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UNC Asheville Men’s Tennis to Take Part in Charlotte 49ers Fall Invitational

11.01.2018 | Men's Tennis

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – UNC Asheville men's tennis will continue its fall campaign this weekend by participating in the Charlotte 49ers Fall Invitational.

The tournament that will be held at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex will run from Friday, Nov. 2-Sunday, Nov. 4.

To see the full draw, please visit HERE.

BULLDOG BITES

Strong Performance
UNC Asheville men's tennis put together a strong three days at the UTC Steve Baras Fall Invitational.

To see the full results for UNC Asheville men's tennis from the UTC Steve Baras Fall Invitational, please visit HERE

Double Championship Performances in Doubles
UNC Asheville's duo of Oli Nolan and Henry Patten captured the doubles title at the ITA Carolina Regional Championship on Tuesday, Oct. 16.

The fifth-seeded Bulldog duo bested fourth-seeded Bo Boyden and Anu Kodali of North Carolina 6-2, 3-6, 1-0(8) in the doubles championship match of the ITA Carolina Regional Championship at Cary Tennis Park on Tuesday, Oct. 16.

In picking up the title at the ITA Carolina Regional Championship Nolan and Patten bested third-seeded Simon Baudry and Yi Zhou Liu of Clemson 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals on Monday, Oct. 15. The duo then downed sixth-seeded Mac Kiger and Josh Peck of North Carolina 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals.

Patten and Nolan started the event with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Joseph Schrader and Tristan Smith of NC State on Saturday, Oct. 13. The duo then bested Ladd Harrison and Arturo Schmidt of North Carolina 7-6 (3), 6-1 in the second round on Saturday. The Bulldog doubles duo then bested Gardner-Webb's Millen Hurrion and Maximilian Scholl 6-2, 7-6 (1) on Sunday, Oct. 15 to advance to the quarterfinals.

The title was the second of the fall for Nolan and Patten.

Earlier this fall the duo picked up the title at the 51st Southern Intercollegiate Championships at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

It's also the second straight year that the Bulldogs have claimed a title at the ITA Carolina Regional with Patten capturing the singles title in 2017.

Up Next
Oli Nolan and Henry Patten will next compete at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex in Surprise, Ariz. The event runs from Wednesday, Nov. 7-Sunday, Nov. 11. To learn more about the prestigious event, please visit HERE
 
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