University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, February 11
Asheville Racquet Club, NC
1:00 p.m.
UNC Asheville
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Tennessee Tech University
Photo by: UNC Asheville
Bulldogs Fall to Tennessee Tech
02.11.2017 | Men's Tennis
THE MATCHUP
Teams:Â UNC Asheville (4-3, 0-0 Big South)
Tennessee Tech (3-2, 0-0 Ohio Valley Conference)
Location:Â Asheville Racquet Club / Asheville, N.C.
When:Â Feb. 11, 2017Â /Â 1 p.m.
Twitter: @ashevilledogs #ThePursuit
ASHEVILLE, N.C.—The UNC Asheville men's tennis team fell to the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, 6-1, Saturday afternoon at the Asheville Racquet Club.
Tennessee Tech took the early lead by seizing the doubles point. The No. 1 pairing of Henry Patten and Josh Swindler topped the Golden Eagles' Eduardo Mena and Alberto Esteban, 7-5. The Bulldogs' No. 2 Majed Yousef and James Massie fell to Marcos Bernardes and Guillermo Nicolas, 6-3. Asheville also fell on No. 3 court when Olly Cull and Reid Dillon lost to Marc Mila and Jorge Alfonzo, 6-4.
The Golden Eagles took the win in No. 2-6 singles with only one match going the distance. No. 1-seeded Patten continued his early-season dominance with a straight set victory over Mena, 6-1, 7-6. No. 2 Swindler was defeated by Bernardes, 6-3, 6-1. The No. 3 court saw Cull fall, 6-1, 7-5, to Esteban. No. 4 seeded Yousef was topped by Guillermo, 6-4, 6-1. The Bulldogs' No. 5 Dillon lost to Mila, 6-2, 6-3. The afternoon concluded with No. 6 Massie forcing a three-setter with Alfonzo, but falling short, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
BULLDOG BITES
PATTEN CONTINUING TO IMPRESS: The sophomore Patten has started the season with some very impressive performances, earning himself the Big South Men's Tennis Player of the Week for matches played Jan. 23-29. Last time out Patten defeated the No. 102 ranked singles player, Scott Webster of Appalachian State, and is now 7-0 in singles play on the year, winning every match in straight sets. Alongside Swindler, the No. 1 doubles pairing is 6-1 on the season.Â
CLEAN SWEEPS: Yesterday's sweep over King University was the fourth on the season for Asheville. The Bulldogs pulled off three consecutive 7-0 sweeps to begin the campaign. Asheville now has swept King University, Mount Olive, Lenoir-Rhyne and Mars Hill this season.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will continue their homestand by hosting Radford in what will be their Big South Conference opener next Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Asheville Racquet Club. Start time is 3 p.m.
QUOTABLES
"They were better than us today. We played well for patches but not enough to pull it out." - Head Coach Tom Hand
Teams:Â UNC Asheville (4-3, 0-0 Big South)
Tennessee Tech (3-2, 0-0 Ohio Valley Conference)
Location:Â Asheville Racquet Club / Asheville, N.C.
When:Â Feb. 11, 2017Â /Â 1 p.m.
Twitter: @ashevilledogs #ThePursuit
ASHEVILLE, N.C.—The UNC Asheville men's tennis team fell to the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, 6-1, Saturday afternoon at the Asheville Racquet Club.
Tennessee Tech took the early lead by seizing the doubles point. The No. 1 pairing of Henry Patten and Josh Swindler topped the Golden Eagles' Eduardo Mena and Alberto Esteban, 7-5. The Bulldogs' No. 2 Majed Yousef and James Massie fell to Marcos Bernardes and Guillermo Nicolas, 6-3. Asheville also fell on No. 3 court when Olly Cull and Reid Dillon lost to Marc Mila and Jorge Alfonzo, 6-4.
The Golden Eagles took the win in No. 2-6 singles with only one match going the distance. No. 1-seeded Patten continued his early-season dominance with a straight set victory over Mena, 6-1, 7-6. No. 2 Swindler was defeated by Bernardes, 6-3, 6-1. The No. 3 court saw Cull fall, 6-1, 7-5, to Esteban. No. 4 seeded Yousef was topped by Guillermo, 6-4, 6-1. The Bulldogs' No. 5 Dillon lost to Mila, 6-2, 6-3. The afternoon concluded with No. 6 Massie forcing a three-setter with Alfonzo, but falling short, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
BULLDOG BITES
PATTEN CONTINUING TO IMPRESS: The sophomore Patten has started the season with some very impressive performances, earning himself the Big South Men's Tennis Player of the Week for matches played Jan. 23-29. Last time out Patten defeated the No. 102 ranked singles player, Scott Webster of Appalachian State, and is now 7-0 in singles play on the year, winning every match in straight sets. Alongside Swindler, the No. 1 doubles pairing is 6-1 on the season.Â
CLEAN SWEEPS: Yesterday's sweep over King University was the fourth on the season for Asheville. The Bulldogs pulled off three consecutive 7-0 sweeps to begin the campaign. Asheville now has swept King University, Mount Olive, Lenoir-Rhyne and Mars Hill this season.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will continue their homestand by hosting Radford in what will be their Big South Conference opener next Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Asheville Racquet Club. Start time is 3 p.m.
QUOTABLES
"They were better than us today. We played well for patches but not enough to pull it out." - Head Coach Tom Hand
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