University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, January 20
Asheville, NC
3:00 PM
UNC Asheville
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Lenoir-Rhyne
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UNC Asheville Opens 2018 Spring Schedule With 7-0 Win Over Lenoir-Rhyne
01.20.2018 | Men's Tennis
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville men's tennis opened its 2018 spring schedule on Saturday at the Asheville Racquet Club Downton with a 7-0 win over Lenoir-Rhyne.
The Bulldogs (1-0) opened things up by securing the doubles point to take a 1-0 advantage early.
At No. 1 doubles, the tandem of Henry Patten and Olly Cull bested Lenoir-Rhyne's No. 1 duo of Tomas Hons/Shane O'Dea, 6-4. UNC Asheville's Edward Colclough and Oli Nolan picked up a 6-2 win over Tales Miranda and Alex Crespo Sanchez at No. 2 doubles, while James Massie and Andrew Sinai secured a win at No. 3 doubles for UNC Asheville with a 6-4 win over Paul Lenz and Hamed Gandouz.
Ranked 43rd nationally, Patten picked up a 6-0, 6-2 win over Miranda at No. 1 singles. Nolan collected a 6-0, 6-0 win over Hons at No. 2 singles and Sinai earned a 6-4, 2-6 (10-3) win over Gandouz at No. 3 singles.
Colclough improved to 1-0 on the season with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 4 singles, while Cull garnered a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles. Finlay Ray McFadyen picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win over Crespo Sanchez at No. 6 singles.
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Quotable
"It was a solid start for us today. I liked a lot of what I saw. This is going to be a long, tough season, so it's always nice to start with a win." – Head Coach Tom Hand
Welcome Back
Lenoir-Rhyne is coached by two former Bulldogs in head coach Tom Rees and graduate assistant coach Alex Croker.
Up Next
UNC Asheville will continue its opening weekend by next playing host to Mars Hill at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21, at the indoor courts at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville men's tennis opened its 2018 spring schedule on Saturday at the Asheville Racquet Club Downton with a 7-0 win over Lenoir-Rhyne.
The Bulldogs (1-0) opened things up by securing the doubles point to take a 1-0 advantage early.
At No. 1 doubles, the tandem of Henry Patten and Olly Cull bested Lenoir-Rhyne's No. 1 duo of Tomas Hons/Shane O'Dea, 6-4. UNC Asheville's Edward Colclough and Oli Nolan picked up a 6-2 win over Tales Miranda and Alex Crespo Sanchez at No. 2 doubles, while James Massie and Andrew Sinai secured a win at No. 3 doubles for UNC Asheville with a 6-4 win over Paul Lenz and Hamed Gandouz.
Ranked 43rd nationally, Patten picked up a 6-0, 6-2 win over Miranda at No. 1 singles. Nolan collected a 6-0, 6-0 win over Hons at No. 2 singles and Sinai earned a 6-4, 2-6 (10-3) win over Gandouz at No. 3 singles.
Colclough improved to 1-0 on the season with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 4 singles, while Cull garnered a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles. Finlay Ray McFadyen picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win over Crespo Sanchez at No. 6 singles.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"It was a solid start for us today. I liked a lot of what I saw. This is going to be a long, tough season, so it's always nice to start with a win." – Head Coach Tom Hand
Welcome Back
Lenoir-Rhyne is coached by two former Bulldogs in head coach Tom Rees and graduate assistant coach Alex Croker.
Up Next
UNC Asheville will continue its opening weekend by next playing host to Mars Hill at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21, at the indoor courts at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown.
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