University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
HISTORIC DAY! Patten Picks Up First NCAA Win for UNC Asheville Men’s Tennis
05.23.2018 | Men's Tennis
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Two-time Big South Player of the Year Henry Patten became just the second player in Big South history to advance to the second round of the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Championship with a thrilling 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Alex Lebedev of Notre Dame.
The win was the first win for the UNC Asheville men's tennis program in the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Championship.
The win for the nationally 75th-ranked Patten over the 34th-ranked Lebedev moves the Bulldog standout in the round of 32 where he will face off against 16th-ranked Timo Stodder of Tennessee at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 24.
Stodder defeated 46th-ranked Jake Douglas of Washington 7-5, 7-6(4) in the round of 64 to advance to face UNC Asheville's Patten.
After the first round win over Lebedev, Patten now has four top-35 wins in the 2017-18 athletic year.
Patten is also now currently in the midst of a 10-match winning streak after the win over Lebedev.
The Manningtree, Essex, United Kingdom, native was recently named the Big South Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
After battling injuries early in the spring of 2018, the junior finished the regular season at 11-3 overall. His winning percentage of .786 was the best among those who played 10 or matches at No. 1 singles in the Big South.
Patten ended league play 5-1 at No. 1 singles.
In addition to his honoring as Big South Player of the Year, Patten was also chosen first-team in singles and doubles. A double major in Management and Economics with a 3.566 grade-point average, Patten was also chosen to the Big South All-Academic Team for the second consecutive season.
Patten commenced the 2018 NCAA Singles Championship with an impressive 46-7 record all-time in singles in dual matches. He also owns an impressive 45-7 all-time mark in doubles.
Patten is just the sixth player in Big South men's tennis history since 2006 to earn a spot in the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Singles Championships.
All matches in the NCAA Singles Championships shall be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and a 7-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Two-time Big South Player of the Year Henry Patten became just the second player in Big South history to advance to the second round of the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Championship with a thrilling 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Alex Lebedev of Notre Dame.
The win was the first win for the UNC Asheville men's tennis program in the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Championship.
The win for the nationally 75th-ranked Patten over the 34th-ranked Lebedev moves the Bulldog standout in the round of 32 where he will face off against 16th-ranked Timo Stodder of Tennessee at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 24.
Stodder defeated 46th-ranked Jake Douglas of Washington 7-5, 7-6(4) in the round of 64 to advance to face UNC Asheville's Patten.
After the first round win over Lebedev, Patten now has four top-35 wins in the 2017-18 athletic year.
Patten is also now currently in the midst of a 10-match winning streak after the win over Lebedev.
The Manningtree, Essex, United Kingdom, native was recently named the Big South Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
After battling injuries early in the spring of 2018, the junior finished the regular season at 11-3 overall. His winning percentage of .786 was the best among those who played 10 or matches at No. 1 singles in the Big South.
Patten ended league play 5-1 at No. 1 singles.
In addition to his honoring as Big South Player of the Year, Patten was also chosen first-team in singles and doubles. A double major in Management and Economics with a 3.566 grade-point average, Patten was also chosen to the Big South All-Academic Team for the second consecutive season.
Patten commenced the 2018 NCAA Singles Championship with an impressive 46-7 record all-time in singles in dual matches. He also owns an impressive 45-7 all-time mark in doubles.
Patten is just the sixth player in Big South men's tennis history since 2006 to earn a spot in the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Singles Championships.
All matches in the NCAA Singles Championships shall be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and a 7-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches.
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