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Men's Tennis Earns Third Seed in 2019 Big South Men’s Tennis Championship

04.14.2019 | Men's Tennis

RADFORD, Va. – The UNC Asheville men's tennis team is the third seed in the 2019 Big South Men's Tennis Championship that will be held April 17-20 and hosted by Radford University.

The third seed is the second highest for UNC Asheville men's tennis since the championship began seeding in 1994. As the third seed the Bulldogs will take on sixth-seeded Longwood at 12 p.m. on Thursday, April 18 in the quarterfinals.

The winner of the third-seeded UNC Asheville-sixth-seeded Longwood matchup will advance to the semifinals where they will take on the winner of second-seeded Campbell and seventh-seeded Winthrop at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 19.

UNC Asheville men's tennis closed out the regular season with a program-best 19 wins. The Bulldogs were an impressive 19-4 overall during the regular season. The Bulldogs were 6-2 in Big South play. UNC Asheville was a perfect 10-0 at home during the regular season.

UNC Asheville collected a 5-2 win over Longwood during the regular season on Sunday, March 31, in Farmville, Va. To learn more, please visit HERE
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To learn more about the 2019 Big South Men's Tennis Championship, please visit HERE.

Wednesday, April 17 – First Round
Match 1:  No. 8 USC Upstate vs. No. 9 Hampton, 9:00am
 
Thursday, April 18 – Quarterfinals
Match 2:  No. 1 Gardner-Webb vs. 8/9 Winner, 9:00am
Match 3:  No. 4 Presbyterian vs. No. 5 Radford, 9:00am
Match 4:  No. 2 Campbell vs. No. 7 Winthrop, 12:00pm
Match 5:  No. 3 UNC Asheville vs. No. 6 Longwood, 12:00pm
 
Friday, April 19 – Semifinals
Match 6:  Match 2 winner vs. Match 3 winner, 9:00am
Match 7:  Match 4 winner vs. Match 5 winner, 9:00am
 
Saturday, April 20 – Championship
Match 8:  Match 6 winner vs. Match 7 winner, 12:00pm

 
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Wednesday, March 18
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Friday, February 06