University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Men's Tennis Faces North Carolina A&T in Non-Conference Contest on Thursday
03.22.2023 | Men's Tennis
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville men's tennis faces North Carolina A&T in a non-conference contest on Thursday (Mar. 23). First serve is set for 2:00 p.m. from the Asheville Racquet Club.
About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs enter the match at 5-6 overall and 0-1 in the Big South Conference after a 5-2 loss to Radford on Monday (Mar. 20). UNC Asheville owns a combined 15-11 doubles record on the season, as well as 31 singles wins. The teams of Jon Brann Reid and Rafa Serra and Harry Thursfield and Sam Nicholson each have five doubles wins on the season, while Bruno Serra and Chester Wickwire also have two doubles wins. Three other doubles pairs each have one win on the season. Nicholson leads the team in singles wins with seven, while Freddy Murray and Thursfield each have six wins on the season. Reid, Bruno Serra and Rafa Serra on the season, while Tarek Erlewein has two and Wickwire has one.
About the Aggies - The Aggies enter the match on a six-match winning streak at 6-0 after a 6-1 win over Norfolk State on Sunday (Mar. 19). The Aggies own a combined 13-5 doubles record, as well as a 30-6 combined singles record. The tandems of Eder Blanco and Alex Martinez and Mathieu Dassaubat and Ian Pedersen each have four wins on the season, while Vasil Ivanov and Esteban Lopez also have two wins on the year in doubles play. Three other doubles teams each have one win on the year. Blanco and Pedersen each have six singles wins on the season, while Martinez has five wins. Dussaubat and Ivanov have four wins on the year, while Lopez has three and Ethan Baly has two.
Series History - This will be the fourth all-time matchup between Asheville and N.C. A&T, with Asheville leading the all-time series 3-0. Asheville won the last matchup between the two programs 4-3 back on Mar. 17, 2022.
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About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs enter the match at 5-6 overall and 0-1 in the Big South Conference after a 5-2 loss to Radford on Monday (Mar. 20). UNC Asheville owns a combined 15-11 doubles record on the season, as well as 31 singles wins. The teams of Jon Brann Reid and Rafa Serra and Harry Thursfield and Sam Nicholson each have five doubles wins on the season, while Bruno Serra and Chester Wickwire also have two doubles wins. Three other doubles pairs each have one win on the season. Nicholson leads the team in singles wins with seven, while Freddy Murray and Thursfield each have six wins on the season. Reid, Bruno Serra and Rafa Serra on the season, while Tarek Erlewein has two and Wickwire has one.
About the Aggies - The Aggies enter the match on a six-match winning streak at 6-0 after a 6-1 win over Norfolk State on Sunday (Mar. 19). The Aggies own a combined 13-5 doubles record, as well as a 30-6 combined singles record. The tandems of Eder Blanco and Alex Martinez and Mathieu Dassaubat and Ian Pedersen each have four wins on the season, while Vasil Ivanov and Esteban Lopez also have two wins on the year in doubles play. Three other doubles teams each have one win on the year. Blanco and Pedersen each have six singles wins on the season, while Martinez has five wins. Dussaubat and Ivanov have four wins on the year, while Lopez has three and Ethan Baly has two.
Series History - This will be the fourth all-time matchup between Asheville and N.C. A&T, with Asheville leading the all-time series 3-0. Asheville won the last matchup between the two programs 4-3 back on Mar. 17, 2022.
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