University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Sunday, January 26
Greenville, NC
12 PM
UNC Asheville
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East Carolina
Photo by: Adrian Etheridge
Bulldogs Drop Match on the Road at East Carolina
01.26.2020 | Men's Tennis
GREENVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville's men's tennis team closed out its opening weekend of competition by taking on the Pirates of East Carolina, ultimately falling to the home team, 6-1, Sunday afternoon inside the ECU Indoor Tennis Center.
The Bulldogs (1-1) fell behind as the Pirates took the first point of the dual with victories at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Leo Bierbaum and Harry Thursfield playing in the No. 2 hole did not finish their match, though they were locked in a tight battle, trailing 5-4, with the Pirates' Javier Renomes and Wisse Jonker.
The Pirates took the first two points of singles competition, as Charlie Morkel fell to the 103rd-ranked singles player, Diogo Marques, 6-2, 6-2 at the No. 1 spot. The Pirates also earned a victory at the No. 2 spot.
Bierbaum earned the Bulldogs' lone point in the match, winning two tightly-contested sets, 7-5, 7-5, against Simon Labbe in the No. 3 spot.
Quinn Fender, playing at No. 6 singles, put up a strong fight against ECU's Federico Masetti, winning the first set, 7-5. Masetti came back to win the second set, and took the final point of the match, winning the tiebreaker, 10-5.
"Not our best showing today, and ECU made us pay for it," head coach Tom Hand said. "They're a good team and they have given us plenty of things to look at during practice next week."
The Bulldogs are set to hold their home opener against James Madison, Saturday, February 1, at the Asheville Racquet Club. Play is set to begin at 3 p.m.
East Carolina 6, UNC Asheville 1
SINGLES
1. #103 Diogo Marques (ECU) def. MORKEL, Charlie (AVL) 6-2, 6-2
2. Javier Renones (ECU) def. DAOSAENGSAWANG, Sira (AVL) 6-2, 6-2
3. BIERBAUM, Leo (AVL) def. Simon Labbe (ECU) 7-5, 7-5
4. Agustin Tamagnone (ECU) def. THURSFIELD, Harry (AVL) 6-1, 6-4
5. Wisse Jonker (ECU) def. COLCLOUGH, Edward (AVL) 6-2, 6-3
6. Federico Masetti (ECU) def. FENDER, Quinn (AVL) 5-7, 6-0, 1-0 (10-5)
DOUBLES
1. Simon Labbe/Agustin Tamagnone (ECU) def. MORKEL, Charlie/COLCLOUGH, Edward (AVL) 6-1
2. Javier Renones/Wisse Jonker (ECU) vs. BIERBAUM, Leo/THURSFIELD, Harry (AVL) 5-4, unfinished
3. Diogo Marques/Federico Masetti (ECU) def. DAOSAENGSAWANG, Sira/FENDER, Quinn (AVL) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,2,3,4,5,6)
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The Bulldogs (1-1) fell behind as the Pirates took the first point of the dual with victories at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Leo Bierbaum and Harry Thursfield playing in the No. 2 hole did not finish their match, though they were locked in a tight battle, trailing 5-4, with the Pirates' Javier Renomes and Wisse Jonker.
The Pirates took the first two points of singles competition, as Charlie Morkel fell to the 103rd-ranked singles player, Diogo Marques, 6-2, 6-2 at the No. 1 spot. The Pirates also earned a victory at the No. 2 spot.
Bierbaum earned the Bulldogs' lone point in the match, winning two tightly-contested sets, 7-5, 7-5, against Simon Labbe in the No. 3 spot.
Quinn Fender, playing at No. 6 singles, put up a strong fight against ECU's Federico Masetti, winning the first set, 7-5. Masetti came back to win the second set, and took the final point of the match, winning the tiebreaker, 10-5.
"Not our best showing today, and ECU made us pay for it," head coach Tom Hand said. "They're a good team and they have given us plenty of things to look at during practice next week."
The Bulldogs are set to hold their home opener against James Madison, Saturday, February 1, at the Asheville Racquet Club. Play is set to begin at 3 p.m.
East Carolina 6, UNC Asheville 1
SINGLES
1. #103 Diogo Marques (ECU) def. MORKEL, Charlie (AVL) 6-2, 6-2
2. Javier Renones (ECU) def. DAOSAENGSAWANG, Sira (AVL) 6-2, 6-2
3. BIERBAUM, Leo (AVL) def. Simon Labbe (ECU) 7-5, 7-5
4. Agustin Tamagnone (ECU) def. THURSFIELD, Harry (AVL) 6-1, 6-4
5. Wisse Jonker (ECU) def. COLCLOUGH, Edward (AVL) 6-2, 6-3
6. Federico Masetti (ECU) def. FENDER, Quinn (AVL) 5-7, 6-0, 1-0 (10-5)
DOUBLES
1. Simon Labbe/Agustin Tamagnone (ECU) def. MORKEL, Charlie/COLCLOUGH, Edward (AVL) 6-1
2. Javier Renones/Wisse Jonker (ECU) vs. BIERBAUM, Leo/THURSFIELD, Harry (AVL) 5-4, unfinished
3. Diogo Marques/Federico Masetti (ECU) def. DAOSAENGSAWANG, Sira/FENDER, Quinn (AVL) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,2,3,4,5,6)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
22
Diogo Marques / 0 (103/-) [ECU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
22
Javier Renones / 0 [ECU]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
77
Simon Labbe / 0 [ECU]
55
#4 Singles Match
12
14
Agustin Tamagnone / 0 [ECU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
23
Wisse Jonker / 0 [ECU]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
700
Federico Masetti / 0 [ECU]
561
Order of Finish:
1,2,3,4,5,6
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