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Undefeated Bulldogs To Face Terriers In Road Matchup Saturday; Sunday’s Conference Opener Postponed
03.01.2019 | Men's Tennis
ASHEVILLE N.C. – UNC Asheville men's tennis will open the month of March by traveling to Spartanburg S.C. for a non-conference matchup with Wofford on Saturday.
The match will begin at 2 p.m.
The Bulldogs are looking to improve to 10-0 on the season after winning their first nine matches of the year. The Bulldogs have played three road matches, defeating George Mason, ECU and UNCG. The George Mason match was played at East Carolina.
The match originally scheduled for Sunday, March 3, versus Winthrop has been postponed. The match will now take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Mach 24, in Rock Hill, S.C.
BULLDOG BITES
Last Time Out
The Bulldogs picked up two dominating wins last weekend by defeating NCCU 7-0 and Appalachian State 6-1 on Feb. 23-24.
UNC Asheville men's tennis dominated NCCU by easily winning the doubles point. The Bulldogs would then go on to win all six singles matches to claim the 7-0 shutout.
The Bulldogs defeated the Mountaineers by first taking the doubles point, and then following that up with wins at No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 singles.
Player of the Week
UNC Asheville men's tennis sophomore standout Oli Nolan has been chosen as the Big South Men's Tennis Player of the Week.
The league office made the official announcement on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019.
Nolan went a perfect 2-0 in singles and doubles last weekend for the Bulldogs. Playing at No. 2 singles, Nolan first picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win over Amit Baran of North Carolina Central on Saturday, Feb. 23. Nolan then collected a 6-4, 6-2 win over Appalachian State's Milo Bargeron at No. 1 singles on Sunday, Feb. 24.
In doubles, Nolan teamed with Henry Patten to first best the NCCU No. 1 duo of Baran and Gabriel Cucalon, 6-0. The nation's No. 1 doubles team then picked up a 6-3 win over Appalachian State's Bargeron and Alex Pavkovich.
To learn more, please click HERE.
No. 1 in the Nation
The national championship-winning doubles duo of Oli Nolan and Henry Patten remained No. 1 in the latest Oracle Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings that were released on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019.
The Bulldog duo has now been ranked No. 1 in the country in the last two national rankings. The No. 1 ranking is the highest doubles ranking in Big South tennis history and it is the highest a Bulldog tennis duo has ever been ranked.
The pairing moved up from No. 2 to No. 1 nationally in the Feb. 6 poll. Coming out of the fall, Nolan and Patten were ranked second in the poll that was released on Nov. 14, 2018.
Nolan and Patten went undefeated playing together during the fall and won three titles including the national championship victory at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex.
This spring so far the duo is 6-0. Patten is also a perfect 5-0 in singles, while Nolan is 5-1.
To learn more, please visit HERE.
Scouting Wofford
The Terriers are 3-7 on the season. They are 2-4 in their home facility after dropping matches to Winthrop, Troy, College of Charleston and ETSU.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will have a week off before they travel to Charleston, S.C. on Saturday, March 9 to face College of Charleston at 11 a.m.
The match will begin at 2 p.m.
The Bulldogs are looking to improve to 10-0 on the season after winning their first nine matches of the year. The Bulldogs have played three road matches, defeating George Mason, ECU and UNCG. The George Mason match was played at East Carolina.
The match originally scheduled for Sunday, March 3, versus Winthrop has been postponed. The match will now take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Mach 24, in Rock Hill, S.C.
BULLDOG BITES
Last Time Out
The Bulldogs picked up two dominating wins last weekend by defeating NCCU 7-0 and Appalachian State 6-1 on Feb. 23-24.
UNC Asheville men's tennis dominated NCCU by easily winning the doubles point. The Bulldogs would then go on to win all six singles matches to claim the 7-0 shutout.
The Bulldogs defeated the Mountaineers by first taking the doubles point, and then following that up with wins at No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 singles.
Player of the Week
UNC Asheville men's tennis sophomore standout Oli Nolan has been chosen as the Big South Men's Tennis Player of the Week.
The league office made the official announcement on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019.
Nolan went a perfect 2-0 in singles and doubles last weekend for the Bulldogs. Playing at No. 2 singles, Nolan first picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win over Amit Baran of North Carolina Central on Saturday, Feb. 23. Nolan then collected a 6-4, 6-2 win over Appalachian State's Milo Bargeron at No. 1 singles on Sunday, Feb. 24.
In doubles, Nolan teamed with Henry Patten to first best the NCCU No. 1 duo of Baran and Gabriel Cucalon, 6-0. The nation's No. 1 doubles team then picked up a 6-3 win over Appalachian State's Bargeron and Alex Pavkovich.
To learn more, please click HERE.
No. 1 in the Nation
The national championship-winning doubles duo of Oli Nolan and Henry Patten remained No. 1 in the latest Oracle Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings that were released on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019.
The Bulldog duo has now been ranked No. 1 in the country in the last two national rankings. The No. 1 ranking is the highest doubles ranking in Big South tennis history and it is the highest a Bulldog tennis duo has ever been ranked.
The pairing moved up from No. 2 to No. 1 nationally in the Feb. 6 poll. Coming out of the fall, Nolan and Patten were ranked second in the poll that was released on Nov. 14, 2018.
Nolan and Patten went undefeated playing together during the fall and won three titles including the national championship victory at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex.
This spring so far the duo is 6-0. Patten is also a perfect 5-0 in singles, while Nolan is 5-1.
To learn more, please visit HERE.
Scouting Wofford
The Terriers are 3-7 on the season. They are 2-4 in their home facility after dropping matches to Winthrop, Troy, College of Charleston and ETSU.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will have a week off before they travel to Charleston, S.C. on Saturday, March 9 to face College of Charleston at 11 a.m.
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