University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Men's Tennis Opens League Slate Sunday at Home
02.17.2017 | Men's Tennis
THE MATCHUP
Teams:Â UNC Asheville (4-3, 0-0 Big South)
Radford (1-2, 0-0 Big South)
Location:Â Asheville Racquet Club / Asheville, N.C.
When:Â Feb. 19, 2017Â /Â 1 p.m.
Twitter: @ashevilledogs #ThePursuit
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ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The UNC Asheville men's tennis team will open Big South Conference play when they host the Radford Highlanders, this Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Asheville Racquet Club. Start time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
BULLDOG BITES
PATTEN CONTINUES TO IMPRESS: Sophomore Henry 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. Patten topped the No. 102 ranked singles player at the time, Scott Webster of Appalachian State, earlier this season. Last weekend, Patten defeated the No. 66 ranked singles player, Eduardo Mena of Tennessee Tech. The native of the U.K. is now 7-0 in singles play on the year, winning every match in straight sets. Alongside Josh Swindler, the No. 1 doubles pairing is 6-1 on the season.Â
CLEAN SWEEPS: Despite last Saturday's loss to Tennessee Tech, the Bulldogs pulled off yet another 7-0 sweep, against King University. In addition to the win over the Tornado, Asheville has also swept Mount Olive, Lenoir-Rhyne and Mars Hill this season.
SCOUTING RADFORD: The Highlanders enter Sunday on a two-match losing streak. After opening the season with a win against the South Carolina State Bulldogs (1/27), Radford has dropped matches against USC Upstate (1/28) and Coastal Carolina (1/29).
UP NEXT: Following the match on Sunday, the Bulldogs will travel to Spartanburg, S.C. to face Wofford College on Monday, Feb. 27, beginning at 2 p.m.
QUOTABLES
"Every match is important but there is obviously something a little bit extra about conference battles and I know the guys are excited." - Head Coach Tom Hand
