Carolina Region Rankings administered by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Patten was ranked 14th in the final Oracle/ITA Division I Rankings – Carolina of the 2017 season.
To learn more about UNC Asheville men's tennis, please visit uncabulldogs.com.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville men's tennis standout Henry Patten is ranked 43rd nationally in the latest Oracle/ITA NCAA Division I Collegiate Rankings that were unveiled on Wednesday, Nov. 15.
The national singles ranking of 43rd is the best in program history and puts him among the very elite in Big South Conference history. Only Radford's Martin Sayer has been ranked higher. Sayer ended his 2006 season ranked No. 31.
Patten put together the best fall in program history in 2017, ending his historic fall campaign at the 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, held Nov. 1-5, at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa.
Patten advanced to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships by taking the ITA Carolina Region title on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
In the finals, the regionally eighth-seeded Patten bested 15th-seeded Alex Favrot of Clemson, 6-3, 6-1. Favrot played mainly at No. 1 singles last year for the Tigers, ending the regular season 16-9. He is currently ranked 47th.Â
The regionally eighth-seeded Patten advanced to the ITA Carolina Regional final by besting 25th-seeded Simon Baudry of Clemson in the semifinals, 6-4, 6-2.
In winning the title at the ITA Carolina Regional, Patten bested players from Elon, NC State, UNCW, Coastal Carolina and Clemson.
The ITA Carolina Regional originally began with 128 competitors in action on Friday, Oct. 13.Â
Patten was ranked as high as 118th nationally last season. He finished the regular season a perfect 19-0 at No. 1 singles en route to earning Big South Men's Tennis Player of the Year honors.
The ITA Carolina Regional championship was the second title of the fall for Patten.
Earlier this fall in the oldest fall college tennis tournament in the nation it was Patten that was declared champion.
Patten was actually declared co-champion in the event along with national No. 14 Tim Sandkaulen of Ole Miss. The two were supposed to meet up in the final, but due to the forecasted weather in the area from Hurricane Irma it was decided to declare co-champions.
In being declared co-champion at the prestigious event, Patten bested the second, fifth, 14th and 15th seeds at the Southern Intercollegiate.
Patten advanced to the finals of the Southern Intercollegiate Division I draw against Sandkaulen by downing second-seeded Emil Reinberg of Georgia 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4.
Reinberg finished the 2016-17 season for Georgia as the 51st-ranked player in the country in the final ITA Division I rankings of the season. He was ranked 30th nationally in the preseason rankings and is ranked 25th in the Nov. 15 rankings.
In total, Patten picked up two top-30 wins during the fall of 2017.
The ITA Carolina Regional champion Patten also bested then national No. 25 Daniel Valent of Vanderbilt in straight sets 7-5, 6-4, at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships. Valent is ranked 50th in the Nov. 15 rankings.
Patten closed out his impressive 2017 spring season with a top-15 regional ranking in the Carolina Region Rankings administered by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Patten was ranked 14th in the final Oracle/ITA Division I Rankings – Carolina of the 2017 season.
To learn more about UNC Asheville men's tennis, please visit uncabulldogs.com.
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