University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, February 4
Asheville Racquet Club, NC
3:00 p.m.
UNC Asheville
2
vs
5
Appalachian State University
Photo by: UNC Asheville
Bulldogs Drop Match to Appalachian State
02.04.2017 | Men's Tennis
THE MATCHUP
Teams: UNC Asheville (3-2, 0-0 Big South)
Appalachian State (2-2, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Location: Asheville Racquet Club / Asheville, N.C.
When:Â Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017Â /Â 3 p.m.
Twitter: @ashevilledogs #ThePursuit
ASHEVILLE, N.C.—The UNC Asheville men's tennis team fell, 5-2, at the hands of the Appalachian State Mountaineers on Saturday afternoon at the Asheville Racquet Club.
The Bulldogs dropped the doubles point, falling behind, 1-0. The No. 1 pairing of Henry Patten and Josh Swindler fell to the Mountaineers' Scott Webster and Jack Maddocks, 6-2. The Bulldogs' No. 2 Andrew Sinai and James Massie dropped their match to Trey Morris and Fredric Milo Bargeron, 6-4. Asheville took the No. 3 court when Olly Cull and Reid Dillon defeated Alex Brea and Alex Pavkovich, 6-0.
Singles play began with No. 1-seeded Patten defeating Webster in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2. No. 2 Swindler fell in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, to Maddocks. The No. 3 court saw Cull lose 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 to Morris. No. 4 seeded Sinai then dropped his match to Bargeron, 7-6, 7-6. The Bulldogs' No. 5 Dillon was defeated by Pavkovich, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6. The afternoon concluded with No. 6 Massie topping Brea, 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (4).
BULLDOG BITES
PATTEN PEAKING: 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. The native of the U.K. is now 5-0 in singles play on the year, winning every match in straight sets. Alongside Josh Swindler, the No. 1 doubles pairing is 4-1 on the season.
CLEAN SWEEPS:Â Despite today's loss, the Bulldogs pulled off three consecutive 7-0 sweeps to begin the campaign. Asheville now has swept Mount Olive, Lenoir-Rhyne and Mars Hill this season.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will continue their homestand against King University on Friday, Feb. 10, at the Asheville Racquet Club at 1 p.m.
QUOTABLES
"That was a tough loss for us today. We lost four very close singles matches. It will be important to respond well." - Head Coach Tom Hand
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Teams: UNC Asheville (3-2, 0-0 Big South)
Appalachian State (2-2, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Location: Asheville Racquet Club / Asheville, N.C.
When:Â Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017Â /Â 3 p.m.
Twitter: @ashevilledogs #ThePursuit
ASHEVILLE, N.C.—The UNC Asheville men's tennis team fell, 5-2, at the hands of the Appalachian State Mountaineers on Saturday afternoon at the Asheville Racquet Club.
The Bulldogs dropped the doubles point, falling behind, 1-0. The No. 1 pairing of Henry Patten and Josh Swindler fell to the Mountaineers' Scott Webster and Jack Maddocks, 6-2. The Bulldogs' No. 2 Andrew Sinai and James Massie dropped their match to Trey Morris and Fredric Milo Bargeron, 6-4. Asheville took the No. 3 court when Olly Cull and Reid Dillon defeated Alex Brea and Alex Pavkovich, 6-0.
Singles play began with No. 1-seeded Patten defeating Webster in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2. No. 2 Swindler fell in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, to Maddocks. The No. 3 court saw Cull lose 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 to Morris. No. 4 seeded Sinai then dropped his match to Bargeron, 7-6, 7-6. The Bulldogs' No. 5 Dillon was defeated by Pavkovich, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6. The afternoon concluded with No. 6 Massie topping Brea, 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (4).
BULLDOG BITES
PATTEN PEAKING: 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. The native of the U.K. is now 5-0 in singles play on the year, winning every match in straight sets. Alongside Josh Swindler, the No. 1 doubles pairing is 4-1 on the season.
CLEAN SWEEPS:Â Despite today's loss, the Bulldogs pulled off three consecutive 7-0 sweeps to begin the campaign. Asheville now has swept Mount Olive, Lenoir-Rhyne and Mars Hill this season.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will continue their homestand against King University on Friday, Feb. 10, at the Asheville Racquet Club at 1 p.m.
QUOTABLES
"That was a tough loss for us today. We lost four very close singles matches. It will be important to respond well." - Head Coach Tom Hand
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