University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Thursday, March 12
West Palm Beach, Fla
3 PM
UNC Asheville
4
at
3
Keiser University
Bulldogs Close Out Road Trip with Victory at Keiser
03.12.2020 | Men's Tennis
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – UNC Asheville's men's tennis team closed out its road trip with a 4-3 victory against Keiser University, Thursday.
Keiser (10-4) opened the match by taking the doubles point with victories at the first and third courts, though Charlie Morkel and Harry Thursfield earned a 7-5 victory at No. 2 against Luke Simkiss and Geronimo Barrios.
After Keiser took a 2-0 lead with a victory at No. 1 singles, Sirawit Daosaengsawang got the Bulldogs (8-6) on the board with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph on the No. 5 court against Gerard Rodriguez. Oli Nolan leveled the dual, winning 6-4, 6-3 at the No. 2 draw against Geronimo Barrios.
Keiser went back ahead with a three-set victory at the No. 6 spot, but Leo Bierbaum tied things up in the dual, 3-3, with a 7-6, 6-2 triumph at the No. 3 spot.
With the result of the match in the balance, Thursfield rebounded from a 6-4 first-set defeat to claim his match at the No. 4 draw. He won the second set in a tiebreaker, 7-6, and then dominated the third, 6-0.
"Not our best job today, but we competed well enough to get the job done against a tough team," head coach Tom Hand.
Â
UNC Asheville 4, Keiser University 3
SINGLES
1. Luke Simkiss (KU) def. MORKEL, Charlie (AVL) 6-3, 6-2
2. NOLAN, Oli (AVL) def. Geronimo Barrios (KU) 6-4, 6-3
3. BIERBAUM, Leo (AVL) def. Juan Marrero (KU) 7-6, 6-2
4. THURSFIELD, Harry (AVL) def. Julian Turosienski (KU) 4-6, 7-6, 6-0
5. DAOSAENGSAWANG, Sira (AVL) def. Gerard Rodriguez (KU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Riccardo Ferraris (KU) def. FENDER, Quinn (AVL) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
DOUBLES
1. Juan Marrero/Riccardo Ferraris (KU) def. NOLAN, Oli/DAOSAENGSAWANG, Sira (AVL) 7-5
2. MORKEL, Charlie/THURSFIELD, Harry (AVL) def. Luke Simkiss/Geronimo Barrios (KU) 7-5
3. Julian Turosienski/Olivier Koeng (KU) def. BIERBAUM, Leo/MCFADYEN, Finlay Ray (AVL) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,5,2,6,3,4)
Â
Â
Keiser (10-4) opened the match by taking the doubles point with victories at the first and third courts, though Charlie Morkel and Harry Thursfield earned a 7-5 victory at No. 2 against Luke Simkiss and Geronimo Barrios.
After Keiser took a 2-0 lead with a victory at No. 1 singles, Sirawit Daosaengsawang got the Bulldogs (8-6) on the board with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph on the No. 5 court against Gerard Rodriguez. Oli Nolan leveled the dual, winning 6-4, 6-3 at the No. 2 draw against Geronimo Barrios.
Keiser went back ahead with a three-set victory at the No. 6 spot, but Leo Bierbaum tied things up in the dual, 3-3, with a 7-6, 6-2 triumph at the No. 3 spot.
With the result of the match in the balance, Thursfield rebounded from a 6-4 first-set defeat to claim his match at the No. 4 draw. He won the second set in a tiebreaker, 7-6, and then dominated the third, 6-0.
"Not our best job today, but we competed well enough to get the job done against a tough team," head coach Tom Hand.
Â
UNC Asheville 4, Keiser University 3
SINGLES
1. Luke Simkiss (KU) def. MORKEL, Charlie (AVL) 6-3, 6-2
2. NOLAN, Oli (AVL) def. Geronimo Barrios (KU) 6-4, 6-3
3. BIERBAUM, Leo (AVL) def. Juan Marrero (KU) 7-6, 6-2
4. THURSFIELD, Harry (AVL) def. Julian Turosienski (KU) 4-6, 7-6, 6-0
5. DAOSAENGSAWANG, Sira (AVL) def. Gerard Rodriguez (KU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Riccardo Ferraris (KU) def. FENDER, Quinn (AVL) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
DOUBLES
1. Juan Marrero/Riccardo Ferraris (KU) def. NOLAN, Oli/DAOSAENGSAWANG, Sira (AVL) 7-5
2. MORKEL, Charlie/THURSFIELD, Harry (AVL) def. Luke Simkiss/Geronimo Barrios (KU) 7-5
3. Julian Turosienski/Olivier Koeng (KU) def. BIERBAUM, Leo/MCFADYEN, Finlay Ray (AVL) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,5,2,6,3,4)
Â
Â
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
32
Luke Simkiss / 0 [KU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Geronimo Barrios / 0 [KU]
43
#3 Singles Match
12
76
Juan Marrero / 0 [KU]
62
#4 Singles Match
123
476
Julian Turosienski / 0 [KU]
660
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Gerard Rodriguez / 0 [KU]
34
#6 Singles Match
123
620
Riccardo Ferraris / 0 [KU]
466
Order of Finish:
1,5,2,6,3,4
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
LJ Thorpe Chalk Talk | Men's Basketball
Wednesday, August 27
Alumni Interview || Clay Edmondson || Baseball
Monday, August 04
Why Asheville || Payton Rolfsen || Volleyball
Thursday, July 24
Why Asheville || Addie Cooper || Women's Soccer
Tuesday, June 17