University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Tuesday, March 14
Boiling Springs, N.C.
3:00 p.m.
UNC Asheville
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Gardner-Webb University
Bulldogs Fall at Gardner-Webb
03.14.2017 | Men's Tennis
THE MATCHUP
Teams:Â UNC Asheville (6-8, 1-2 Big South Conference)
Gardner-Webb (5-9, 1-1 Big South Conference)
Location:Â GWU Tennis Courts / Boiling Springs, N.C.
When:Â March 14, 2017Â /Â 2:30 p.m.
Twitter: @ashevilledogs #ThePursuit
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BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—The UNC Asheville men's tennis team was defeated by the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs, 6-1, Tuesday afternoon at the GWU Tennis Courts.
The afternoon began with Gardner-Webb winning the doubles competition. The No. 1 duo of Henry Patten and Josh Swindler kept their winning streak alive with a hard fought 7-6 victory over Paul Hogan and Johan Fors. On court No. 2, James Massie and Majed Yousef fell to Maximilian Scholl and Ross Gilbert, 6-3. Gardner-Webb claimed the doubles point when No. 3 Stefano Puga and Breno Plentz defeated Olly Cull and Reid Dillon, 6-3.
Despite Asheville dropping matches on courts No. 2-5, the No. 1 seeded Henry Patten remained undefeated with yet another straight set victory, 6-2, 6-4, over Scholl. No. 2 Swindler fell to Hogan, 6-2, 6-4. Court No. 3 saw Dillon drop a 7-5, 6-1, decision to Adam Schmidt. The No. 4 positioned Cull was beaten by Plentz, 6-2, 6-0. No. 5 seeded Andrew Sinai was the only Bulldog to force a deciding set, but came up short, losing 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 (6). On court No. 6 Massie was bested, 6-4, 6-3, by Fors.
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BULLDOG BITES
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sophomore Henry Patten has started the season with some very impressive performances, earning himself last week's Big South Men's Tennis Player of the Week for matches played Feb. 27-March 6. Patten topped the No. 102 ranked singles player at the time, Scott Webster of Appalachian State, earlier this season. Patten also defeated the No. 66 ranked singles player at the time, Eduardo Mena of Tennessee Tech. The native of the U.K. improves to 14-0 in singles play on the year, winning every match but one in straight sets.
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QUITE THE PAIR: The No. 1 duo of Henry Patten and Josh Swindler have been phenomenal this season. With today's victory, the top pairing improved to 13-1 on the season and are currently riding a nine-match winning streak.Â
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will continue their road swing when they travel to Farmville, Va. to face Big South Conference foe Longwood, on Saturday, March 18. The start time is scheduled for 11 a.m.
QUOTABLES
"There were extremely difficult playing conditions today. It is hard to gauge much of anything after a match like that." - Head Coach Tom Hand
Teams:Â UNC Asheville (6-8, 1-2 Big South Conference)
Gardner-Webb (5-9, 1-1 Big South Conference)
Location:Â GWU Tennis Courts / Boiling Springs, N.C.
When:Â March 14, 2017Â /Â 2:30 p.m.
Twitter: @ashevilledogs #ThePursuit
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BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—The UNC Asheville men's tennis team was defeated by the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs, 6-1, Tuesday afternoon at the GWU Tennis Courts.
The afternoon began with Gardner-Webb winning the doubles competition. The No. 1 duo of Henry Patten and Josh Swindler kept their winning streak alive with a hard fought 7-6 victory over Paul Hogan and Johan Fors. On court No. 2, James Massie and Majed Yousef fell to Maximilian Scholl and Ross Gilbert, 6-3. Gardner-Webb claimed the doubles point when No. 3 Stefano Puga and Breno Plentz defeated Olly Cull and Reid Dillon, 6-3.
Despite Asheville dropping matches on courts No. 2-5, the No. 1 seeded Henry Patten remained undefeated with yet another straight set victory, 6-2, 6-4, over Scholl. No. 2 Swindler fell to Hogan, 6-2, 6-4. Court No. 3 saw Dillon drop a 7-5, 6-1, decision to Adam Schmidt. The No. 4 positioned Cull was beaten by Plentz, 6-2, 6-0. No. 5 seeded Andrew Sinai was the only Bulldog to force a deciding set, but came up short, losing 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 (6). On court No. 6 Massie was bested, 6-4, 6-3, by Fors.
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BULLDOG BITES
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sophomore Henry Patten has started the season with some very impressive performances, earning himself last week's Big South Men's Tennis Player of the Week for matches played Feb. 27-March 6. Patten topped the No. 102 ranked singles player at the time, Scott Webster of Appalachian State, earlier this season. Patten also defeated the No. 66 ranked singles player at the time, Eduardo Mena of Tennessee Tech. The native of the U.K. improves to 14-0 in singles play on the year, winning every match but one in straight sets.
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QUITE THE PAIR: The No. 1 duo of Henry Patten and Josh Swindler have been phenomenal this season. With today's victory, the top pairing improved to 13-1 on the season and are currently riding a nine-match winning streak.Â
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will continue their road swing when they travel to Farmville, Va. to face Big South Conference foe Longwood, on Saturday, March 18. The start time is scheduled for 11 a.m.
QUOTABLES
"There were extremely difficult playing conditions today. It is hard to gauge much of anything after a match like that." - Head Coach Tom Hand
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