University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Men’s Tennis continues its stellar start to the fall season at Elon
09.25.2022 | Men's Tennis
ELON, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's tennis team continued its strong start to its fall season this weekend at the Elon Invitational. Overall, the Bulldogs had three individuals advance to the finals in their respective brackets, while two doubles pairings did the same.
Two of the three Bulldog singles players ended up winning their respective brackets. Both Bruno Serra and Rafa Serra finished the weekend with perfect 4-0 records on their way to singles titles. In doubles, Bruno Serra teamed up with Chester Wickwire to upend the Radford duo of Raphael Mujan and Robert Hagen to cap an undefeated 3-0 weekend for the duo from Asheville.
For all of UNC Asheville's results over the last three days, see below.
Friday's Results
Jon Brann Reid (AVL) def. Elijah Poritzky (Furman) – 7-6 (4), 6-2
Esteban Lopez (North Carolina A&T) def. Freddy Murray (AVL) – 6-0, 6-2
Harry Thursfield (AVL) def. Laurenz Blickwede (Queens) – 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Chester Wickwire (AVL) def. Alex Sanz (North Carolina A&T) – 6-1, 6-3
Bruno Serra (AVL) def. Facundo Olmedo (North Carolina Central) – 6-0, 6-4
Rafa Serra (AVL) def. Canon Secord (James Madison) – 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
Jon Brann Reid/Rafa Serra (AVL) def. Daniel Martin/Ben Zipay (Elon) – 6-3
Jon Brann Reid/Rafa Serra (AVL) def. Konstantinos Raptis/Demis Taramonlis (Radford) – 6-3
Raphael Mujan/Robert Hagen (Radford) def. Harry Thursfield/Freddy Murray (AVL) – 7-5
Harry Thursfield/Freddy Murray (AVL) def. Ange-Kevin Koua/Daniel Flynn (Hampton) – 7-6 (5)
Chester Wickwire/Bruno Serra (AVL) def. Vasil Ivanov/Eder Blanco (North Carolina A&T) – 6-3
Chester Wickwire/Bruno Serra (AVL) def. Sebastian Pino/Oliver Saarinen (North Carolina Central) – 6-3
Saturday's Result
Jon Brann Reid (AVL) def. Zion Heaven (Liberty) – 7-6 (5), 6-1
Jon Brann Reid (AVL) def. Estaban Lopez (North Carolina A&T) – 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Nick Campbell (Elon) def. Harry Thursfield (AVL) – 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Edson Sanchez (James Madison) def. Chester Wickwire (AVL) – 7-5, 7-5
Bruno Serra (AVL) def. Aathreya Mahesh (James Madison) – 6-3, 6-4
Bruno Serra (AVL) def. Ernest Rocabert (Longwood) – 6-4, 6-2
Rafa Serra (AVL) def. Filippo Marangoni (Radford) – 7-6 (3), 6-2
Rafa Serra (AVL) def. Lance Cochran (Charlotte) – 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
Sunday's Results
Nick Campbell (Elon) def. Jon Brann Reid (AVL) – 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2
Bruno Serra (AVL) def. Win Steveker (Queens) – 6-3, 6-1
Rafa Serra (AVL) def. Daniel Flynn (Hampton) – 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Jerry Barton/Elijah Poritzky (Furman) def. Jon Brann Reid/Rafa Serra (AVL) – 6-2
Chester Wickwire/Bruno Serra (AVL) def. Raphael Mujan/Robert Hagen (Radford) – 6-0
Asheville will look to keep this momentum rolling next weekend when it competes at the Davidson Invitational on September 30-October 2.
Two of the three Bulldog singles players ended up winning their respective brackets. Both Bruno Serra and Rafa Serra finished the weekend with perfect 4-0 records on their way to singles titles. In doubles, Bruno Serra teamed up with Chester Wickwire to upend the Radford duo of Raphael Mujan and Robert Hagen to cap an undefeated 3-0 weekend for the duo from Asheville.
For all of UNC Asheville's results over the last three days, see below.
Friday's Results
Jon Brann Reid (AVL) def. Elijah Poritzky (Furman) – 7-6 (4), 6-2
Esteban Lopez (North Carolina A&T) def. Freddy Murray (AVL) – 6-0, 6-2
Harry Thursfield (AVL) def. Laurenz Blickwede (Queens) – 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Chester Wickwire (AVL) def. Alex Sanz (North Carolina A&T) – 6-1, 6-3
Bruno Serra (AVL) def. Facundo Olmedo (North Carolina Central) – 6-0, 6-4
Rafa Serra (AVL) def. Canon Secord (James Madison) – 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
Jon Brann Reid/Rafa Serra (AVL) def. Daniel Martin/Ben Zipay (Elon) – 6-3
Jon Brann Reid/Rafa Serra (AVL) def. Konstantinos Raptis/Demis Taramonlis (Radford) – 6-3
Raphael Mujan/Robert Hagen (Radford) def. Harry Thursfield/Freddy Murray (AVL) – 7-5
Harry Thursfield/Freddy Murray (AVL) def. Ange-Kevin Koua/Daniel Flynn (Hampton) – 7-6 (5)
Chester Wickwire/Bruno Serra (AVL) def. Vasil Ivanov/Eder Blanco (North Carolina A&T) – 6-3
Chester Wickwire/Bruno Serra (AVL) def. Sebastian Pino/Oliver Saarinen (North Carolina Central) – 6-3
Saturday's Result
Jon Brann Reid (AVL) def. Zion Heaven (Liberty) – 7-6 (5), 6-1
Jon Brann Reid (AVL) def. Estaban Lopez (North Carolina A&T) – 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Nick Campbell (Elon) def. Harry Thursfield (AVL) – 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Edson Sanchez (James Madison) def. Chester Wickwire (AVL) – 7-5, 7-5
Bruno Serra (AVL) def. Aathreya Mahesh (James Madison) – 6-3, 6-4
Bruno Serra (AVL) def. Ernest Rocabert (Longwood) – 6-4, 6-2
Rafa Serra (AVL) def. Filippo Marangoni (Radford) – 7-6 (3), 6-2
Rafa Serra (AVL) def. Lance Cochran (Charlotte) – 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
Sunday's Results
Nick Campbell (Elon) def. Jon Brann Reid (AVL) – 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2
Bruno Serra (AVL) def. Win Steveker (Queens) – 6-3, 6-1
Rafa Serra (AVL) def. Daniel Flynn (Hampton) – 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Jerry Barton/Elijah Poritzky (Furman) def. Jon Brann Reid/Rafa Serra (AVL) – 6-2
Chester Wickwire/Bruno Serra (AVL) def. Raphael Mujan/Robert Hagen (Radford) – 6-0
Asheville will look to keep this momentum rolling next weekend when it competes at the Davidson Invitational on September 30-October 2.
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