University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Monday, March 26
Asheville, NC
1:00 PM

UNC Asheville

6
vs
1

Delaware

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Photo by: Adrian Etheridge

Bulldogs Best Blue Hens

03.26.2018 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville collected its third straight win with a 6-1 victory over Delaware on Monday, March 26, at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown.

UNC Asheville (6-8) opened the match by taking the doubles point over Delaware (10-5) with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.

At No. 1 doubles, UNC Asheville's Henry Patten and Olly Cull remained perfect on the year with a 6-1 win over Blaise Casselbury and Colin Wong. The Bulldog duo is now 9-0 on the season.

Oli Nolan and Edward Colclough won their second straight with a 6-2 win over Delaware's Justice Jones and Curran Verma at No. 2 doubles.

UNC Asheville would go on to win five of the six singles flights with four of the five wins coming in straight sets.

Ranked 69th nationally, Patten won his third straight with a dominating 6-1, 6-0 win over Verma at No. 1 singles. Nolan took a 7-6, 6-4 win over Dustin Britton at No. 2 singles, while Colclough garnered a 6-2, 6-1 win over Wong at No. 3 singles.

Cull secured his team-best eighth win in singles with a 7-6, 6-1 win over Casselbury at No. 4 singles, while James Massie secured a hard-fought 6-7, 6-2, 1-0 (11-9) win over Guilherme Valdoleiros at No. 6 singles.

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Quotable

"It was crucial to keep the momentum going after a huge win. We have a big match against Presbyterian on Wednesday, so we hope we can keep it going." – Junior Olly Cull

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UNC Asheville continues its six-match homestand at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, by playing host to league foe Presbyterian College. 
 
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