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Nolan and Patten Continue Making History With Final National Ranking of Ninth
05.29.2019 | Men's Tennis
ITA 2018-19 Final Doubles Rankings
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's tennis doubles duo of Oli Nolan and Henry Patten closed out the year by being ranked ninth in the final Oracle Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings of the 2018-19 athletic year.
The Bulldog duo started the year unranked before being ranked second in the Nov. 14, 2018 rankings.
Nolan and Patten were then ranked No. 1 nationally for three straight polls, starting with the Feb. 6, 2019 poll. The duo dropped to No. 2 in late March before entering the 2019 NCAA Division I Doubles Championship ranked fourth.
The final national ranking of ninth is the highest in the history of Big South men's tennis. The No. 1 ranking earlier this year was also the highest doubles ranking in Big South tennis history and it is the highest a Bulldog tennis duo had ever been ranked.
The No. 4 national seed at the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Doubles Championship for Nolan and Patten also marked the first national seed in the history of Big South men's tennis. The Bulldog duo were just the second doubles pairing in the history of the league to earn a spot in the NCAA Doubles Championship according to conference records.
The duo was undefeated during the 2018-19 season entering the NCAA Doubles Championship. The doubles pairing 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.Â
Nolan and Patten were a perfect 7-0 during the spring season en route to earning first-team all-league accolades. Patten was named the Big South Men's Tennis Player of the Year for the third straight year, while also being named to the All-Academic Team for the third consecutive year. Nolan was also named to the All-Big South team in singles as well as doubles.
As a team, UNC Asheville men's tennis finished the 2019 spring campaign with an impressive 20-5 overall record. The Bulldogs were a perfect 10-0 in matches played at home at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. UNC Asheville's 20 wins this past season was a program record.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's tennis doubles duo of Oli Nolan and Henry Patten closed out the year by being ranked ninth in the final Oracle Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings of the 2018-19 athletic year.
The Bulldog duo started the year unranked before being ranked second in the Nov. 14, 2018 rankings.
Nolan and Patten were then ranked No. 1 nationally for three straight polls, starting with the Feb. 6, 2019 poll. The duo dropped to No. 2 in late March before entering the 2019 NCAA Division I Doubles Championship ranked fourth.
The final national ranking of ninth is the highest in the history of Big South men's tennis. The No. 1 ranking earlier this year was also the highest doubles ranking in Big South tennis history and it is the highest a Bulldog tennis duo had ever been ranked.
The No. 4 national seed at the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Doubles Championship for Nolan and Patten also marked the first national seed in the history of Big South men's tennis. The Bulldog duo were just the second doubles pairing in the history of the league to earn a spot in the NCAA Doubles Championship according to conference records.
The duo was undefeated during the 2018-19 season entering the NCAA Doubles Championship. The doubles pairing 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.Â
Nolan and Patten were a perfect 7-0 during the spring season en route to earning first-team all-league accolades. Patten was named the Big South Men's Tennis Player of the Year for the third straight year, while also being named to the All-Academic Team for the third consecutive year. Nolan was also named to the All-Big South team in singles as well as doubles.
As a team, UNC Asheville men's tennis finished the 2019 spring campaign with an impressive 20-5 overall record. The Bulldogs were a perfect 10-0 in matches played at home at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. UNC Asheville's 20 wins this past season was a program record.
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